Jozef Kovalik vs Thomas Fabbiano — Ostrava CH Round of 32

Ostrava CH · CHALLENGER · Round of 32
Jozef Kovalik
SVK
Jozef Kovalik
#886ATP
1473ELO
1466Clay ELO
33 yrs · 183 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLLWWLWLW
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 27 April 2015
clay
ITA
Thomas Fabbiano
37 yrs · 173 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLLLWWLWL
Kovalik J.
6-1 6-7 6-1
Fabbiano T.
Kovalik J.
66562
Fabbiano T.
17711

Jozef Kovalik defeated Thomas Fabbiano 6-1 6-7 6-1 in the Ostrava CH round of 32 on clay. The upset overturned the form book — Thomas Fabbiano came in leading the head-to-head 1–0. Jozef Kovalik claimed a first win over Thomas Fabbiano in two meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 1–1.

Key context

  • Match story: Jozef Kovalik came through a tight passage before pulling clear — 6–1 6–7 6–1.

Head to head

0–1
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2016-01-04ChennaiR32hardThomas Fabbiano1-6 6-3 6-4

Serve vs return

This season
Kovalik J.serving74% hold

wins 60% of points on serve vs Fabbiano T.

Fabbiano T.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
Kovalik J.Fabbiano T.
1st serve in·Even
61%
64%
1st serve points won·Even
68%
66%
2nd serve points won·Even
53%
52%
Service points won·Even
62%
61%
Return points won·Even
39%
38%
Break points saved·Even
57%
59%
Aces / match·Slight edge
2.9
2.0
Double faults / match·Slight edge
2.4
2.7

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Kovalik J.Fabbiano T.
Clutch Rating·Even
31
28
Break points saved·Even
83
81
Break points won·Even
18
16
Deciding sets·Clear edge
42
28
Tiebreaks·Clear edge
25
44

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

Freshness

Recent load
Kovalik J.Fabbiano T.
Freshness·
92
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Kovalik J.: 9 days rest · 1 match (14d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Slowlow bounce, long rallies
SlowFast

Draw

Final
Cervantes Huegun I.
Pavlasek A.
7-656-4
Semi-finals
Pavlasek A.
Munoz de la Nava D.[3]
6-45-77-5
Cervantes Huegun I.
Ramirez Hidalgo R.[8]
6-33-67-5
Quarter-finals
Ramirez Hidalgo R.[8]
Kovalik J.
7-56-4
Pavlasek A.
Pouille L.[1]
6-47-63
Munoz de la Nava D.[3]
Podlipnik Castillo H.
7-56-1
Cervantes Huegun I.
Martin A.[6]
6-46-4
R16
Ramirez Hidalgo R.[8]
Bourgue M.
6-07-5
Pavlasek A.
Authom M.[5]
4-66-26-3
Podlipnik Castillo H.
Couacaud E.
6-36-1
Pouille L.[1]
De Greef A.
7-56-4
Munoz de la Nava D.[3]
Djere L.
7-616-4
Kovalik J.
Delic M.[4]
6-27-5
Martin A.[6]
Cachin P.
6-16-4
Cervantes Huegun I.
Ward J.[2]
6-46-2
R32
Podlipnik Castillo H.
Ignatik U.
6-757-56-2
De Greef A.
Pospisil J.
5-77-636-3
Pavlasek A.
Rikl P.
6-37-5
Djere L.
Panfil G.
6-26-1
Bourgue M.
Brunner P.
6-46-3
Kovalik J.
Fabbiano T.
6-16-756-1
Martin A.[6]
Mertl J.
6-36-4
Cachin P.
Mertens Y.
6-36-4
Cervantes Huegun I.
Kellovsky D.
6-16-1
Couacaud E.
Molchanov D.[7]
7-56-3
Ward J.[2]
Lojda D.
7-54-66-4
Pouille L.[1]
Kolar Z.
6-37-5
Authom M.[5]
Torebko P.
6-14-66-3
Munoz de la Nava D.[3]
Michalicka M.
6-42-67-62
Ramirez Hidalgo R.[8]
Mecir Jr M.
6-17-5
Delic M.[4]
Poljak D.
6-26-4