Blaz Rola vs Jozef Kovalik — Prague CH Round of 16

Prague CH · CHALLENGER · Round of 16
SLO
Blaz Rola
35 yrs · 193 cm · Left-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLWLLWLWW
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 25 July 2016
clay
Jozef Kovalik
SVK4
Jozef Kovalik
#886ATP
1473ELO
1466Clay ELO
33 yrs · 183 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLLWWLWLW
Rola B.
4-6 6-3 6-4
Kovalik J.
Rola B.
4662
Kovalik J.
6341

Blaz Rola defeated Jozef Kovalik 4-6 6-3 6-4 in the Prague CH round of 16 on clay. The upset overturned the form book — Jozef Kovalik came in defending last year's quarter-final, but Blaz Rola had been the form player, winning 3 of their last 6 on clay.

Key context

Head to head

No previous meetings on record.

Serve vs return

This season
Rola B.serving74% hold

wins 60% of points on serve vs Kovalik J.

Kovalik J.serving74% hold

wins 60% of points on serve vs Rola B.

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
Rola B.Kovalik J.
1st serve in·Even
63%
61%
1st serve points won·Even
70%
68%
2nd serve points won·Even
51%
53%
Service points won·Even
63%
62%
Return points won·Even
38%
39%
Break points saved·Even
60%
57%
Aces / match·Dominant
5.9
2.9
Double faults / match·Even
2.4
2.4

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Rola B.Kovalik J.
Clutch Rating·Clear edge
17
31
Break points saved·Even
81
83
Break points won·Clear edge
5
18
Deciding sets·Dominant
6
42
Tiebreaks·Dominant
51
25

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

Freshness

Recent load
Rola B.Kovalik J.
Freshness·
—
92

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