Jozef Kovalik vs Lorenzo Giustino — Barcelona Qualifying Round 1

Barcelona · CHALLENGER · Qualifying Round 1
Jozef Kovalik
SVK
Jozef Kovalik
#886ATP
1473ELO
1466Clay ELO
33 yrs · 183 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLLWWLWLW
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 23 April 2018
clay
Lorenzo Giustino
ITA
Lorenzo Giustino
#196ATP
1420ELO
1355Clay ELO
34 yrs · 180 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWWWLWWWL
Kovalik J.
6-7 6-2 7-5
Giustino L.
Kovalik J.
64672
Giustino L.
77251

Jozef Kovalik defeated Lorenzo Giustino 6-7 6-2 7-5 in the Barcelona qualifying round 1 on clay. The result followed the form book — Jozef Kovalik came in leading the head-to-head 1–0. Jozef Kovalik extended the head-to-head to 2–0.

Key context

Head to head

1–0
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2018-04-23BarcelonaQ1clayJozef Kovalik6-7(4) 6-2 7-5

Serve vs return

This season
Kovalik J.serving70% hold

wins 58% of points on serve vs Giustino L.

Giustino L.serving66% hold

wins 56% of points on serve vs Kovalik J.

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
Kovalik J.Giustino L.
1st serve in·Even
61%
62%
1st serve points won·Even
68%
67%
2nd serve points won·Slight edge
53%
45%
Service points won·Even
62%
59%
Return points won·Even
39%
40%
Break points saved·Even
57%
57%
Aces / match·Even
2.9
3.2
Double faults / match·Dominant
2.4
4.1

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Kovalik J.Giustino L.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
31
2
Break points saved·Dominant
83
41
Break points won·Slight edge
18
12
Deciding sets·Dominant
42
12
Tiebreaks·Even
25
26

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

Freshness

Recent load
Kovalik J.Giustino L.
Freshness·Dominant
92
51

Kovalik J.: 9 days rest · 1 match (14d) · Giustino L.: 2 days rest · 5 matches, 120 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Slowlow bounce, long rallies
SlowFast

Draw — qualifying

Q2
Klizan M.
Escobedo E.
6-46-2
Ojeda Lara R.
Brown D.
4-66-46-2
Ivashka I.
Melzer J.
6-43-66-2
Moutet C.
Vatutin A.
6-46-3
Dutra Silva R.
Kovalik J.
7-636-4
Fratangelo B.
Andujar P.
0-67-646-1
Q1
Ivashka I.
De Schepper K.
6-36-3
Escobedo E.
Davidovich Fokina A.
7-56-1
Ojeda Lara R.
Martin A.
2-66-46-2
Fratangelo B.
Giannessi A.
7-56-4
Andujar P.
Cervantes Huegun I.
6-16-3
Melzer J.
Bachinger M.
6-756-17-64
Dutra Silva R.
Gerasimov E.
6-46-2
Moutet C.
Nedelko I.
6-26-4
Vatutin A.
Bonzi B.
7-636-2
Kovalik J.
Giustino L.
6-746-27-5
Klizan M.
Ignatik U.
6-36-4
Brown D.
Granollers G.
7-56-2