Jozef Kovalik vs Mate DelicOstrava CH Round of 16

Ostrava CH · CHALLENGER · Round of 16
#780ATP
1473ELO
1466Clay ELO
33 yrs · 183 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Sets
Monday, 27 April 2015
clay
32 yrs · 196 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Kovalik J.
6-2 7-5
Delic M.
Kovalik J.
672
Delic M.
250

Jozef Kovalik defeated Mate Delic 6-2 7-5 in the Ostrava CH round of 16 on clay. The upset overturned the form book — Mate Delic came in leading the head-to-head 1–0. Jozef Kovalik claimed a first win over Mate Delic in two meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 1–1.

Key context

  • Match story: Jozef Kovalik closed it out in two sets, 6–2 7–5.

Head to head

01
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2014-05-18DusseldorfQ3clayMate Delic6-4 7-5

Serve vs return

This season
Kovalik J.serving82% hold

wins 64% of points on serve vs Delic M.

Delic M.serving70% hold

wins 58% of points on serve vs Kovalik 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
1st serve in·Even
61%
59%
1st serve points won·Even
68%
69%
2nd serve points won·Even
53%
50%
Service points won·Even
62%
61%
Return points won·Slight edge
39%
34%
Break points saved·Even
57%
60%
Aces / match·Clear edge
2.9
5.8
Double faults / match·Even
2.4
2.5

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 48). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Clutch Rating·Even
31
30
Break points saved·Dominant
83
58
Break points won·Slight edge
18
26
Deciding sets·Even
42
43
Tiebreaks·Dominant
26
54

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

Freshness

Recent load
Freshness·
88

Kovalik J.: 6 days rest · 1 match, 36 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Slowlow bounce, long rallies
SlowFast