Jozef Kovalik vs Luke Saville — Australian Open Qualifying Round 2

Australian Open · CHALLENGER · Qualifying Round 2
Jozef Kovalik
SVK
Jozef Kovalik
#886ATP
1473ELO
1421Hard ELO
33 yrs · 183 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLLWWLWLW
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 20 January 2020
hard
AUS
Luke Saville
32 yrs · 188 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLLLLLLLW
Kovalik J.
6-7 7-6 6-4
Saville L.
Kovalik J.
677762
Saville L.
796341

Jozef Kovalik defeated Luke Saville 6-7 7-6 6-4 in the Australian Open qualifying round 2 on hard. The result followed the form book — Jozef Kovalik came in leading the head-to-head 1–0. Jozef Kovalik extended the head-to-head to 2–0.

Key context

Head to head

1–0
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2020-01-20Australian OpenQ2hardJozef Kovalik6-7(7) 7-6(3) 6-4

Serve vs return

This season
Kovalik J.serving83% hold

wins 65% of points on serve vs Saville L.

Saville L.serving76% hold

wins 61% 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.Saville L.
1st serve in·Even
61%
61%
1st serve points won·Even
68%
69%
2nd serve points won·Even
53%
49%
Service points won·Even
62%
61%
Return points won·Even
39%
36%
Break points saved·Even
57%
60%
Aces / match·Slight edge
2.9
3.7
Double faults / match·Clear edge
2.4
3.4

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 95). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Kovalik J.Saville L.
Clutch Rating·Clear edge
31
19
Break points saved·Clear edge
83
69
Break points won·Slight edge
18
10
Deciding sets·Clear edge
42
29
Tiebreaks·Slight edge
25
30

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

Freshness

Recent load
Kovalik J.Saville L.
Freshness·
91
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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