Nicola Kuhn vs Jozef Kovalik — Braunschweig CH Quarter-final

Braunschweig CH · CHALLENGER · Quarter-final
GER
Nicola Kuhn
#1540ATP
26 yrs · 185 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLWWLLWWW
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 10 July 2017
clay
Jozef Kovalik
SVK
Jozef Kovalik
#886ATP
1473ELO
1466Clay ELO
33 yrs · 183 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLLWWLWLW
Kuhn N.
7-6 5-7 7-6
Kovalik J.
Kuhn N.
775782
Kovalik J.
617661

Nicola Kuhn defeated Jozef Kovalik 7-6 5-7 7-6 in the Braunschweig CH quarter-final on clay. The upset overturned the form book — Jozef Kovalik came in ranked #886, defending last year's round of 32, but Nicola Kuhn 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
Kuhn N.serving70% hold

wins 58% of points on serve vs Kovalik J.

Kovalik J.serving72% hold

wins 59% of points on serve vs Kuhn 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
Kuhn N.Kovalik J.
1st serve in·Even
61%
61%
1st serve points won·Even
67%
68%
2nd serve points won·Even
51%
53%
Service points won·Even
61%
62%
Return points won·Even
39%
39%
Break points saved·Even
59%
57%
Aces / match·Even
3.2
2.9
Double faults / match·Even
2.2
2.4

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Kuhn N.Kovalik J.
Clutch Rating·Clear edge
14
31
Break points saved·Dominant
56
83
Break points won·Even
17
18
Deciding sets·Dominant
10
42
Tiebreaks·Dominant
57
25

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

Freshness

Recent load
Kuhn N.Kovalik J.
Freshness·
—
92

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

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-slowfavours grinders
SlowFast
Final
Kuhn N.
Galovic V.
2-67-54-2
Semi-finals
Galovic V.
Otte O.
4-67-626-1
Kuhn N.
Fucsovics M.
7-54-66-4
Quarter-finals
Otte O.
Janowicz J.
4-67-56-4
Galovic V.
Maden Y.
6-36-3
Kuhn N.
Kovalik J.
7-615-77-66
Fucsovics M.
Albot R.
6-26-2
R16
Janowicz J.
Elias G.
6-47-64
Otte O.
Marterer M.
6-22-66-3
Maden Y.
Michon A.
6-37-5
Galovic V.
Gombos N.[6]
6-43-66-2
Kuhn N.
Berlocq C.[4]
6-47-5
Fucsovics M.
Stebe C.
6-46-1
Albot R.
Hanfmann Y.
4-66-07-5
Kovalik J.
Cecchinato M.
6-26-4
R32
Michon A.
Dutra Silva R.[3]
6-46-776-3
Maden Y.
Von Massow G.
6-17-65
Galovic V.
Mayer F.
5-76-36-3
Gombos N.[6]
Mathieu P.
6-16-1
Cecchinato M.
Brown D.[7]
6-31-66-3
Kuhn N.
Oliveira G.
6-46-2
Berlocq C.[4]
Satral J.
6-33-66-4
Fucsovics M.
Pella G.[8]
7-683-66-2
Stebe C.
Balazs A.
4-67-56-2
Albot R.
Altmaier D.
4-66-47-5
Kovalik J.
Monteiro T.
6-37-65
Elias G.
Bellucci T.[2]
7-56-2
Janowicz J.
Ignatik U.
6-46-4
Otte O.
Wessels L.
6-16-4
Marterer M.
Daniel T.[5]
2-66-47-60
Hanfmann Y.
Zeballos H.[1]
6-34-2