Jozef Kovalik vs Gerald Melzer — US Open Qualifying Round of 128

US OpenQ128QualifyingHardWed 24 AugFinal

Jozef Kovalik defeated Gerald Melzer 7-5 6-2 in the US Open qualifying round of 128 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Gerald Melzer came in leading the head-to-head 1–0. Jozef Kovalik claimed a first win over Gerald Melzer in two meetings, levelling the head-to-head at 1–1.

Key context

  • Match story: Jozef Kovalik closed it out in two sets, 7–5 6–2.

How the match was decided

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Kovalik J. took it in straight sets.

Match statistics

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Common opponents

0 shared · last 12 months
No common opponents in the last 12 months. Surface form and ELO carry more weight here.

Head-to-head

2 meetings · level 1–1
11

Hard: Kovalik J. leads 1–0 · Clay: Melzer G. leads 1–0

Draw

Closing odds

Player context

Before the match
Kovalik J.Melzer G.1 692ELO1 7061 538Hard ELO1 5274–6Last 104–629Age32183 cmHeight188 cmRightPlaysLeft

Cite this

Jozef Kovalik beat Gerald Melzer 7-5 6-2. Umpiry, "Jozef Kovalik vs Gerald Melzer — US Open Qualifying Round of 128", https://umpiry.com/match/2022-08-24/kovalik-vs-melzer-us-open-q128?utm_source=cite (as of 24 August 2022).