Jozef Kovalik vs Jaroslav Pospisil — Banja Luka CH Round of 16

Banja Luka CH · CHALLENGER · Round of 16
Jozef Kovalik
SVK
Jozef Kovalik
#886ATP
1473ELO
1466Clay ELO
33 yrs · 183 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLLWWLWLW
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 14 September 2015
clay
CZE
Jaroslav Pospisil
45 yrs · 175 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLLLLWLLL
Kovalik J.
6-4 6-1
Pospisil J.
Kovalik J.
662
Pospisil J.
410

Jozef Kovalik defeated Jaroslav Pospisil 6-4 6-1 in the Banja Luka CH round of 16 on clay. The upset overturned the form book — Jaroslav Pospisil came in defending last year's quarter-final, but Jozef Kovalik had been the form player, winning 1 of their last 4 on clay.

Key context

Head to head

No previous meetings on record.

Serve vs return

This season
Kovalik J.serving72% hold

wins 59% of points on serve vs Pospisil J.

Pospisil J.serving64% hold

wins 56% 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.Pospisil J.
1st serve in·Slight edge
61%
55%
1st serve points won·Even
68%
66%
2nd serve points won·Slight edge
53%
48%
Service points won·Even
62%
58%
Return points won·Even
39%
39%
Break points saved·Even
57%
57%
Aces / match·Even
2.9
2.6
Double faults / match·Dominant
2.4
4.2

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 50). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Kovalik J.Pospisil J.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
31
5
Break points saved·Dominant
83
39
Break points won·Even
18
19
Deciding sets·Dominant
42
16
Tiebreaks·
25
—

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

Freshness

Recent load
Kovalik J.Pospisil 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
Lajovic D.[3]
Hanescu V.
7-657-65
Semi-finals
Hanescu V.
Zekic M.
7-56-766-4
Lajovic D.[3]
Ungur A.
6-36-4
Quarter-finals
Hanescu V.
Cipolla F.
6-16-2
Zekic M.
Zeballos H.[4]
3-67-687-64
Lajovic D.[3]
Bellotti R.
6-36-3
Ungur A.
Kovalik J.
6-36-1
R16
Cipolla F.
Gimeno Traver D.[1]
6-47-65
Bellotti R.
Michon A.
6-47-62
Lajovic D.[3]
Munar J.
7-656-4
Ungur A.
Brkic T.
6-16-1
Kovalik J.
Pospisil J.
6-46-1
Hanescu V.
Bourgue M.[8]
6-17-63
Zeballos H.[4]
Krstin P.
4-66-36-4
Zekic M.
Musialek A.
6-16-4
R32
Musialek A.
Kamke T.[5]
5-1
Cipolla F.
Sancic A.
6-37-65
Kovalik J.
Riba P.
6-36-2
Pospisil J.
Inzerillo J.
6-46-4
Gimeno Traver D.[1]
Ramirez Hidalgo R.
6-786-17-64
Hanescu V.
Cachin P.
6-16-4
Bourgue M.[8]
Bozoljac I.
7-656-3
Zeballos H.[4]
Ghedin N.
6-36-2
Krstin P.
Doumbia S.
6-36-4
Zekic M.
Mektic N.
6-36-2
Michon A.
Hemery C.[7]
6-47-63
Bellotti R.
Zemlja G.
6-46-3
Munar J.
Satral J.
6-46-4
Lajovic D.[3]
Giner M.
6-36-4
Ungur A.
Djere L.[6]
6-31-66-3
Brkic T.
Alexandru Luncanu P.
3-66-36-4