Jozef Kovalik vs Yosuke Watanuki — Heilbronn CH Round of 64

Heilbronn CH · CHALLENGER · Round of 64
Jozef Kovalik
SVK
Jozef Kovalik
#886ATP
1473ELO
1466Clay ELO
33 yrs · 183 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLLWWLWLW
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 13 May 2019
clay
Yosuke Watanuki
JPN
Yosuke Watanuki
#305ATP
1541ELO
1480Clay ELO
28 yrs · 180 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
WWWLLLLLLW
Kovalik J.
6-2 6-2
Watanuki Y.
Kovalik J.
662
Watanuki Y.
220

Jozef Kovalik defeated Yosuke Watanuki 6-2 6-2 in the Heilbronn CH round of 64 on clay. The upset overturned the form book — Yosuke Watanuki came in ranked #305, leading the head-to-head 1–0, but Jozef Kovalik had been the form player, winning 2 of their last 5 on clay. Jozef Kovalik claimed a first win over Yosuke Watanuki in two meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 1–1.

Key context

Head to head

0–1
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2025-02-10MarseilleQ1hardYosuke Watanuki7-5 6-2

Serve vs return

This season
Kovalik J.serving74% hold

wins 60% of points on serve vs Watanuki Y.

Watanuki Y.serving78% hold

wins 62% of points on serve vs Kovalik J.

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
Kovalik J.Watanuki Y.
1st serve in·Slight edge
61%
54%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
68%
77%
2nd serve points won·Even
53%
51%
Service points won·Even
62%
65%
Return points won·Even
39%
38%
Break points saved·Even
57%
60%
Aces / match·Dominant
2.9
8.9
Double faults / match·Dominant
2.4
3.9

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 198). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Kovalik J.Watanuki Y.
Clutch Rating·Clear edge
31
52
Break points saved·Slight edge
83
89
Break points won·Even
18
20
Deciding sets·Clear edge
42
61
Tiebreaks·Dominant
25
81

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

Freshness

Recent load
Kovalik J.Watanuki Y.
Freshness·Even
92
94

Kovalik J.: 9 days rest · 1 match (14d) · Watanuki Y.: 11 days rest · 2 matches (14d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Slowlow bounce, long rallies
SlowFast
Final
Krajinovic F.[1]
De Greef A.
6-36-1
Semi-finals
Krajinovic F.[1]
Travaglia S.[13]
1-67-656-1
De Greef A.
Novak D.[11]
6-37-5
Quarter-finals
Travaglia S.[13]
Dellien H.[6]
6-43-67-5
Krajinovic F.[1]
Troicki V.
7-57-66
Novak D.[11]
Molleker R.
1-67-57-63
De Greef A.
Bachinger M.[16]
3-66-16-2
R16
Molleker R.
Karatsev A.
7-56-3
Novak D.[11]
Otte O.
7-56-2
Bachinger M.[16]
Vesely J.[4]
6-46-4
Krajinovic F.[1]
Polansky P.[14]
6-37-5
De Greef A.
Monteiro T.[7]
7-672-67-63
Dellien H.[6]
Ymer E.[9]
6-26-2
Travaglia S.[13]
Kovalik J.
1-66-37-61
Troicki V.
Garcia Lopez G.[12]
6-46-4
R32
Monteiro T.[7]
Lestienne C.
6-47-5
Karatsev A.
Ofner S.[15]
6-42-67-61
Molleker R.
Sandgren T.[2]
6-36-4
Novak D.[11]
Trungelliti M.
7-636-2
Otte O.
Istomin D.[5]
6-26-2
Vesely J.[4]
Masur D.
7-56-4
Bachinger M.[16]
Heller P.
6-36-3
Garcia Lopez G.[12]
Altmaier D.
6-36-3
Polansky P.[14]
Crepatte B.
6-17-64
De Greef A.
Maden Y.[10]
6-46-2
Ymer E.[9]
Casanova H.
6-36-0
Travaglia S.[13]
Brown D.
6-16-4
Kovalik J.
Bublik A.[3]
7-626-0
Troicki V.
Vatutin A.
2-66-17-66
Krajinovic F.[1]
Koepfer D.
6-44-67-5
Dellien H.[6]
Balazs A.
4-66-26-3
R64
Masur D.
Hanfmann Y.
6-34-66-2
Karatsev A.
Basic M.
6-46-2
Balazs A.
Viola M.
6-46-3
Casanova H.
Rinderknech A.
3-66-36-2
Kovalik J.
Watanuki Y.
6-26-2
Altmaier D.
Rodionov J.
6-46-2
Koepfer D.
Brands D.
6-36-1
De Greef A.
Rubin N.
6-26-2
Vatutin A.
Berlocq C.
6-36-1
Crepatte B.
Dutra Silva R.
6-37-62
Heller P.
Krawietz K.
6-36-2
Otte O.
Rosol L.
6-46-1
Trungelliti M.
Napolitano S.
7-656-4
Lestienne C.
Galan D.
5-77-656-3
Molleker R.
Moraing M.
5-76-46-1
Brown D.
Stebe C.
6-46-3