Frances Tiafoe vs Jozef Kovalik — Rome Masters Qualifying Round 1
Rome Masters · CHALLENGER · Qualifying Round 1
#17ATP
1918ELO
1827Clay ELO
$1.9MYTD
$18MCAREER
28 yrs · 188 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWWWWWWLW
0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 10 May 2021
clay
#886ATP
1473ELO
1466Clay ELO
33 yrs · 183 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLLWWLWLW
Tiafoe F.6-2 7-5
Kovalik J.
Tiafoe F.
672
Kovalik J.
25–
Frances Tiafoe defeated Jozef Kovalik 6-2 7-5 in the Rome Masters qualifying round 1 on clay. The result followed the form book — Frances Tiafoe came in ranked #17, leading the head-to-head 1–0. Frances Tiafoe extended the head-to-head to 2–0.
Key context
- Match story: Frances Tiafoe closed it out in two sets, 6–2 7–5.
Head to head
1–0| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-05-10 | Rome Masters | Q1 | clay | Frances Tiafoe | 6-2 7-5 |
Serve vs return
This seasonEven 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 season1st serve in·Even
59%
61%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
75%
68%
2nd serve points won·Even
53%
53%
Service points won·Even
66%
62%
Return points won·Even
36%
39%
Break points saved·Slight edge
64%
57%
Aces / match·Dominant
8.0
2.9
Double faults / match·Even
2.3
2.4
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Clutch
Under pressureClutch Rating·Dominant
83
31
Break points saved·Clear edge
99
83
Break points won·Dominant
57
18
Deciding sets·Dominant
92
42
Tiebreaks·Dominant
98
25
Performance in the biggest moments — break points, deciding sets and tiebreaks (0–100, higher is better). About
Freshness
Recent loadFreshness·Slight edge
82
92
Tiafoe F.: 10 days rest · 3 matches (14d) · Kovalik J.: 9 days rest · 1 match (14d). Higher means fresher. About
Conditions
Court speed
Slowlow bounce, long rallies
SlowFast
Draw — qualifying
Q2
Davidovich Fokina A.
Moutet C.
6-47-65
Norrie C.
Cecchinato M.
6-42-66-4
Paul T.
Monteiro T.
7-54-67-64
Majchrzak K.
Nishioka Y.
6-36-1
Carballes Baena R.
Brancaccio R.
7-56-4
Delbonis F.
Tiafoe F.
5-76-44-2
Dellien H.
Bedene A.
6-26-1
Q1
Carballes Baena R.
Sandgren T.
7-56-3
Moutet C.
Pellegrino A.
7-656-2
Bedene A.
Moroni G.
6-23-66-4
Dellien H.
Munar J.
6-46-1
Paul T.
Londero J.
7-656-3
Monteiro T.
Kukushkin M.
7-637-61
Nishioka Y.
Barrere G.
6-47-61
Delbonis F.
Giron M.
6-36-3
Tiafoe F.
Kovalik J.
6-27-5
Brancaccio R.
Gaio F.
3-66-46-4
Davidovich Fokina A.
Cobolli F.
6-22-0
Majchrzak K.
Popyrin A.
7-666-746-3
Norrie C.
Cuevas P.
6-16-3
Cecchinato M.
Gerasimov E.
6-746-26-3