Pedro Sousa vs Jozef Kovalik — Buenos Aires Round of 16

Buenos Aires · ATP · Round of 16
POR
Pedro Sousa
38 yrs · 180 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLLWWWWWW
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 10 February 2020
clay
Jozef Kovalik
SVK
Jozef Kovalik
#886ATP
1473ELO
1466Clay ELO
33 yrs · 183 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLLWWLWLW
Sousa P.
7-6 7-6
Kovalik J.
Sousa P.
77772
Kovalik J.
63650

Pedro Sousa defeated Jozef Kovalik 7-6 7-6 in the Buenos Aires round of 16 on clay. The result followed the form book — Pedro Sousa came in leading the head-to-head 1–0. Pedro Sousa extended the head-to-head to 2–0.

Key context

Head to head

1–0
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2023-04-03EstorilQ1clayPedro Sousa4-6 7-5 6-3

Serve vs return

This season
Sousa P.serving66% hold

wins 56% of points on serve vs Kovalik J.

Kovalik J.serving70% hold

wins 58% of points on serve vs Sousa P.

Baseline battle — serve is shaky, expect plenty of breaks

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
Sousa P.Kovalik J.
1st serve in·Even
64%
61%
1st serve points won·Even
65%
68%
2nd serve points won·Even
49%
53%
Service points won·Even
59%
62%
Return points won·Even
40%
39%
Break points saved·Even
55%
57%
Aces / match·Even
2.5
2.9
Double faults / match·Slight edge
2.7
2.4

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (103 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Sousa P.Kovalik J.
Clutch Rating·Clear edge
46
31
Break points saved·Dominant
57
83
Break points won·Dominant
48
18
Deciding sets·Dominant
79
42
Tiebreaks·Slight edge
31
25

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

Freshness

Recent load
Sousa P.Kovalik J.
Freshness·
—
91

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

Conditions

Court speed
Slowlow bounce, long rallies
SlowFast
Weather
21°COvercast
Wind 8 km/hHumidity 57%
Final
Ruud C.[8]
Sousa P.
6-16-4
Semi-finals
Ruud C.[8]
Londero J.
4-67-56-1
Sousa P.
Schwartzman D.[1]
W/O
Quarter-finals
Sousa P.
Monteiro T.
7-656-4
Ruud C.[8]
Lajovic D.[3]
7-56-1
Londero J.
Pella G.[2]
6-47-64
Schwartzman D.[1]
Cuevas P.
5-77-6117-5
R16
Schwartzman D.[1]
Delbonis F.
6-34-66-2
Cuevas P.
Ramos A.[7]
6-44-66-4
Monteiro T.
Coric B.[4]
6-47-66
Ruud C.[8]
Carballes Baena R.
6-16-0
Londero J.
Djere L.[6]
6-736-26-1
Pella G.[2]
Bagnis F.
7-626-726-4
Sousa P.
Kovalik J.
7-637-65
Lajovic D.[3]
Martinez P.
7-667-66
R32
Cuevas P.
Sonego L.
6-46-4
Ramos A.[7]
Mayer L.
4-66-37-5
Kovalik J.
Moutet C.
6-37-64
Sousa P.
Diaz Acosta F.
4-66-26-3
Ruud C.[8]
Andujar P.
6-26-3
Carballes Baena R.
Cecchinato M.
6-47-63
Martinez P.
Domingues J.
7-607-5
Djere L.[6]
Cerundolo F.
6-22-66-4
Londero J.
Horansky F.
6-44-66-2
Bagnis F.
Martin A.
6-46-1
Delbonis F.
Dellien H.
1-66-37-5
Monteiro T.
Munar J.
6-36-3