Lukas Lacko vs Jozef Kovalik — Bratislava CH Round of 32

Bratislava CH · CHALLENGER · Round of 32
SVK8
Lukas Lacko
38 yrs · 185 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLWLLLLWL
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 6 November 2017
hard
Jozef Kovalik
SVK
Jozef Kovalik
#886ATP
1473ELO
1421Hard ELO
33 yrs · 183 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLLWWLWLW
Lacko L.
6-4 6-4
Kovalik J.
Lacko L.
662
Kovalik J.
440

Lukas Lacko defeated Jozef Kovalik 6-4 6-4 in the Bratislava CH round of 32 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Jozef Kovalik came in leading the head-to-head 1–0, defending last year's round of 32. Lukas Lacko claimed a first win over Jozef Kovalik in two meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 1–1.

Key context

  • Match story: Lukas Lacko edged a tight contest from start to finish — 6–4 6–4.

Head to head

0–1
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2018-02-05SofiaR16hardJozef Kovalik4-6 6-2 7-5

Serve vs return

This season
Lacko L.serving82% hold

wins 64% of points on serve vs Kovalik J.

Kovalik J.serving85% hold

wins 66% of points on serve vs Lacko L.

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
Lacko L.Kovalik J.
1st serve in·Even
59%
61%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
73%
68%
2nd serve points won·Even
50%
53%
Service points won·Even
64%
62%
Return points won·Even
35%
39%
Break points saved·Even
59%
57%
Aces / match·Dominant
7.3
2.9
Double faults / match·Even
2.5
2.4

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Lacko L.Kovalik J.
Clutch Rating·Slight edge
26
31
Break points saved·Even
86
83
Break points won·Slight edge
8
18
Deciding sets·Slight edge
33
42
Tiebreaks·Even
27
25

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

Freshness

Recent load
Lacko L.Kovalik J.
Freshness·
—
92

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

Conditions

Court speed
Fastbig serves, short points
SlowFast
Final
Lacko L.[8]
Copil M.[4]
6-47-64
Semi-finals
Lacko L.[8]
Zopp J.
7-656-2
Copil M.[4]
Kukushkin M.[1]
6-33-0
Quarter-finals
Kukushkin M.[1]
Janowicz J.
3-67-624-0
Zopp J.
Seppi A.[3]
7-646-3
Copil M.[4]
Majchrzak K.
7-646-1
Lacko L.[8]
Skugor F.
6-13-66-3
R16
Zopp J.
Baghdatis M.[5]
7-6112-0
Majchrzak K.
Martin A.
4-66-36-2
Kukushkin M.[1]
Desein N.
6-736-36-4
Skugor F.
Fucsovics M.[2]
6-746-46-3
Seppi A.[3]
Ignatik U.
7-657-68
Janowicz J.
Tomic B.
7-637-62
Lacko L.[8]
Auger Aliassime F.
6-7116-46-3
Copil M.[4]
Klein L.
6-47-5
R32
Lacko L.[8]
Kovalik J.
6-46-4
Martin A.
Stakhovsky S.[6]
7-636-3
Tomic B.
Berankis R.
7-636-2
Kukushkin M.[1]
Giannessi A.
6-06-2
Klein L.
Krstin P.
6-756-36-4
Desein N.
Sijsling I.
6-46-2
Fucsovics M.[2]
Liska T.
6-06-0
Auger Aliassime F.
Bachinger M.
6-26-4
Ignatik U.
Safranek V.
6-21-67-67
Baghdatis M.[5]
Viola M.
6-46-4
Majchrzak K.
Nedovyesov A.
6-26-2
Janowicz J.
Gombos N.[7]
3-67-57-65
Seppi A.[3]
Ofner S.
6-36-2
Copil M.[4]
Nema P.
6-45-76-4
Zopp J.
Farquharson T.
7-644-67-65
Skugor F.
Setkic A.
6-32-66-3