{"id":827414,"date":"2026-07-27T18:03:09","date_gmt":"2026-07-27T18:03:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/827414\/"},"modified":"2026-07-27T18:03:09","modified_gmt":"2026-07-27T18:03:09","slug":"tennis-atp-los-cabos-2026-norrie-begins-us-hard-court-season-and-confidence-bid-against-kovacevic","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/827414\/","title":{"rendered":"Tennis | ATP Los Cabos 2026 | Norrie begins US hard court season and confidence bid against Kovacevic"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>By Tony FairbairnCameron Norrie [5] v Aleksandar KovacevicH2H: Kovacevic leads 2-0LOS CABOS, MEXICO \u2013 Cameron Norrie will begin his US hard court season against Aleksandar Kovacevic in Los Cabos.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>H2H &amp; Match FundamentalsCameron Norrie [5] v Aleksandar KovacevicH2H: Kovacevic leads 2-0 \u00a0ATP Los Cabos 2026\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Los Cabos, MexicoHard (O)\u00a0Prize Money: \u20ac7,245Second on Estadio Alejandro Burillo (03:30 BST)<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nowtv.com\/watch-sky-sports-online\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Sky\/Now TV<\/a> &lt;- Subscription Required<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennisabstract.com\/cgi-bin\/player.cgi?p=CameronNorrie\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Cameron Norrie <\/a>is aiming to build some confidence ahead of the US Open when he takes on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennisabstract.com\/cgi-bin\/player.cgi?p=AleksandarKovacevic\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Aleksandar Kovacevic <\/a>in his opening round match in Los Cabos. \u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Tale of the Tape \u2013 Key Stats (Last 52 Weeks)H2H:Cameron Norrie (WR 39)Aleksandar Kovacevic (WR 95) \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Tournament Previous BestChampion (2021) \u00a0Final (2025) \u00a01st Serve %64.760.7Service Games Won %82.584.8Break Points Saved %67.563.82nd Serve Return Points Won %48.744.2Break Points Converted %36.632.6<\/p>\n<p>Norrie will aim to continue his efficiency on the big points on both serve and return as he searches for some confidence ahead of a big next month.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.connectedclubs.co.uk\/?wpam_id=24\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\"><img data-lazyloaded=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-56592 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Connected-Clubs-Graphic.png\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Playing styles and prediction<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s been an inconsistent season for Kovacevic who has failed to capitalize on his semi-final result at Hamburg. The American has a big game and consistent defensive skills at the baseline to extend the rallies but now needs to show some attacking intent. This is a big week for Kovacevic who is defending final points from last year and will be full of confidence having beaten Norrie a few years ago in Los Cabos.<\/p>\n<p>Norrie will need to be aggressive on the forehand and will aim to be aggressive on the second serve. Meanwhile Kovacevic will take the forehand early and will look to extend the rallies, waiting for the perfect time to put pressure on Norrie\u2019s defensive game. This will be a tough match for Norrie who has a poor record against the American and will need to start well if he wants to have any chance of starting his campaign in North America with a victory.<\/p>\n<p>Prediction: Kovacevic in three sets. \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>How to Watch\/Follow ATP Los Cabos 2026<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"By Tony FairbairnCameron Norrie [5] v Aleksandar KovacevicH2H: Kovacevic leads 2-0LOS CABOS, MEXICO \u2013 Cameron Norrie will begin&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":827415,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[565],"tags":[211182,400785,64,63,75033,85,747],"class_list":["post-827414","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-tennis","tag-aleksandar-kovacevic","tag-atp-los-cabos","tag-au","tag-australia","tag-cameron-norrie","tag-sports","tag-tennis"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/827414","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=827414"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/827414\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/827415"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=827414"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=827414"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=827414"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}