Norbert Gombos vs Jozef Kovalik — Bratislava CH Round of 32

Bratislava CH · CHALLENGER · Round of 32
Norbert Gombos
SVK
Norbert Gombos
#370ATP
1472ELO
1452Hard ELO
35 yrs · 193 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWWLWWLWL
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 7 November 2016
hard
Jozef Kovalik
SVK8
Jozef Kovalik
#886ATP
1473ELO
1421Hard ELO
33 yrs · 183 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLLWWLWLW
Gombos N.
6-7 7-6 6-4
Kovalik J.
Gombos N.
627762
Kovalik J.
776541

Norbert Gombos defeated Jozef Kovalik 6-7 7-6 6-4 in the Bratislava CH round of 32 on hard. The result followed the form book — Norbert Gombos came in ranked #370, defending last year's quarter-final. Norbert Gombos extended the head-to-head to 2–1.

Key context

Head to head

1–1
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2017-05-29Roland GarrosQ3clayJozef Kovalik1-6 6-4 6-3
2015-10-26ValenciaQ2hardNorbert Gombos6-2 6-2

Serve vs return

This season
Gombos N.serving80% hold

wins 63% of points on serve vs Kovalik J.

Kovalik J.serving80% hold

wins 63% of points on serve vs Gombos N.

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
Gombos N.Kovalik J.
1st serve in·Even
60%
61%
1st serve points won·Even
72%
68%
2nd serve points won·Even
51%
53%
Service points won·Even
63%
62%
Return points won·Even
38%
39%
Break points saved·Even
59%
57%
Aces / match·Clear edge
4.9
2.9
Double faults / match·Even
2.6
2.4

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (199 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Gombos N.Kovalik J.
Clutch Rating·Slight edge
41
31
Break points saved·Even
83
83
Break points won·Slight edge
8
18
Deciding sets·Dominant
70
42
Tiebreaks·Slight edge
36
25

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

Freshness

Recent load
Gombos N.Kovalik J.
Freshness·Clear edge
79
92

Gombos N.: 3 days rest · 2 matches, 39 games (7d) · Kovalik J.: 9 days rest · 1 match (14d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Fastbig serves, short points
SlowFast
Final
Gombos N.
Copil M.
7-684-66-3
Semi-finals
Copil M.
Medvedev D.[6]
7-687-65
Gombos N.
Stakhovsky S.
6-47-64
Quarter-finals
Copil M.
Gerasimov E.
7-647-65
Gombos N.
Pospisil V.
6-46-3
Stakhovsky S.
Nedovyesov A.
7-644-67-67
Medvedev D.[6]
Pavlasek A.[3]
6-36-3
R16
Pavlasek A.[3]
Safwat M.
6-46-2
Pospisil V.
Marchenko I.[2]
7-636-4
Gombos N.
Stebe C.
7-635-76-4
Nedovyesov A.
Struff J.[4]
6-33-67-63
Stakhovsky S.
Istomin D.
7-646-3
Medvedev D.[6]
Michnev P.
7-686-3
Copil M.
Kudryavtsev A.
6-46-4
Gerasimov E.
Ignatik U.
6-36-2
R32
Pospisil V.
Satral J.
7-696-757-62
Safwat M.
Ilhan M.
7-667-63
Pavlasek A.[3]
Martin A.
6-27-64
Stebe C.
Fabbiano T.
6-37-5
Gombos N.
Kovalik J.[8]
6-727-656-4
Struff J.[4]
Molcan A.
6-36-2
Stakhovsky S.
Lacko L.[7]
7-57-64
Medvedev D.[6]
Horansky F.
6-36-3
Michnev P.
Setkic A.
6-756-37-61
Copil M.
Klein L.
7-646-3
Marchenko I.[2]
Nema P.
6-27-5
Nedovyesov A.
Ofner S.
6-46-4
Istomin D.
Liska T.
7-636-1
Kudryavtsev A.
Rosol L.[5]
7-662-66-3
Gerasimov E.
Fabian P.
6-36-3
Ignatik U.
Mayer F.[1]
3-67-637-62