Jozef Kovalik vs Mohamed Safwat — Poprad Tatry CH Quarter-final

Poprad Tatry CH · CHALLENGER · Quarter-final
Jozef Kovalik
SVK4
Jozef Kovalik
#886ATP
1473ELO
1466Clay ELO
33 yrs · 183 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLLWWLWLW
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 18 June 2018
clay
EGY5
Mohamed Safwat
#1884ATP
35 yrs · 180 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWLLWLLLW
Kovalik J.
6-7 7-6 6-4
Safwat M.
Kovalik J.
677762
Safwat M.
796541

Jozef Kovalik defeated Mohamed Safwat 6-7 7-6 6-4 in the Poprad Tatry CH quarter-final on clay.

Key context

Head to head

No previous meetings on record.

Serve vs return

This season
Kovalik J.serving76% hold

wins 61% of points on serve vs Safwat M.

Safwat M.serving70% hold

wins 58% of points on serve vs Kovalik J.

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
Kovalik J.Safwat M.
1st serve in·Even
61%
60%
1st serve points won·Even
68%
69%
2nd serve points won·Even
53%
49%
Service points won·Even
62%
61%
Return points won·Even
39%
37%
Break points saved·Even
57%
59%
Aces / match·Slight edge
2.9
3.8
Double faults / match·Even
2.4
2.5

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Kovalik J.Safwat M.
Clutch Rating·Clear edge
31
8
Break points saved·Clear edge
83
64
Break points won·Clear edge
18
2
Deciding sets·Dominant
42
17
Tiebreaks·Even
25
21

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

Freshness

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

Conditions

Court speed
Slowlow bounce, long rallies
SlowFast
Final
Kovalik J.[4]
De Greef A.
6-46-0
Semi-finals
Kovalik J.[4]
Kolar Z.
6-16-2
De Greef A.
Balazs A.[6]
6-16-3
Quarter-finals
De Greef A.
Gutierrez Ferrol S.
6-27-5
Balazs A.[6]
Pavlasek A.[3]
6-26-4
Kovalik J.[4]
Safwat M.[5]
6-777-656-4
Kolar Z.
Novak D.[7]
6-26-2
R16
Novak D.[7]
Neuchrist M.
6-26-4
De Greef A.
Horansky F.
7-626-3
Kolar Z.
Melzer G.[1]
6-40-0
Gutierrez Ferrol S.
Ruud C.[2]
6-46-1
Balazs A.[6]
Safranek V.
6-16-0
Pavlasek A.[3]
Glvac A.
6-26-0
Safwat M.[5]
Haider Maurer A.
7-51-66-4
Kovalik J.[4]
Yang T.
6-27-5
R32
Ruud C.[2]
Klein L.
6-41-1
De Greef A.
Ignatik U.[8]
6-23-66-3
Pavlasek A.[3]
Dancevic F.
7-50-0
Gutierrez Ferrol S.
Zekic M.
6-23-0
Kolar Z.
Rola B.
6-46-3
Horansky F.
Munoz de la Nava D.
6-26-4
Kovalik J.[4]
Brkic T.
6-47-5
Balazs A.[6]
Viola M.
6-36-3
Melzer G.[1]
Nejedly P.
6-26-2
Safwat M.[5]
Vajda P.
6-16-1
Neuchrist M.
Pavic A.
6-46-2
Glvac A.
Sproch D.
4-66-06-2
Haider Maurer A.
Jaloviec M.
6-36-4
Safranek V.
Krstin P.
7-54-67-62
Yang T.
Satral J.
6-46-2
Novak D.[7]
Rosol L.
6-17-5