Takuto Niki vs Jozef Kovalik — Kaohsiung CH Round of 32

Kaohsiung CH · CHALLENGER · Round of 32
JPN
Takuto Niki
38 yrs · 183 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
WLLLLLWLWL
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 19 September 2016
hard
Jozef Kovalik
SVK7
Jozef Kovalik
#886ATP
1473ELO
1421Hard ELO
33 yrs · 183 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLLWWLWLW
Niki T.
1-6 6-2 6-1
Kovalik J.
Niki T.
1662
Kovalik J.
6211

Takuto Niki defeated Jozef Kovalik 1-6 6-2 6-1 in the Kaohsiung CH round of 32 on hard. The result followed the form book — Takuto Niki came in defending last year's round of 16.

Key context

Head to head

No previous meetings on record.

Serve vs return

This season
Niki T.serving78% hold

wins 62% of points on serve vs Kovalik J.

Kovalik J.serving78% hold

wins 62% of points on serve vs Niki T.

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
Niki T.Kovalik J.
1st serve in·Even
62%
61%
1st serve points won·Even
69%
68%
2nd serve points won·Even
50%
53%
Service points won·Even
62%
62%
Return points won·Even
39%
39%
Break points saved·Even
58%
57%
Aces / match·Clear edge
4.9
2.9
Double faults / match·Even
2.3
2.4

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (61 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Niki T.Kovalik J.
Clutch Rating·Clear edge
14
31
Break points saved·Dominant
41
83
Break points won·Clear edge
32
18
Deciding sets·Clear edge
25
42
Tiebreaks·Even
29
25

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

Freshness

Recent load
Niki T.Kovalik J.
Freshness·
—
92

Kovalik J.: 9 days rest · 1 match (14d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Fastbig serves, short points
SlowFast
Final
Chung H.
Lee D.
6-46-2
Semi-finals
Chung H.
Lu Y.[2]
6-23-67-62
Lee D.
Sugita Y.[6]
6-26-3
Quarter-finals
Sugita Y.[6]
Pecotic M.
4-67-636-3
Lu Y.[2]
Kibi Y.
6-16-2
Chung H.
Weintraub A.
6-46-4
Lee D.
Uchiyama Y.
6-46-4
R16
Chung H.
Thompson J.[4]
6-796-47-65
Lu Y.[2]
Vanni L.
6-36-2
Kibi Y.
Wu T.
6-36-4
Weintraub A.
Jung J.
6-36-4
Sugita Y.[6]
Ebden M.
7-646-3
Pecotic M.
Sela D.[3]
6-44-66-1
Lee D.
Niki T.
6-46-3
Uchiyama Y.
Millman J.[1]
7-53-67-64
R32
Pecotic M.
Karatsev A.
7-625-4
Uchiyama Y.
Laaksonen H.
6-40-0
Vanni L.
Chen T.
6-26-4
Lu Y.[2]
Zhang Z.
7-56-2
Kibi Y.
Whittington A.
7-646-2
Wu T.
Kudla D.[8]
7-57-68
Thompson J.[4]
Santillan A.
6-16-3
Chung H.
Yang T.
6-06-4
Weintraub A.
Rungkat C.
4-67-627-63
Jung J.
Nishioka Y.[5]
6-46-3
Sugita Y.[6]
Sarkissian A.
6-47-5
Ebden M.
Lee K.
6-36-2
Sela D.[3]
Soeda G.
6-46-4
Niki T.
Kovalik J.[7]
1-66-26-1
Lee D.
Moriya H.
7-666-4
Millman J.[1]
Wang J.
6-36-2