Max Purcell vs Jozef Kovalik — Australian Open Qualifying Final

Australian Open · CHALLENGER · Qualifying Final
AUS
Max Purcell
28 yrs · 185 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 20 January 2020
hard
Jozef Kovalik
SVK
Jozef Kovalik
#886ATP
1473ELO
1421Hard ELO
33 yrs · 183 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Purcell M.
6-4 6-2
Kovalik J.
Purcell M.
662
Kovalik J.
42–

Max Purcell defeated Jozef Kovalik 6-4 6-2 in the Australian Open qualifying final on hard. The result followed the form book — Max Purcell came in leading the head-to-head 1–0. Max Purcell extended the head-to-head to 2–0.

Key context

Head to head

1–0
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2020-01-20Australian OpenQ3hardMax Purcell6-4 6-2

Serve vs return

This season
Purcell M.serving82% hold

wins 64% of points on serve vs Kovalik J.

Kovalik J.serving82% hold

wins 64% of points on serve vs Purcell M.

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
Purcell M.Kovalik J.
1st serve in·Even
60%
61%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
73%
68%
2nd serve points won·Even
51%
53%
Service points won·Even
64%
62%
Return points won·Even
37%
39%
Break points saved·Slight edge
62%
57%
Aces / match·Dominant
7.6
2.9
Double faults / match·Slight edge
1.9
2.4

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Purcell M.Kovalik J.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
59
31
Break points saved·Slight edge
92
83
Break points won·Slight edge
10
18
Deciding sets·Dominant
84
42
Tiebreaks·Dominant
81
25

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

Freshness

Recent load
Purcell M.Kovalik J.
Freshness·
—
91

Kovalik J.: 8 days rest · 1 match (14d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Fastbig serves, short points
SlowFast

Draw — qualifying

Q3
Trungelliti M.
Giustino L.
6-21-67-64
Griekspoor T.
Musetti L.
6-47-68
Eubanks C.
Coppejans K.
6-47-63
Benchetrit E.
Popko D.
4-66-26-3
Vilella Martinez M.
Bourgue M.
6-16-4
Safwat M.
Donskoy E.
7-56-4
Ivashka I.
Li Z.
6-46-3
Gombos N.
Krstin P.
6-36-3
Gulbis E.
Gunneswaran P.
7-626-2
Gojowczyk P.
Lestienne C.
6-26-3
Halys Q.
Milojevic N.
6-37-62
Galan D.
Vukic A.
6-36-2
Martinez P.
Rosol L.
6-46-2
Purcell M.
Kovalik J.
6-46-2
Tabilo A.
Viola M.
6-26-3
Novak D.
Moriya H.
7-656-2
Q2
Novak D.
Horansky F.
6-16-4
Gulbis E.
Coria F.
6-31-66-2
Gunneswaran P.
Hanfmann Y.
1-66-26-1
Gojowczyk P.
Kavcic B.
3-66-36-4
Lestienne C.
Mott B.
6-46-4
Rosol L.
Lorenzi P.
6-747-697-5
Griekspoor T.
Hijikata R.
7-57-5
Galan D.
Jung J.
6-33-66-3
Vukic A.
Bachinger M.
6-46-3
Donskoy E.
Galovic V.
6-33-66-3
Popko D.
Couacaud E.
6-33-66-3
Moriya H.
Diez S.
6-47-5
Tabilo A.
Stakhovsky S.
2-66-26-3
Krstin P.
Ferreira Silva F.
3-66-46-1
Gombos N.
Marcora R.
6-26-4
Giustino L.
Maden Y.
6-746-26-4
Trungelliti M.
Wolf J.
0-67-657-5
Halys Q.
Lee D.
6-36-4
Milojevic N.
Escobedo E.
6-47-64
Li Z.
Domingues J.
6-46-1
Ivashka I.
Kudla D.
7-655-77-5
Safwat M.
Muller A.
7-57-5
Vilella Martinez M.
Bagnis F.
7-660-66-4
Bourgue M.
Martin A.
4-67-657-5
Benchetrit E.
Ruusuvuori E.
6-40-67-63
Viola M.
Janvier M.
7-666-4
Kovalik J.
Saville L.
6-777-636-4
Purcell M.
Mager G.
6-34-66-4
Martinez P.
Varillas J.
6-36-3
Eubanks C.
Troicki V.
4-62-1
Coppejans K.
Schnur B.
7-636-3
Musetti L.
Copil M.
6-766-47-5
Q1
Saville L.
Torpegaard M.
6-36-3
Galovic V.
Gomez E.
7-652-66-3
Donskoy E.
Menezes J.
6-736-17-68
Bagnis F.
Napolitano S.
6-36-4
Vilella Martinez M.
Mahut N.
6-36-4
Bourgue M.
Otte O.
5-76-16-1
Martin A.
Vatutin A.
6-36-2
Popko D.
Zhang Z.
7-677-65
Couacaud E.
Petrovic D.
4-67-656-2
Benchetrit E.
Darcis S.
7-57-5
Ruusuvuori E.
Mena F.
7-56-2
Troicki V.
Klahn B.
6-46-2
Musetti L.
Weintraub A.
6-26-1
Copil M.
Wu T.
3-67-617-68
Griekspoor T.
Garcia Lopez G.
6-36-2
Hijikata R.
Laaksonen H.
7-607-63
Diez S.
King D.
6-26-2
Moriya H.
Rubin N.
7-637-5
Horansky F.
Ortega Olmedo R.
4-67-56-4
Novak D.
Brown D.
6-36-2
Muller A.
Polansky P.
6-16-2
Safwat M.
Nagal S.
7-626-2
Kudla D.
Tomic B.
7-646-3
Ivashka I.
Broady L.
6-36-0
Domingues J.
Moraing M.
7-656-3
Li Z.
Sela D.
7-625-3
Milojevic N.
Daniel T.
7-56-4
Escobedo E.
Krueger M.
2-67-687-67
Halys Q.
Santillan A.
6-37-64
Lee D.
Giannessi A.
2-67-57-67
Trungelliti M.
Soeda G.
6-46-4
Wolf J.
Kolar Z.
6-46-2
Giustino L.
Bai Y.
6-37-5
Maden Y.
Marterer M.
6-727-627-68
Gombos N.
Ficovich J.
6-46-1
Marcora R.
Lacko L.
6-36-2
Ferreira Silva F.
Nam J.
2-66-46-4
Krstin P.
Klizan M.
6-36-2
Vukic A.
Fabbiano T.
7-626-4
Bachinger M.
Kubler J.
7-57-5
Galan D.
Baldi F.
6-16-2
Jung J.
Young D.
6-46-786-1
Lorenzi P.
Menendez Maceiras A.
6-36-3
Rosol L.
Lamasine T.
6-46-3
Martinez P.
Lenz J.
6-06-1
Varillas J.
Schoolkate T.
2-67-57-5
Mager G.
Ebden M.
7-56-4
Mott B.
Sousa P.
6-36-4
Purcell M.
Collarini A.
7-626-746-4
Lestienne C.
Van De Zandschulp B.
6-31-67-5
Kavcic B.
Clarke J.
7-623-66-2
Gojowczyk P.
Seyboth Wild T.
6-46-2
Gunneswaran P.
Bourchier H.
6-26-4
Hanfmann Y.
Taberner C.
7-686-1
Gulbis E.
Cressy M.
6-36-3
Coria F.
Ramanathan R.
4-66-46-1
Stakhovsky S.
Rola B.
7-636-4
Tabilo A.
Zapata Miralles B.
7-652-66-3
Viola M.
Kuhn N.
4-66-33-1
Janvier M.
Hoang A.
7-646-756-1
Kovalik J.
Kamke T.
6-17-64
Eubanks C.
Kwiatkowski T.
6-37-68
Coppejans K.
Gaio F.
7-646-0
Schnur B.
Ofner S.
2-66-36-4