Benoit Paire vs Jozef Kovalik — Sophia Antipolis CH Semi-final

Sophia Antipolis CH · CHALLENGER · Semi-final
FRA1
Benoit Paire
#1096ATP
1362ELO
1385Clay ELO
37 yrs · 196 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLLLLLLLW
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 3 April 2017
clay
Jozef Kovalik
SVK
Jozef Kovalik
#886ATP
1473ELO
1466Clay ELO
33 yrs · 183 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLLWWLWLW
Paire B.
6-4 7-6
Kovalik J.
Paire B.
6782
Kovalik J.
4660

Benoit Paire defeated Jozef Kovalik 6-4 7-6 in the Sophia Antipolis CH semi-final on clay. Benoit Paire extended the head-to-head to 2–1.

Key context

Head to head

1–1
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2024-05-27Roland GarrosQ1clayJozef Kovalik6-1 6-4
2021-07-19GstaadR32clayBenoit Paire6-3 7-6(2)

Serve vs return

This season
Paire B.serving66% hold

wins 56% of points on serve vs Kovalik J.

Kovalik J.serving74% hold

wins 60% of points on serve vs Paire B.

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
Paire B.Kovalik J.
1st serve in·Slight edge
52%
61%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
74%
68%
2nd serve points won·Slight edge
43%
53%
Service points won·Even
59%
62%
Return points won·Even
38%
39%
Break points saved·Even
57%
57%
Aces / match·Dominant
6.9
2.9
Double faults / match·Dominant
6.2
2.4

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Paire B.Kovalik J.
Clutch Rating·Clear edge
48
31
Break points saved·Slight edge
90
83
Break points won·Clear edge
31
18
Deciding sets·Slight edge
53
42
Tiebreaks·Dominant
58
25

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

Freshness

Recent load
Paire 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
Bedene A.[4]
Paire B.[1]
6-26-2
Semi-finals
Bedene A.[4]
Cecchinato M.
6-26-2
Paire B.[1]
Kovalik J.
6-47-66
Quarter-finals
Cecchinato M.
De Greef A.[8]
6-36-3
Bedene A.[4]
Bourgue M.
6-47-65
Kovalik J.
Garcia Lopez G.[3]
7-655-76-1
Paire B.[1]
Fucsovics M.
7-56-3
R16
Cecchinato M.
Ignatik U.
6-36-4
Bedene A.[4]
Krajinovic F.
6-47-63
Bourgue M.
Gombos N.[7]
6-36-4
Kovalik J.
Lee D.
5-76-46-4
Garcia Lopez G.[3]
Rosol L.
6-05-76-3
Fucsovics M.
Mathieu P.[5]
6-41-66-3
Paire B.[1]
Coppejans K.
6-16-7106-4
De Greef A.[8]
Napolitano S.
6-45-77-64
R32
Lee D.
Lestienne C.
5-77-54-2
Cecchinato M.
Almagro N.[2]
6-22-66-3
Ignatik U.
Oliel Y.
6-46-4
Napolitano S.
Montanes A.
6-26-1
De Greef A.[8]
Millot V.
6-26-4
Bedene A.[4]
Lopez Perez E.
6-36-4
Krajinovic F.
Gaio F.
6-36-4
Bourgue M.
Carballes Baena R.
4-66-16-4
Gombos N.[7]
Skugor F.
4-66-46-1
Kovalik J.
Copil M.[6]
4-66-26-2
Garcia Lopez G.[3]
Moutet C.
6-27-5
Mathieu P.[5]
Djere L.
6-46-3
Fucsovics M.
De Schepper K.
6-16-2
Coppejans K.
Tsitsipas S.
6-26-4
Paire B.[1]
Trungelliti M.
6-16-4
Rosol L.
Janvier M.
6-716-36-4