Jan Mertl vs Jozef Kovalik — Andria CH Round of 16

Andria CH · CHALLENGER · Round of 16
CZE
Jan Mertl
44 yrs · 190 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWLLWLLWW
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 17 November 2014
hard
Jozef Kovalik
SVK
Jozef Kovalik
#886ATP
1473ELO
1421Hard ELO
33 yrs · 183 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLLWWLWLW
Mertl J.
6-4 6-7 6-3
Kovalik J.
Mertl J.
66562
Kovalik J.
47731

Jan Mertl defeated Jozef Kovalik 6-4 6-7 6-3 in the Andria CH round of 16 on hard.

Key context

  • Match story: Jan Mertl 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
Mertl J.serving80% hold

wins 63% of points on serve vs Kovalik J.

Kovalik J.serving85% hold

wins 66% of points on serve vs Mertl J.

Serve advantage — Kovalik J.

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
Mertl J.Kovalik J.
1st serve in·Even
61%
61%
1st serve points won·Even
72%
68%
2nd serve points won·Even
49%
53%
Service points won·Even
63%
62%
Return points won·Even
35%
39%
Break points saved·Slight edge
62%
57%
Aces / match·Dominant
6.7
2.9
Double faults / match·Slight edge
2.7
2.4

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (105 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Mertl J.Kovalik J.
Clutch Rating·Clear edge
13
31
Break points saved·Clear edge
69
83
Break points won·Even
19
18
Deciding sets·Dominant
12
42
Tiebreaks·Slight edge
14
25

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

Freshness

Recent load
Mertl J.Kovalik J.
Freshness·
—
92

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

Conditions

Court speed
Fastbig serves, short points
SlowFast

Draw

Final
Berankis R.[3]
Basilashvili N.
6-41-0
Semi-finals
Basilashvili N.
Kravchuk K.
6-36-4
Berankis R.[3]
Berrer M.
7-636-3
Quarter-finals
Basilashvili N.
Licciardi P.
7-56-0
Kravchuk K.
Basic M.
6-46-757-63
Berankis R.[3]
Mertl J.
7-656-4
Berrer M.
Kapas A.
5-77-657-67
R16
Licciardi P.
Wang J.[8]
W/O
Basilashvili N.
Ignatik U.
4-67-676-4
Berankis R.[3]
Setkic A.
5-76-37-65
Basic M.
Travaglia S.
6-13-67-5
Mertl J.
Kovalik J.
6-46-756-3
Berrer M.
Mektic N.
7-696-3
Kapas A.
Zaitsev A.
4-66-46-3
Kravchuk K.
Donati M.
6-46-737-5
R32
Ignatik U.
Sijsling I.[1]
6-46-4
Licciardi P.
Bubka S.
6-46-2
Setkic A.
Desein N.
7-626-4
Wang J.[8]
Arnaboldi A.
6-737-656-2
Basilashvili N.
Berrettini M.
7-57-64
Kovalik J.
Dzumhur D.[6]
6-786-26-3
Kapas A.
Viola M.
6-23-66-2
Basic M.
Kavcic B.[4]
6-46-2
Travaglia S.
Reissig N.
6-47-5
Kravchuk K.
Ilhan M.[5]
7-626-3
Mertl J.
Bega A.
6-44-66-4
Berankis R.[3]
Marcora R.
7-56-3
Zaitsev A.
Brkic T.
6-47-5
Donati M.
Lopez Perez E.
7-56-1
Mektic N.
Maden Y.
6-36-4
Berrer M.
Baldi F.
3-66-16-1