Yoshihito Nishioka vs Jozef Kovalik — Heilbronn CH Quarter-final

Heilbronn CH · CHALLENGER · Quarter-final
Yoshihito Nishioka
JPN
Yoshihito Nishioka
#177ATP
1689ELO
1618Clay ELO
$42kYTD
$7.5MCAREER
30 yrs · 170 cm · Left-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLLLWWLLW
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 11 May 2015
clay
Jozef Kovalik
SVK
Jozef Kovalik
#886ATP
1473ELO
1466Clay ELO
33 yrs · 183 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLLWWLWLW
Nishioka Y.
6-3 6-4
Kovalik J.
Nishioka Y.
662
Kovalik J.
340

Yoshihito Nishioka defeated Jozef Kovalik 6-3 6-4 in the Heilbronn CH quarter-final on clay. The result followed the form book — Yoshihito Nishioka came in ranked #177, leading the head-to-head 1–0. Yoshihito Nishioka extended the head-to-head to 2–0.

Key context

Head to head

1–0
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2016-03-21Miami MastersQ1hardYoshihito Nishioka6-3 7-6(3)

Serve vs return

This season
Nishioka Y.serving72% hold

wins 59% of points on serve vs Kovalik J.

Kovalik J.serving76% hold

wins 61% of points on serve vs Nishioka Y.

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
Nishioka Y.Kovalik J.
1st serve in·Even
65%
61%
1st serve points won·Even
66%
68%
2nd serve points won·Even
54%
53%
Service points won·Even
62%
62%
Return points won·Even
37%
39%
Break points saved·Even
59%
57%
Aces / match·Slight edge
2.3
2.9
Double faults / match·Clear edge
1.5
2.4

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (197 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Nishioka Y.Kovalik J.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
84
31
Break points saved·Clear edge
95
83
Break points won·Dominant
59
18
Deciding sets·Dominant
98
42
Tiebreaks·Dominant
97
25

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

Freshness

Recent load
Nishioka Y.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
Zverev A.[5]
Pella G.
6-17-67
Semi-finals
Pella G.
Nishioka Y.
6-06-1
Zverev A.[5]
Struff J.[2]
6-37-62
Quarter-finals
Pella G.
Beck A.
6-17-5
Nishioka Y.
Kovalik J.
6-36-4
Zverev A.[5]
Fratangelo B.
4-66-46-3
Struff J.[2]
Bachinger M.
3-66-36-3
R16
Beck A.
Kubler J.
6-36-2
Pella G.
Copil M.
6-26-3
Kovalik J.
Berrer M.
6-36-2
Nishioka Y.
Golubev A.[8]
7-54-67-5
Zverev A.[5]
Novikov D.
6-26-3
Fratangelo B.
Langer N.
7-607-5
Bachinger M.
Brands D.
6-37-67
Struff J.[2]
Albot R.
2-66-36-4
R32
Brands D.
Kravchuk K.
6-36-2
Copil M.
Choinski J.
7-667-5
Berrer M.
Berankis R.[3]
7-666-4
Beck A.
Dzumhur D.[1]
6-46-4
Kubler J.
Jahn J.
6-7126-47-5
Pella G.
Kamke T.[6]
7-657-5
Kovalik J.
Nedovyesov A.
7-636-4
Nishioka Y.
Sijsling I.
6-46-737-65
Golubev A.[8]
Authom M.
6-26-1
Zverev A.[5]
Zeballos H.
6-46-2
Novikov D.
Laaksonen H.
6-33-66-3
Langer N.
Moraing M.
6-36-4
Fratangelo B.
Brown D.[4]
4-67-57-61
Bachinger M.
Stepanek R.[7]
6-37-5
Albot R.
Millman J.
1-67-56-4
Struff J.[2]
Huta Galung J.
6-36-2