Ramkumar Ramanathan vs Jozef Kovalik — Irving CH Qualifying Round 2

Irving CH · CHALLENGER · Qualifying Round 2
Ramkumar Ramanathan
IND
Ramkumar Ramanathan
#1338ATP
31 yrs · 188 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLWLLLLLL
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 13 March 2017
hard
Jozef Kovalik
SVK3
Jozef Kovalik
#886ATP
1473ELO
1421Hard ELO
33 yrs · 183 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLLWWLWLW
Ramanathan R.
7-6 6-3
Kovalik J.
Ramanathan R.
7762
Kovalik J.
6230

Ramkumar Ramanathan defeated Jozef Kovalik 7-6 6-3 in the Irving CH qualifying round 2 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Jozef Kovalik came in ranked #886, defending last year's round of 32. Ramkumar Ramanathan extended the head-to-head to 2–0.

Key context

Head to head

1–0
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2021-06-28WimbledonQ1grassRamkumar Ramanathan6-3 6-0

Serve vs return

This season
Ramanathan R.serving82% hold

wins 64% of points on serve vs Kovalik J.

Kovalik J.serving88% hold

wins 68% of points on serve vs Ramanathan R.

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
Ramanathan R.Kovalik J.
1st serve in·Even
61%
61%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
74%
68%
2nd serve points won·Even
50%
53%
Service points won·Even
64%
62%
Return points won·Slight edge
33%
39%
Break points saved·Even
59%
57%
Aces / match·Dominant
8.1
2.9
Double faults / match·Dominant
3.9
2.4

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Ramanathan R.Kovalik J.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
6
31
Break points saved·Clear edge
67
83
Break points won·Clear edge
1
18
Deciding sets·Clear edge
19
42
Tiebreaks·Dominant
0
25

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

Freshness

Recent load
Ramanathan R.Kovalik J.
Freshness·Slight edge
97
92

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

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-slowfavours grinders
SlowFast
Q3
Kudla D.[4]
Bambridge L.
7-57-63
Rublev A.[6]
Ramanathan R.
3-66-36-2
Rosol L.
Gabashvili T.
6-23-66-4
Middelkoop M.
Paul T.
7-666-4
Q2
Rosol L.
Gombos N.[2]
6-37-5
Paul T.
Fratangelo B.[1]
7-656-4
Bambridge L.
Smith R.
7-56-3
Kudla D.[4]
Sarkissian A.
7-626-0
Rublev A.[6]
Gojowczyk P.
6-27-5
Ramanathan R.
Kovalik J.[3]
7-626-3
Gabashvili T.
Kamke T.[5]
3-66-36-2
Middelkoop M.
Soeda G.[8]
6-26-1
Q1
Bambridge L.
Bublik A.[7]
6-36-4
Smith R.
Renard L.
3-66-27-5
Sarkissian A.
Morris E.
6-26-4
Kudla D.[4]
Chang J.
6-36-0
Rublev A.[6]
Koolhof W.
6-46-2
Gojowczyk P.
Hach Verdugo H.
6-45-76-2
Ramanathan R.
Gaio F.
5-76-16-4
Kovalik J.[3]
Gray A.
6-06-3
Kamke T.[5]
Fucsovics M.
W/O
Gabashvili T.
Carvalho R.
6-46-0
Rosol L.
Pavic A.
6-26-4
Gombos N.[2]
Mektic N.
5-76-26-1
Soeda G.[8]
Escobar G.
6-25-77-65
Middelkoop M.
Galan D.
6-26-1
Paul T.
Venus M.
6-17-61
Fratangelo B.[1]
Wood C.
6-46-1