Albert Montanes vs Jozef Kovalik — Prague CH Quarter-final

Prague CH · CHALLENGER · Quarter-final
ESP6
Albert Montanes
45 yrs · 175 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLLLWWLLL
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 8 June 2015
clay
Jozef Kovalik
SVK
Jozef Kovalik
#886ATP
1473ELO
1466Clay ELO
33 yrs · 183 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLLWWLWLW
Montanes A.
6-2 3-6 6-2
Kovalik J.
Montanes A.
6362
Kovalik J.
2621

Albert Montanes defeated Jozef Kovalik 6-2 3-6 6-2 in the Prague CH quarter-final on clay. The result followed the form book — Albert Montanes came in leading the head-to-head 1–0. Albert Montanes extended the head-to-head to 2–0.

Key context

  • Match story: Albert Montanes closed it out in three sets, 6–2 3–6 6–2.

Head to head

1–0
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2016-02-01QuitoR32clayAlbert Montanes6-3 3-6 6-4

Serve vs return

This season
Montanes A.serving68% hold

wins 57% of points on serve vs Kovalik J.

Kovalik J.serving70% hold

wins 58% of points on serve vs Montanes A.

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
Montanes A.Kovalik J.
1st serve in·Even
58%
61%
1st serve points won·Even
69%
68%
2nd serve points won·Even
49%
53%
Service points won·Even
60%
62%
Return points won·Even
40%
39%
Break points saved·Even
57%
57%
Aces / match·Even
3.0
2.9
Double faults / match·Dominant
3.9
2.4

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (112 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Montanes A.Kovalik J.
Clutch Rating·Clear edge
52
31
Break points saved·Even
80
83
Break points won·Slight edge
24
18
Deciding sets·Dominant
76
42
Tiebreaks·Dominant
63
25

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

Freshness

Recent load
Montanes A.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
Gombos N.[2]
Montanes A.[6]
7-655-77-62
Dutra Silva R.
Albot R.[6]
6-26-756-4
Semi-finals
Montanes A.[6]
Nedovyesov A.[4]
1-66-36-2
Gombos N.[2]
Coppejans K.[3]
7-646-2
Dutra Silva R.
Pavlasek A.
7-646-4
Albot R.[6]
Michon A.
7-57-5
Quarter-finals
Montanes A.[6]
Kovalik J.
6-23-66-2
Nedovyesov A.[4]
Daniel T.
6-46-3
Coppejans K.[3]
Fucsovics M.
6-45-76-1
Gombos N.[2]
Cervantes Huegun I.[8]
7-54-67-63
Dutra Silva R.
Krajinovic F.
6-46-3
Pavlasek A.
Darcis S.[4]
6-26-706-4
Michon A.
Bolelli S.[3]
6-24-67-64
Albot R.[6]
Mektic N.
6-37-64
R16
Nedovyesov A.[4]
Lamasine T.
6-36-2
Kovalik J.
Podlipnik Castillo H.
6-46-3
Montanes A.[6]
Satral J.
6-37-5
Daniel T.
Ghem A.[5]
6-706-46-2
Fucsovics M.
Dutra Silva R.
6-796-47-5
Coppejans K.[3]
Riba P.
6-26-0
Cervantes Huegun I.[8]
Pavlasek A.
4-67-626-4
Gombos N.[2]
Mertl J.
6-756-37-5
Dutra Silva R.
Fucsovics M.
3-0
Albot R.[6]
Riba P.
6-46-4
Darcis S.[4]
Satral J.
6-36-3
Bolelli S.[3]
Carballes Baena R.
6-37-61
Pavlasek A.
Podlipnik Castillo H.
7-676-2
Krajinovic F.
Ramos A.[1]
6-47-5
Michon A.
Munoz de la Nava D.[7]
6-36-2
Mektic N.
Haider Maurer A.[2]
6-47-66
R32
Cervantes Huegun I.[8]
Lapentti G.
6-06-2
Kovalik J.
Lindell C.
6-46-3
Nedovyesov A.[4]
Novak D.
7-664-66-4
Lamasine T.
Majchrzak K.
3-66-06-3
Daniel T.
Setkic A.
6-44-66-2
Ghem A.[5]
Michalicka M.
1-66-46-4
Fucsovics M.
Melzer G.[7]
1-66-26-3
Pavlasek A.
Millot V.
6-36-2
Mertl J.
Rikl P.
6-16-3
Gombos N.[2]
Saez J.
6-27-63
Podlipnik Castillo H.
Souza J.[1]
7-687-5
Satral J.
Djokovic D.
6-36-2
Montanes A.[6]
Martin A.
6-26-1
Dutra Silva R.
Kolar Z.
6-36-4
Riba P.
Dellien H.
4-66-36-4
Coppejans K.[3]
Kellovsky D.
6-06-2
Mektic N.
Arguello F.
3-66-06-1
Ramos A.[1]
Samper Montana J.
6-16-3
Krajinovic F.
Mertl J.
6-36-3
Fucsovics M.
Golubev A.
6-36-3
Dutra Silva R.
Nedovyesov A.[5]
6-37-60
Darcis S.[4]
Cachin P.
7-626-4
Satral J.
Stanek R.
2-66-36-4
Bolelli S.[3]
Sikora A.
6-06-2
Albot R.[6]
Ungur A.
5-76-27-65
Riba P.
Ramirez Hidalgo R.
2-66-26-1
Haider Maurer A.[2]
Kamke T.
6-16-4
Podlipnik Castillo H.
Sproch D.
6-16-0
Munoz de la Nava D.[7]
Hernandez J.
6-36-2
Pavlasek A.
Struff J.[8]
6-06-1
Michon A.
Martin A.
6-43-66-2
Carballes Baena R.
Ignatik U.
6-46-796-0