By Tracy Zwick

When Aleksandar Kovacevic was growing up on the Upper West Side, his parents took him to the US Open every summer for Fan Week and Kids’ Day. They were big tennis fans and the price was right: free. As a young teen, the US Open meant ball-boy shifts for Aleks, who remembers gleefully blowing his earnings on Ben & Jerry’s milkshakes.

Now 26, Kovacevic is back at the Open, working on-court again — this time as an established pro. His ranking, currently number 71 in the world, earned him automatic entry into the tournament’s main draw for the second year in a row. On Monday, he faces Coleman Wong of Hong Kong, ranked 174, who got into the tournament’s main draw by winning three matches in last week’s qualifying round.

“It’s been a good year for me for sure,” Kovacevic said f

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