Gastao Elias vs Jozef Kovalik — Guayaquil CH Round of 32

Guayaquil CH · CHALLENGER · Round of 32
Gastao Elias
POR6
Gastao Elias
#728ATP
1447ELO
1425Clay ELO
35 yrs · 180 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLLLLLLWL
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 30 October 2017
clay
Jozef Kovalik
SVK
Jozef Kovalik
#886ATP
1473ELO
1466Clay ELO
33 yrs · 183 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLLWWLWLW
Elias G.
6-4 7-6
Kovalik J.
Elias G.
6772
Kovalik J.
4650

Gastao Elias defeated Jozef Kovalik 6-4 7-6 in the Guayaquil CH round of 32 on clay. Gastao Elias claimed a first win over Jozef Kovalik in four meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 3–1.

Key context

Head to head

0–3
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2018-01-15Australian OpenQ1hardJozef Kovalik6-2 6-2
2017-07-31KitzbuhelQ1clayJozef Kovalik6-1 5-7 6-4
2017-01-02ChennaiR32hardJozef Kovalik6-7(5) 6-4 6-2

Serve vs return

This season
Elias G.serving68% hold

wins 57% of points on serve vs Kovalik J.

Kovalik J.serving70% hold

wins 58% of points on serve vs Elias G.

Baseline battle — serve is shaky, expect plenty of breaks

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
Elias G.Kovalik J.
1st serve in·Slight edge
55%
61%
1st serve points won·Even
70%
68%
2nd serve points won·Even
49%
53%
Service points won·Even
60%
62%
Return points won·Even
40%
39%
Break points saved·Even
58%
57%
Aces / match·Even
3.1
2.9
Double faults / match·Even
2.4
2.4

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Elias G.Kovalik J.
Clutch Rating·Slight edge
37
31
Break points saved·Dominant
57
83
Break points won·Slight edge
24
18
Deciding sets·Dominant
86
42
Tiebreaks·Clear edge
7
25

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

Freshness

Recent load
Elias G.Kovalik J.
Freshness·
—
92

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

Conditions

Court speed
Mediumbalanced pace
SlowFast
Final
Melzer G.[7]
Bagnis F.
6-36-1
Semi-finals
Melzer G.[7]
Dellien H.
6-06-4
Bagnis F.
Elias G.[6]
7-56-4
Quarter-finals
Dellien H.
Arevalo M.
7-637-63
Elias G.[6]
Andreozzi G.
6-36-3
Melzer G.[7]
Quiroz R.
6-16-4
Bagnis F.
Kicker N.[2]
6-36-4
R16
Kicker N.[2]
Hernandez J.
7-666-0
Bagnis F.
Ruud C.[8]
6-16-2
Andreozzi G.
Lama G.
6-46-2
Elias G.[6]
Domingues J.
6-36-766-2
Arevalo M.
Estrella V.[1]
6-46-2
Quiroz R.
Rola B.
6-26-717-67
Dellien H.
Berlocq C.[5]
6-46-4
Melzer G.[7]
Cuevas M.
3-66-26-2
R32
Quiroz R.
Olivo R.
7-53-0
Bagnis F.
Galan D.
7-632-2
Dellien H.
Balazs A.
6-46-4
Kicker N.[2]
Kuzmanov D.
6-46-4
Hernandez J.
Cervantes Huegun I.
3-66-46-0
Ruud C.[8]
Gonzalez M.
6-46-4
Elias G.[6]
Kovalik J.
6-47-65
Melzer G.[7]
Ficovich J.
6-26-1
Rola B.
Cecchinato M.[4]
6-36-2
Arevalo M.
Souza J.
6-37-63
Estrella V.[1]
Gomez E.
3-66-16-4
Cuevas M.
Collarini A.
6-34-2
Berlocq C.[5]
Coria F.
7-57-66
Andreozzi G.
Carballes Baena R.[3]
3-67-56-2
Domingues J.
Oliveira G.
3-66-26-3
Lama G.
Varillas J.
7-56-3