Jozef Kovalik vs Mohamed Safwat — Poprad CH Round of 16

Poprad CH · CHALLENGER · Round of 16
Jozef Kovalik
SVK7
Jozef Kovalik
#886ATP
1473ELO
1466Clay ELO
33 yrs · 183 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLLWWLWLW
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 13 June 2016
clay
EGY
Mohamed Safwat
#1884ATP
35 yrs · 180 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWLLWLLLW
Kovalik J.
6-3 7-6
Safwat M.
Kovalik J.
6772
Safwat M.
3630

Jozef Kovalik defeated Mohamed Safwat 6-3 7-6 in the Poprad CH round of 16 on clay.

Key context

  • Match story: Jozef Kovalik closed it out in two sets, 6–3 7–6.

Head to head

No previous meetings on record.

Serve vs return

This season
Kovalik J.serving76% hold

wins 61% of points on serve vs Safwat M.

Safwat M.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.Safwat M.
1st serve in·Even
61%
60%
1st serve points won·Even
68%
69%
2nd serve points won·Even
53%
49%
Service points won·Even
62%
61%
Return points won·Even
39%
37%
Break points saved·Even
57%
59%
Aces / match·Slight edge
2.9
3.8
Double faults / match·Even
2.4
2.5

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Kovalik J.Safwat M.
Clutch Rating·Clear edge
31
8
Break points saved·Clear edge
83
64
Break points won·Clear edge
18
2
Deciding sets·Dominant
42
17
Tiebreaks·Even
25
21

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

Freshness

Recent load
Kovalik J.Safwat M.
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
Zeballos H.[2]
Melzer G.[6]
6-36-4
Semi-finals
Zeballos H.[2]
Martin A.[4]
6-36-3
Melzer G.[6]
Klizan M.[1]
6-35-76-4
Quarter-finals
Martin A.[4]
Coppejans K.
5-76-37-5
Melzer G.[6]
Ramirez Hidalgo R.
6-26-2
Klizan M.[1]
Pavlasek A.[5]
6-30-66-4
Zeballos H.[2]
Kovalik J.[7]
7-647-62
R16
Zeballos H.[2]
Ignatik U.
6-26-4
Kovalik J.[7]
Safwat M.
6-37-63
Martin A.[4]
Novak D.
6-27-5
Coppejans K.
Michalicka M.
6-16-4
Melzer G.[6]
Gombos N.
6-46-4
Ramirez Hidalgo R.
Ghem A.[9]
4-66-16-1
Pavlasek A.[5]
Stanek R.
6-46-4
Klizan M.[1]
Roca Batalla O.
6-16-0
R32
Ignatik U.
Sproch D.
6-26-2
Safwat M.
Gomez E.
6-36-2
Kovalik J.[7]
De Loore J.
7-643-66-4
Martin A.[4]
Langer N.
7-56-756-2
Novak D.
Marterer M.
6-47-66
Michalicka M.
Dima D.
6-36-3
Coppejans K.
Arguello F.[8]
6-746-26-4
Melzer G.[6]
Mertl J.
6-16-2
Gombos N.
Lipovsek Puches T.
6-26-4
Ramirez Hidalgo R.
Fabian P.
6-36-3
Pavlasek A.[5]
Golubev A.
7-56-3
Roca Batalla O.
Sachko V.
4-66-37-5
Klizan M.[1]
Mektic N.
3-66-36-3
Stanek R.
Klein L.
6-36-3
Ghem A.[9]
Podlipnik Castillo H.
6-36-3
Zeballos H.[2]
Satral J.
6-26-1