Vaclav Safranek vs Jozef Kovalik — Rome CH Round of 16

Rome CH · CHALLENGER · Round of 16
CZE
Vaclav Safranek
32 yrs · 183 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLWLLLLLL
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 7 May 2018
clay
Jozef Kovalik
SVK7
Jozef Kovalik
#886ATP
1473ELO
1466Clay ELO
33 yrs · 183 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLLWWLWLW
Safranek V.
7-6 5-7 6-3
Kovalik J.
Safranek V.
77562
Kovalik J.
63731

Vaclav Safranek defeated Jozef Kovalik 7-6 5-7 6-3 in the Rome CH round of 16 on clay. The upset overturned the form book — Jozef Kovalik came in defending last year's round of 32.

Key context

  • Match story: Vaclav Safranek closed it out in three sets, 7–6 5–7 6–3.

Head to head

No previous meetings on record.

Serve vs return

This season
Safranek V.serving66% hold

wins 56% of points on serve vs Kovalik J.

Kovalik J.serving78% hold

wins 62% of points on serve vs Safranek V.

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
Safranek V.Kovalik J.
1st serve in·Even
63%
61%
1st serve points won·Even
65%
68%
2nd serve points won·Slight edge
48%
53%
Service points won·Even
59%
62%
Return points won·Even
36%
39%
Break points saved·Even
58%
57%
Aces / match·Even
3.1
2.9
Double faults / match·Slight edge
2.0
2.4

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (93 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Safranek V.Kovalik J.
Clutch Rating·Slight edge
20
31
Break points saved·Dominant
55
83
Break points won·Even
14
18
Deciding sets·Slight edge
49
42
Tiebreaks·Slight edge
16
25

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

Freshness

Recent load
Safranek V.Kovalik J.
Freshness·
—
92

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

Conditions

Court speed
Slowlow bounce, long rallies
SlowFast
Final
Pavlasek A.
Djere L.[2]
7-616-796-4
Semi-finals
Djere L.[2]
Krawietz K.
6-26-2
Pavlasek A.
Quinzi G.
6-746-37-5
Quarter-finals
Quinzi G.
Dutra Silva R.[5]
6-46-4
Djere L.[2]
Bolelli S.[8]
W/O
Pavlasek A.
Heras P.
7-656-1
Krawietz K.
Safranek V.
7-657-63
R16
Dutra Silva R.[5]
Londero J.
7-656-4
Safranek V.
Kovalik J.[7]
7-635-76-3
Krawietz K.
Olivo R.
3-67-626-3
Djere L.[2]
Brkic T.
7-653-67-5
Bolelli S.[8]
Safwat M.
6-16-4
Heras P.
Galovic V.
7-676-0
Pavlasek A.
Giannessi A.
6-46-1
Quinzi G.
Bemelmans R.[1]
4-66-16-2
R32
Bolelli S.[8]
Trungelliti M.
6-27-61
Brkic T.
Kolar Z.
6-14-66-0
Olivo R.
Cervantes Huegun I.
6-26-2
Krawietz K.
Haider Maurer A.
6-16-3
Pavlasek A.
Halys Q.[6]
6-44-66-1
Giannessi A.
Viola M.
6-26-4
Dutra Silva R.[5]
Millot V.
6-36-1
Bemelmans R.[1]
Arnaboldi A.
6-46-2
Galovic V.
Balzerani R.
6-36-746-4
Quinzi G.
Marcora R.
6-46-4
Djere L.[2]
Brancaccio R.
6-46-2
Kovalik J.[7]
Martin A.
7-56-4
Londero J.
Zapata Miralles B.
7-606-3
Safwat M.
Romero De Avila Senise A.
7-676-0
Safranek V.
Donati M.
1-66-26-3
Heras P.
Fonio G.
6-43-67-5