Jozef Kovalik vs Marcos Baghdatis — Sofia Quarter-final

Sofia · ATP · Quarter-final
Jozef Kovalik
SVK
Jozef Kovalik
#886ATP
1473ELO
1421Hard ELO
33 yrs · 183 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLLWWLWLW
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 5 February 2018
hard
CYP
Marcos Baghdatis
41 yrs · 183 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLWLLWWWW
Kovalik J.
7-6 6-4
Baghdatis M.
Kovalik J.
7762
Baghdatis M.
6240

Jozef Kovalik defeated Marcos Baghdatis 7-6 6-4 in the Sofia quarter-final on hard.

Key context

Head to head

No previous meetings on record.

Serve vs return

This season
Kovalik J.serving78% hold

wins 62% of points on serve vs Baghdatis M.

Baghdatis M.serving82% hold

wins 64% of points on serve vs Kovalik J.

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
Kovalik J.Baghdatis M.
1st serve in·Slight edge
61%
56%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
68%
75%
2nd serve points won·Even
53%
50%
Service points won·Even
62%
64%
Return points won·Even
39%
39%
Break points saved·Even
57%
60%
Aces / match·Dominant
2.9
8.1
Double faults / match·Slight edge
2.4
3.0

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 66). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Kovalik J.Baghdatis M.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
31
59
Break points saved·Slight edge
83
92
Break points won·Clear edge
18
36
Deciding sets·Clear edge
42
64
Tiebreaks·Dominant
25
81

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

Freshness

Recent load
Kovalik J.Baghdatis M.
Freshness·
92
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Kovalik J.: 9 days rest · 1 match (14d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Fastbig serves, short points
SlowFast
Final
Basic M.
Copil M.
7-666-746-4
Semi-finals
Copil M.
Kovalik J.
6-46-2
Basic M.
Wawrinka S.[1]
7-666-4
Quarter-finals
Wawrinka S.[1]
Troicki V.[6]
6-17-63
Basic M.
Marterer M.
6-44-66-3
Kovalik J.
Baghdatis M.
7-626-4
Copil M.
Muller G.[3]
6-46-4
R16
Baghdatis M.
Mannarino A.[2]
6-746-36-1
Copil M.
Kavcic B.
6-26-2
Troicki V.[6]
Istomin D.
7-641-67-65
Wawrinka S.[1]
Klizan M.
4-66-26-3
Kovalik J.
Lacko L.
4-66-27-5
Basic M.
Kohlschreiber P.[4]
7-57-65
Marterer M.
Sousa J.[7]
7-57-66
Muller G.[3]
Seppi A.
4-67-657-62
R32
Marterer M.
Jaziri M.
7-636-4
Seppi A.
Youzhny M.
6-36-4
Basic M.
Mayer F.
6-46-1
Klizan M.
Donski A.
7-56-1
Lacko L.
Donskoy E.[8]
6-46-4
Istomin D.
Andreev A.
6-36-4
Kovalik J.
Albot R.
6-36-3
Copil M.
Haase R.[5]
7-656-4
Sousa J.[7]
Kuzmanov D.
7-666-1
Kavcic B.
Djere L.
6-46-4
Baghdatis M.
Caruso S.
7-646-3
Troicki V.[6]
Gulbis E.
6-36-726-3