Jozef Kovalik vs Alessandro Giannessi — Barcelona CH Semi-final

Barcelona CH · CHALLENGER · Semi-final
Jozef Kovalik
SVK
Jozef Kovalik
#886ATP
1473ELO
1466Clay ELO
33 yrs · 183 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLLWWLWLW
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 30 September 2019
clay
ITA14
Alessandro Giannessi
36 yrs · 185 cm · Left-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWLLLLWLW
Kovalik J.
6-3 7-6
Giannessi A.
Kovalik J.
6772
Giannessi A.
3650

Jozef Kovalik defeated Alessandro Giannessi 6-3 7-6 in the Barcelona CH semi-final on clay. The upset overturned the form book — Alessandro Giannessi came in defending last year's quarter-final, but Jozef Kovalik had been the form player, winning 4 of their last 9 on clay.

Key context

  • Match story: Jozef Kovalik closed it out in two sets, 6–3 7–6.

Head to head

No previous meetings on record.

Serve vs return

This season
Kovalik J.serving72% hold

wins 59% of points on serve vs Giannessi A.

Giannessi A.serving66% hold

wins 56% 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.Giannessi A.
1st serve in·Even
61%
65%
1st serve points won·Even
68%
64%
2nd serve points won·Even
53%
49%
Service points won·Even
62%
59%
Return points won·Even
39%
39%
Break points saved·Even
57%
58%
Aces / match·Even
2.9
2.4
Double faults / match·Slight edge
2.4
3.0

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Kovalik J.Giannessi A.
Clutch Rating·Slight edge
31
36
Break points saved·Slight edge
83
76
Break points won·Even
18
20
Deciding sets·Clear edge
42
62
Tiebreaks·Even
25
25

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

Freshness

Recent load
Kovalik J.Giannessi A.
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
Caruso S.[4]
Kovalik J.
6-46-2
Semi-finals
Caruso S.[4]
Munar J.[2]
6-47-5
Kovalik J.
Giannessi A.[14]
6-37-65
Quarter-finals
Giannessi A.[14]
Baldi F.[10]
5-76-06-1
Munar J.[2]
Safwat M.
6-46-746-4
Caruso S.[4]
Sousa P.[7]
6-16-4
Kovalik J.
Taberner C.
6-12-67-65
R16
Caruso S.[4]
Robredo T.
3-66-46-1
Munar J.[2]
Molleker R.[16]
W/O
Kovalik J.
Carballes Baena R.[1]
5-77-53-0
Giannessi A.[14]
Horansky F.
7-666-776-4
Safwat M.
Martinez P.[9]
6-45-76-3
Sousa P.[7]
Diez S.[12]
6-37-5
Baldi F.[10]
Pla Malfeito J.
6-46-1
Taberner C.
Gaio F.[11]
6-27-65
R32
Robredo T.
Ramanathan R.[15]
7-56-4
Carballes Baena R.[1]
Barranco Cosano J.
6-46-2
Sousa P.[7]
Lopez Perez E.
6-36-3
Munar J.[2]
Munoz de la Nava D.
6-26-3
Molleker R.[16]
Moro Canas A.
7-56-1
Martinez P.[9]
Cervantes Huegun I.
4-66-27-611
Safwat M.
Pavic A.
6-47-63
Caruso S.[4]
Domingues J.
6-26-4
Diez S.[12]
Roca Batalla O.
6-04-66-1
Pla Malfeito J.
Lorenzi P.[6]
6-41-66-2
Baldi F.[10]
Ehrat S.
6-36-3
Giannessi A.[14]
Nedelko I.
6-16-4
Horansky F.
Davidovich Fokina A.[3]
6-24-67-60
Taberner C.
Giustino L.[8]
6-46-0
Gaio F.[11]
Kavcic B.
6-16-0
Kovalik J.
Coppejans K.[13]
2-66-36-3
R64
Taberner C.
Slobodchikov R.
6-06-2
Domingues J.
Pellegrino A.
6-12-0
Roca Batalla O.
Zapata Miralles B.
6-40-0
Pla Malfeito J.
Brancaccio R.
6-04-3
Safwat M.
Brkic T.
6-06-3
Kovalik J.
Moroni G.
3-66-26-4
Nedelko I.
Granollers G.
3-66-36-2
Kavcic B.
Kotov P.
6-05-76-4
Barranco Cosano J.
Gimeno Traver D.
6-36-0
Munoz de la Nava D.
Choinski J.
6-37-65
Moro Canas A.
Eriksson M.
6-36-2
Cervantes Huegun I.
Andrews M.
6-36-0
Robredo T.
Cachin P.
5-76-26-2
Lopez Perez E.
Okala J.
6-36-4
Ehrat S.
Quinzi G.
6-46-1
Horansky F.
Bonadio R.
7-56-2