Jozef Kovalik vs Radu Albot — Meerbusch CH Round of 16

Meerbusch CH · CHALLENGER · Round of 16
Jozef Kovalik
SVK
Jozef Kovalik
#886ATP
1473ELO
1466Clay ELO
33 yrs · 183 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLLWWLWLW
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 11 August 2014
clay
Radu Albot
MDA7
Radu Albot
#490ATP
1453ELO
1440Clay ELO
36 yrs · 175 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWWLLWWWL
Kovalik J.
2-6 6-2 6-0
Albot R.
Kovalik J.
2662
Albot R.
6201

Jozef Kovalik defeated Radu Albot 2-6 6-2 6-0 in the Meerbusch CH round of 16 on clay. The upset overturned the form book — Radu Albot came in ranked #490, leading the head-to-head 2–1. Jozef Kovalik narrowed the head-to-head to 2–2.

Key context

Head to head

1–2
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2018-07-30KitzbuhelR32clayRadu Albot6-1 6-3
2018-02-05SofiaR32hardJozef Kovalik6-3 6-3
2016-06-27WimbledonQ3grassRadu Albot4-6 7-6(0) 6-1 6-3

Serve vs return

This season
Kovalik J.serving68% hold

wins 57% of points on serve vs Albot R.

Albot R.serving68% hold

wins 57% of points on serve vs Kovalik J.

Baseline battle — serve is shaky, expect plenty of breaks

Each player's serve crossed against the other's return, converted to expected hold of serve. Recent completed matches, ATP, WTA & Challenger. About

Statistics

This season
Kovalik J.Albot R.
1st serve in·Even
61%
65%
1st serve points won·Even
68%
66%
2nd serve points won·Even
53%
50%
Service points won·Even
62%
60%
Return points won·Even
39%
41%
Break points saved·Even
57%
59%
Aces / match·Slight edge
2.9
2.0
Double faults / match·Slight edge
2.4
3.0

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 199). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Kovalik J.Albot R.
Clutch Rating·Clear edge
31
46
Break points saved·Even
83
85
Break points won·Even
18
19
Deciding sets·Dominant
42
76
Tiebreaks·Even
25
29

Performance in the biggest moments — break points, deciding sets and tiebreaks (0–100, higher is better). About

Freshness

Recent load
Kovalik J.Albot R.
Freshness·Even
92
93

Kovalik J.: 9 days rest · 1 match (14d) · Albot R.: 9 days rest · 2 matches (14d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Slowlow bounce, long rallies
SlowFast

Draw

Final
Kovalik J.
Kuznetsov A.[2]
6-16-4
Semi-finals
Kovalik J.
Lamasine T.
7-56-2
Kuznetsov A.[2]
Torebko P.
6-46-3
Quarter-finals
Kovalik J.
Bachinger M.
6-36-1
Lamasine T.
Haider Maurer A.[3]
5-77-657-69
Torebko P.
Podlipnik Castillo H.[8]
6-36-4
Kuznetsov A.[2]
De Greef A.
7-644-66-2
R16
Haider Maurer A.[3]
Safwat M.
6-16-0
Lamasine T.
Mertens Y.
3-66-46-3
Podlipnik Castillo H.[8]
Diez S.
6-26-0
Torebko P.
Setkic A.
6-16-3
Kuznetsov A.[2]
Lokoli L.
6-26-1
De Greef A.
Samper Montana J.
2-66-26-2
Bachinger M.
Van Der Duim A.
7-56-3
Kovalik J.
Albot R.[7]
2-66-26-0
R32
Lokoli L.
Giner M.
6-23-0
Samper Montana J.
Huta Galung J.[6]
6-43-0
Lamasine T.
Giustino L.
6-34-66-3
Setkic A.
Yang T.
4-66-26-0
De Greef A.
Garin C.
2-67-646-3
Kuznetsov A.[2]
Hajek J.
6-46-2
Haider Maurer A.[3]
Molteni A.
6-24-66-3
Bachinger M.
Ramos A.[1]
6-47-64
Kovalik J.
Granollers G.
6-26-1
Albot R.[7]
Petzschner P.
6-27-65
Safwat M.
Sadlowski J.
6-16-1
Mertens Y.
Melzer G.[5]
7-632-66-3
Van Der Duim A.
Westerhof B.
4-66-36-3
Podlipnik Castillo H.[8]
Davydenko P.
6-36-2
Diez S.
Wunner M.
7-57-61
Torebko P.
Balazs A.
4-66-16-4