Micke Kontinen vs Jozef Kovalik — Szczecin CH Round of 16

Szczecin CH · CHALLENGER · Round of 16
FIN
Micke Kontinen
33 yrs · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLLLWWLLW
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 8 September 2014
clay
Jozef Kovalik
SVK
Jozef Kovalik
#886ATP
1473ELO
1466Clay ELO
33 yrs · 183 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLLWWLWLW
Kontinen M.
6-4 6-7 6-3
Kovalik J.
Kontinen M.
66262
Kovalik J.
47731

Micke Kontinen defeated Jozef Kovalik 6-4 6-7 6-3 in the Szczecin CH round of 16 on clay.

Key context

  • Match story: Micke Kontinen closed it out in three sets, 6–4 6–7 6–3.

Head to head

No previous meetings on record.

Serve vs return

This season
Kontinen M.serving62% hold

wins 55% of points on serve vs Kovalik J.

Kovalik J.serving69% hold

wins 58% of points on serve vs Kontinen M.

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
Kontinen M.Kovalik J.
1st serve in·Even
59%
61%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
61%
68%
2nd serve points won·Even
50%
53%
Service points won·Slight edge
57%
62%
Return points won·Even
41%
39%
Break points saved·Even
59%
57%
Aces / match·Even
2.9
2.9
Double faults / match·Even
2.5
2.4

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (13 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Freshness

Recent load
Kontinen M.Kovalik J.
Freshness·
—
92

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

Conditions

Court speed
Slowlow bounce, long rallies
SlowFast

Draw

Final
Brown D.[2]
Struff J.[1]
6-46-3
Semi-finals
Struff J.[1]
Arguello F.[7]
1-66-06-2
Brown D.[2]
Pouille L.
6-46-4
Quarter-finals
Struff J.[1]
Starace P.
6-24-1
Pouille L.
Kontinen M.
6-03-66-3
Brown D.[2]
Majchrzak K.
6-46-2
Arguello F.[7]
Nedovyesov A.[3]
7-656-2
R16
Struff J.[1]
Pavlasek A.
4-66-36-3
Brown D.[2]
Bourgue M.
6-756-46-3
Kontinen M.
Kovalik J.
6-46-726-3
Nedovyesov A.[3]
Garin C.
6-36-4
Starace P.
Mertl J.
2-66-47-68
Arguello F.[7]
Davydenko P.
6-46-2
Pouille L.
Montanes A.[4]
6-41-67-65
Majchrzak K.
Michon A.
6-756-37-62
R32
Pouille L.
Podlipnik Castillo H.
6-31-0
Starace P.
Rufin G.
3-2
Struff J.[1]
Marcora R.
5-0
Pavlasek A.
Kowalczyk M.
6-46-3
Nedovyesov A.[3]
Koniusz B.
6-17-69
Davydenko P.
Basilashvili N.
2-66-46-4
Garin C.
Torebko P.
6-47-66
Arguello F.[7]
Ignatik U.
6-46-746-4
Kovalik J.
Riba P.[6]
2-67-56-2
Kontinen M.
Klec I.
6-36-4
Montanes A.[4]
Gawron M.
6-16-3
Michon A.
Beck A.[5]
6-33-66-0
Majchrzak K.
Veic A.
6-22-66-4
Bourgue M.
Teurer R.
6-44-66-3
Brown D.[2]
Panfil G.
7-56-2
Mertl J.
Fucsovics M.[8]
7-667-5