Jozef Kovalik vs Carlos Taberner — Istanbul 1 CH Round of 16

Istanbul 1 CH · CHALLENGER · Round of 16
Jozef Kovalik
SVK7
Jozef Kovalik
#886ATP
1473ELO
1421Hard ELO
33 yrs · 183 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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2 — 0
Sets
Sunday, 17 January 2021
hard
Carlos Taberner
ESP
Carlos Taberner
#197ATP
1610ELO
1445Hard ELO
$102kYTD
$1.6MCAREER
28 yrs · 183 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Kovalik J.
7-6 6-0
Taberner C.
Kovalik J.
7762
Taberner C.
6400

Jozef Kovalik defeated Carlos Taberner 7-6 6-0 in the Istanbul 1 CH round of 16 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Carlos Taberner came in ranked #197, leading the head-to-head 1–0. Jozef Kovalik claimed a first win over Carlos Taberner in two meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 1–1.

Key context

Head to head

0–1
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2023-02-27SantiagoQ1clayCarlos Taberner7-5 3-6 6-4

Serve vs return

This season
Kovalik J.serving70% hold

wins 58% of points on serve vs Taberner C.

Taberner C.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

Statistics

This season
Kovalik J.Taberner C.
1st serve in·Even
61%
63%
1st serve points won·Even
68%
65%
2nd serve points won·Slight edge
53%
48%
Service points won·Even
62%
59%
Return points won·Even
39%
43%
Break points saved·Even
57%
58%
Aces / match·Slight edge
2.9
1.6
Double faults / match·Clear edge
2.4
3.5

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Kovalik J.Taberner C.
Clutch Rating·Clear edge
31
53
Break points saved·Slight edge
83
74
Break points won·Dominant
18
59
Deciding sets·Dominant
42
75
Tiebreaks·Even
25
22

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

Freshness

Recent load
Kovalik J.Taberner C.
Freshness·
92
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Kovalik J.: 9 days rest · 1 match (14d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-fastrewards aggression
SlowFast
Final
Rinderknech A.
Bonzi B.
4-67-617-63
Semi-finals
Bonzi B.
Safwat M.
7-616-4
Rinderknech A.
Kovalik J.[7]
7-56-4
Quarter-finals
Bonzi B.
Hoang A.[3]
6-756-17-5
Rinderknech A.
Huesler M.
7-56-3
Kovalik J.[7]
Kirkin E.
6-756-07-63
Safwat M.
Soeda G.[8]
W/O
R16
Safwat M.
Gaio F.
7-647-5
Soeda G.[8]
Griekspoor T.
7-54-67-62
Hoang A.[3]
Giustino L.
6-46-4
Huesler M.
Bagnis F.[4]
7-56-2
Kovalik J.[7]
Taberner C.
7-646-0
Kirkin E.
Menezes J.
6-27-65
Bonzi B.
Musetti L.[6]
6-16-4
Rinderknech A.
Nakashima B.
6-776-16-4
R32
Rinderknech A.
Gunneswaran P.[5]
6-43-2
Bagnis F.[4]
Zhang Z.
6-46-1
Safwat M.
Seyboth Wild T.[2]
6-46-1
Gaio F.
Clarke J.
6-37-5
Griekspoor T.
Rosol L.
6-47-63
Soeda G.[8]
Tabilo A.
6-36-3
Hoang A.[3]
Gomez E.
6-736-26-4
Giustino L.
Giannessi A.
7-57-65
Musetti L.[6]
Petrovic D.
6-47-66
Nakashima B.
Ilkel C.
3-66-46-3
Huesler M.
Istomin D.
2-66-26-4
Kovalik J.[7]
Celikbilek A.
7-52-66-4
Taberner C.
Zapata Miralles B.
6-46-2
Kirkin E.
Lorenzi P.
6-46-2
Menezes J.
Galan D.[1]
7-656-3
Bonzi B.
Rola B.
6-42-1