Stefano Napolitano vs Jozef Kovalik — Rome CH Round of 16

Rome CH · CHALLENGER · Round of 16
Stefano Napolitano
ITA10
Stefano Napolitano
#240ATP
1528ELO
1520Clay ELO
31 yrs · 196 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
WLLWLLLWWW
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 6 May 2019
clay
Jozef Kovalik
SVK6
Jozef Kovalik
#886ATP
1473ELO
1466Clay ELO
33 yrs · 183 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLLWWLWLW
Napolitano S.
7-6 3-6 7-5
Kovalik J.
Napolitano S.
77372
Kovalik J.
63651

Stefano Napolitano defeated Jozef Kovalik 7-6 3-6 7-5 in the Rome CH round of 16 on clay. Stefano Napolitano claimed a first win over Jozef Kovalik in two meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 1–1.

Key context

Head to head

0–1
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2018-02-05SofiaQ1hardJozef Kovalik4-6 6-4 6-3

Serve vs return

This season
Napolitano S.serving74% hold

wins 60% of points on serve vs Kovalik J.

Kovalik J.serving72% hold

wins 59% of points on serve vs Napolitano S.

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
Napolitano S.Kovalik J.
1st serve in·Even
60%
61%
1st serve points won·Even
70%
68%
2nd serve points won·Even
52%
53%
Service points won·Even
63%
62%
Return points won·Even
39%
39%
Break points saved·Even
58%
57%
Aces / match·Clear edge
4.8
2.9
Double faults / match·Slight edge
1.7
2.4

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Napolitano S.Kovalik J.
Clutch Rating·Even
35
31
Break points saved·Slight edge
77
83
Break points won·Slight edge
13
18
Deciding sets·Clear edge
60
42
Tiebreaks·Even
26
25

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

Freshness

Recent load
Napolitano S.Kovalik J.
Freshness·Slight edge
81
92

Napolitano S.: 1 day rest · 1 match, 24 games (7d) · Kovalik J.: 9 days rest · 1 match (14d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Slowlow bounce, long rallies
SlowFast
Final
Laaksonen H.[4]
Moroni G.[17]
6-727-626-2
Semi-finals
Laaksonen H.[4]
Lorenzi P.[2]
7-656-756-1
Moroni G.[17]
Pavlasek A.[14]
6-16-1
Quarter-finals
Moroni G.[17]
Horansky F.[9]
6-41-0
Lorenzi P.[2]
Napolitano S.[10]
6-36-2
Laaksonen H.[4]
Caruso S.[8]
6-46-4
Pavlasek A.[14]
Majchrzak K.[5]
6-37-62
R16
Moroni G.[17]
Valkusz M.
6-5
Lorenzi P.[2]
Gaio F.[13]
6-16-4
Laaksonen H.[4]
Viola M.[16]
6-46-3
Caruso S.[8]
Galovic V.[12]
6-36-4
Horansky F.[9]
Otte O.[7]
6-47-65
Pavlasek A.[14]
Bonadio R.
6-36-1
Napolitano S.[10]
Kovalik J.[6]
7-633-67-5
Majchrzak K.[5]
Marcora R.[11]
6-37-62
R32
Bonadio R.
Marterer M.[1]
1-66-30-0
Marcora R.[11]
Casanova H.
6-21-66-2
Horansky F.[9]
Safranek V.
6-34-66-3
Majchrzak K.[5]
Kivattsev K.
6-37-66
Lorenzi P.[2]
Sakamoto P.
6-22-66-1
Gaio F.[13]
Boluda Purkiss C.
6-46-4
Napolitano S.[10]
Haerteis J.
6-26-3
Kovalik J.[6]
Iannaccone F.
6-06-2
Laaksonen H.[4]
Heller P.
6-26-1
Viola M.[16]
Olivo R.
6-37-5
Galovic V.[12]
Collarini A.
3-66-46-4
Otte O.[7]
Ficovich J.
7-636-2
Valkusz M.
Balazs A.[15]
6-46-3
Moroni G.[17]
Blanch U.
6-26-3
Pavlasek A.[14]
Brkic T.
3-66-36-2
Caruso S.[8]
Bega A.
6-46-1
R64
Olivo R.
Wang T.
7-664-1
Bega A.
Torebko P.
4-67-51-0
Kivattsev K.
Maggioli E.
6-26-3
Boluda Purkiss C.
Ornago F.
6-746-46-1
Haerteis J.
Mansouri S.
7-636-767-5
Iannaccone F.
Molcan A.
6-746-36-4
Heller P.
Jacq G.
6-36-3
Collarini A.
Pavic A.
6-46-4
Safranek V.
Margaroli L.
2-66-36-4
Valkusz M.
Ocleppo J.
6-26-2
Blanch U.
Nagal S.
6-27-5
Casanova H.
Petrovic D.
6-44-66-2
Brkic T.
Turchetti N.
6-26-2
Bonadio R.
Passaro F.
6-36-3
Sakamoto P.
Dima D.
6-27-5
Ficovich J.
Klein B.
6-26-2