Jozef Kovalik vs Botic Van De ZandschulpBraunschweig CH Round of 16

Braunschweig CH · CHALLENGER · Round of 16
#886ATP
1473ELO
1466Clay ELO
33 yrs · 183 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLLWWLWLW
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 8 July 2019
clay
#55ATP
1743ELO
1690Clay ELO
$690kYTD
$6.6MCAREER
30 yrs · 191 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLWLLLLLW
Kovalik J.
6-1 6-3
Van De Zandschulp B.
Kovalik J.
662
Van De Zandschulp B.
130

Jozef Kovalik defeated Botic Van De Zandschulp 6-1 6-3 in the Braunschweig CH round of 16 on clay. The upset overturned the form book — Botic Van De Zandschulp came in ranked #55, but Jozef Kovalik had been the form player, winning 2 of their last 5 on clay.

Key context

Head to head

No previous meetings on record.

Serve vs return

This season
Kovalik J.serving74% hold

wins 60% of points on serve vs Van De Zandschulp B.

Van De Zandschulp B.serving72% hold

wins 59% 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

Serve & return on clay

Kovalik J.Van De Zandschulp B.
Serve
33
Return
74

Per-surface Serve / Return Rating (0–100, percentile within the clay field, opponent-adjusted over 52 weeks). About

Statistics

This season
1st serve in·Even
61%
62%
1st serve points won·Even
68%
71%
2nd serve points won·Slight edge
53%
47%
Service points won·Even
62%
62%
Return points won·Even
39%
38%
Break points saved·Even
57%
60%
Aces / match·Clear edge
2.9
5.6
Double faults / match·Dominant
2.4
3.9

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Clutch Rating·Dominant
31
77
Break points saved·Clear edge
83
98
Break points won·Dominant
18
68
Deciding sets·Dominant
42
79
Tiebreaks·Dominant
25
81

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

Freshness

Recent load
Freshness·Even
91
91

Kovalik J.: 8 days rest · 1 match (14d) · Van De Zandschulp B.: 12 days rest · 2 matches (14d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-slowfavours grinders
SlowFast