Jozef Kovalik vs Nils Langer — Prague CH Round of 16

Prague CH · CHALLENGER · Round of 16
Jozef Kovalik
SVK4
Jozef Kovalik
#886ATP
1473ELO
1466Clay ELO
33 yrs · 183 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLLWWLWLW
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 6 June 2016
clay
GER
Nils Langer
36 yrs · 193 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Kovalik J.
6-2 6-4
Langer N.
Kovalik J.
662
Langer N.
240

Jozef Kovalik defeated Nils Langer 6-2 6-4 in the Prague CH round of 16 on clay. The result followed the form book — Jozef Kovalik came in defending last year's quarter-final.

Key context

Head to head

No previous meetings on record.

Serve vs return

This season
Kovalik J.serving76% hold

wins 61% of points on serve vs Langer N.

Langer N.serving74% hold

wins 60% of points on serve vs Kovalik J.

Even serve battle

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.Langer N.
1st serve in·Even
61%
61%
1st serve points won·Even
68%
70%
2nd serve points won·Even
53%
51%
Service points won·Even
62%
63%
Return points won·Even
39%
37%
Break points saved·Slight edge
57%
63%
Aces / match·Slight edge
2.9
4.1
Double faults / match·Slight edge
2.4
2.9

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 58). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Kovalik J.Langer N.
Clutch Rating·Slight edge
31
20
Break points saved·Clear edge
83
69
Break points won·Slight edge
18
27
Deciding sets·Dominant
42
11
Tiebreaks·Clear edge
25
42

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

Freshness

Recent load
Kovalik J.Langer N.
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
Final
Pavlasek A.[6]
Robert S.[3]
6-43-66-3
Giraldo S.[6]
Ignatik U.
6-43-67-62
Semi-finals
Robert S.[3]
Novak D.
6-17-64
Pavlasek A.[6]
Kovalik J.[4]
3-67-56-3
Ignatik U.
Albot R.[2]
6-16-2
Giraldo S.[6]
Kolar Z.
6-46-4
Quarter-finals
Kovalik J.[4]
Stebe C.
6-22-0
Robert S.[3]
Zopp J.[8]
6-26-3
Pavlasek A.[6]
Rosol L.[1]
6-47-63
Novak D.
Dutra Silva R.[2]
4-66-17-67
Ignatik U.
Rola B.
6-47-63
Albot R.[2]
Laaksonen H.[7]
6-36-2
Kolar Z.
Basilashvili N.[3]
6-32-67-67
Giraldo S.[6]
Klizan M.[1]
6-17-5
R16
Novak D.
Melzer G.[5]
6-46-2
Robert S.[3]
Fucsovics M.
6-26-4
Zopp J.[8]
Sakharov G.
7-54-66-1
Stebe C.
Ignatik U.
5-76-36-0
Kovalik J.[4]
Langer N.
6-26-4
Pavlasek A.[6]
Podlipnik Castillo H.
6-06-3
Rosol L.[1]
Gombos N.
6-36-4
Dutra Silva R.[2]
Eremin E.
6-42-1
Albot R.[2]
Safranek V.
6-47-65
Laaksonen H.[7]
Hernych J.
6-46-2
Rola B.
Kovalik J.[4]
4-66-36-4
Ignatik U.
Giustino L.
6-746-37-63
Basilashvili N.[3]
Ghem A.
6-36-4
Klizan M.[1]
Nedovyesov A.
6-46-2
Kolar Z.
Gimeno Traver D.[5]
6-06-3
Giraldo S.[6]
Hurkacz H.
6-36-1
R32
Fucsovics M.
Roca Batalla O.
6-46-1
Eremin E.
Golubev A.
7-666-4
Novak D.
Michalicka M.
7-56-2
Robert S.[3]
Gaio F.
6-37-5
Sakharov G.
Vocel M.
7-6116-2
Zopp J.[8]
Kellovsky D.
7-56-4
Gombos N.
Safwat M.
7-636-3
Rosol L.[1]
Hampel L.
6-17-63
Pavlasek A.[6]
Kolar Z.
3-67-646-3
Dutra Silva R.[2]
Smirnov A.
6-26-2
Melzer G.[5]
Rola B.
3-67-56-1
Ignatik U.
Martin A.[7]
6-16-2
Stebe C.
Zhyrmont D.
6-16-3
Langer N.
Satral J.
7-627-5
Kovalik J.[4]
Stanek R.
6-46-2
Podlipnik Castillo H.
Rikl P.
6-34-66-4
Albot R.[2]
Vocel M.
6-46-3
Safranek V.
Simunek D.
6-36-3
Hernych J.
Gombos N.
6-46-3
Kovalik J.[4]
Ferreira Silva F.
6-47-64
Rola B.
Novak D.
6-46-3
Ignatik U.
Zelenay I.
6-36-2
Giustino L.
Arguello F.[8]
6-27-63
Ghem A.
Michon A.
4-66-16-2
Basilashvili N.[3]
Samper Montana J.
7-637-5
Giraldo S.[6]
Mertl J.
7-57-62
Hurkacz H.
Satral J.
4-66-36-2
Nedovyesov A.
Ursu V.
6-746-36-4
Klizan M.[1]
Ilhan M.
6-36-4
Laaksonen H.[7]
Michalicka M.
6-46-2
Kolar Z.
Nedelko I.
7-666-2
Gimeno Traver D.[5]
Vejvara L.
6-46-1