Alessandro Giannessi vs Jozef Kovalik — Punta Del Este CH Quarter-final

Punta Del Este CH · CHALLENGER · Quarter-final
ITA5
Alessandro Giannessi
36 yrs · 185 cm · Left-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWLLLLWLW
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 26 February 2018
clay
Jozef Kovalik
SVK4
Jozef Kovalik
#886ATP
1473ELO
1466Clay ELO
33 yrs · 183 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLLWWLWLW
Giannessi A.
7-6 2-6 7-6
Kovalik J.
Giannessi A.
772772
Kovalik J.
626651

Alessandro Giannessi defeated Jozef Kovalik 7-6 2-6 7-6 in the Punta Del Este CH quarter-final on clay.

Key context

Head to head

No previous meetings on record.

Serve vs return

This season
Giannessi A.serving66% hold

wins 56% of points on serve vs Kovalik J.

Kovalik J.serving72% hold

wins 59% of points on serve vs Giannessi A.

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
Giannessi A.Kovalik J.
1st serve in·Even
65%
61%
1st serve points won·Even
64%
68%
2nd serve points won·Even
49%
53%
Service points won·Even
59%
62%
Return points won·Even
39%
39%
Break points saved·Even
58%
57%
Aces / match·Even
2.4
2.9
Double faults / match·Slight edge
3.0
2.4

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Giannessi A.Kovalik J.
Clutch Rating·Slight edge
36
31
Break points saved·Slight edge
76
83
Break points won·Even
20
18
Deciding sets·Clear edge
62
42
Tiebreaks·Even
25
25

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

Freshness

Recent load
Giannessi A.Kovalik J.
Freshness·
—
92

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

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-slowfavours grinders
SlowFast
Final
Andreozzi G.
Bolelli S.[6]
3-66-46-3
Semi-finals
Andreozzi G.
Popko D.
6-36-756-4
Bolelli S.[6]
Giannessi A.[5]
6-27-5
Quarter-finals
Andreozzi G.
Garin C.
6-06-4
Bolelli S.[6]
Gaio F.
6-36-3
Giannessi A.[5]
Kovalik J.[4]
7-622-67-65
Popko D.
Lopez Perez E.
6-36-4
R16
Popko D.
Londero J.
2-66-46-4
Andreozzi G.
Martin A.[3]
6-46-4
Garin C.
Taberner C.[7]
4-66-16-0
Giannessi A.[5]
Galarza J.
6-06-4
Kovalik J.[4]
Collarini A.
6-46-2
Bolelli S.[6]
Moroni G.
6-06-4
Lopez Perez E.
Sousa P.[2]
6-37-5
Gaio F.
Krstin P.
6-23-66-4
R32
Londero J.
De Greef A.
5-2
Popko D.
Bagnis F.[8]
6-43-67-63
Sousa P.[2]
Zapata Miralles B.
3-66-36-1
Giannessi A.[5]
Dellien H.
7-654-66-4
Kovalik J.[4]
Cuevas M.
6-26-4
Moroni G.
Gomez Herrera C.
7-616-4
Krstin P.
Djere L.[1]
6-37-68
Andreozzi G.
Monteiro J.
2-67-636-4
Gaio F.
Arguello F.
6-46-2
Garin C.
Zekic M.
6-47-64
Martin A.[3]
Bourgue M.
7-57-5
Collarini A.
Marti J.
3-66-17-5
Lopez Perez E.
Xiviller N.
6-46-0
Bolelli S.[6]
Maresca S.
6-26-1
Galarza J.
Heras P.
5-76-27-5
Taberner C.[7]
Gimeno Traver D.
6-47-64