Jozef Kovalik vs Gerald Melzer — Us Open Qualifying Round 1

Us Open · CHALLENGER · Qualifying Round 1
Jozef Kovalik
SVK
Jozef Kovalik
#780ATP
1473ELO
1421Hard ELO
33 yrs · 183 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 29 August 2022
hard
AUT
Gerald Melzer
35 yrs · 188 cm · Left-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Kovalik J.
7-5 6-2
Melzer G.
Kovalik J.
762
Melzer G.
52–

Jozef Kovalik defeated Gerald Melzer 7-5 6-2 in the Us Open qualifying round 1 on hard.

Key context

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

Head to head

No previous meetings on record.

Serve vs return

This season
Kovalik J.serving78% hold

wins 62% of points on serve vs Melzer G.

Melzer G.serving76% hold

wins 61% 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.Melzer G.
1st serve in·Even
61%
59%
1st serve points won·Even
68%
68%
2nd serve points won·Even
53%
51%
Service points won·Even
62%
61%
Return points won·Even
39%
39%
Break points saved·Even
57%
58%
Aces / match·Slight edge
2.9
3.9
Double faults / match·Slight edge
2.4
2.8

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 77). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Kovalik J.Melzer G.
Clutch Rating·Even
31
34
Break points saved·Slight edge
83
77
Break points won·Even
18
20
Deciding sets·Slight edge
42
53
Tiebreaks·Even
26
29

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

Freshness

Recent load
Kovalik J.Melzer G.
Freshness·
85
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Kovalik J.: 5 days rest · 1 match, 36 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-fastrewards aggression
SlowFast

Draw — qualifying

Q3
Wu Y.
Moutet C.
7-656-2
Jarry N.
Novak D.
6-36-3
Marterer M.
Bonadio R.
6-46-3
Holt B.
Kuzmanov D.
6-43-66-3
Gombos N.
Grenier H.
6-43-66-3
Kotov P.
Verdasco F.
6-17-63
Ritschard A.
Agamenone F.
6-22-66-4
Zhang Z.
Bergs Z.
6-26-4
Bagnis F.
Seppi A.
7-56-2
Borges N.
Maestrelli F.
3-67-647-68
Machac T.
Cobolli F.
7-675-76-1
Eubanks C.
Brancaccio R.
4-66-16-4
Delbonis F.
De Jong J.
6-746-16-4
Brouwer G.
Jubb P.
7-633-66-2
Galan D.
Arnaldi M.
6-47-61
Couacaud E.
Blancaneaux G.
7-56-0
Q2
Kuzmanov D.
Broady L.
4-66-16-4
Marterer M.
Taberner C.
6-33-67-66
Bonadio R.
Gojo B.
4-67-6116-2
Jarry N.
Fratangelo B.
7-644-66-3
Novak D.
Svrcina D.
6-36-4
Bagnis F.
Uchida K.
6-26-3
Seppi A.
Pospisil V.
3-66-27-5
Bergs Z.
Bhambri Y.
6-36-2
Zhang Z.
Collarini A.
6-27-5
Agamenone F.
Marcora R.
7-632-66-1
Ritschard A.
Svajda Z.
6-45-76-1
Moutet C.
Misolic F.
6-26-4
Wu Y.
Travaglia S.
6-747-646-3
Blancaneaux G.
Lestienne C.
6-46-746-3
Couacaud E.
Struff J.
4-67-636-2
Galan D.
Purcell M.
7-666-4
Arnaldi M.
Simon G.
6-13-66-4
Jubb P.
Sousa P.
4-66-17-5
Brouwer G.
Mena F.
7-56-1
De Jong J.
Celikbilek A.
6-27-5
Delbonis F.
Quinn E.
5-76-26-1
Eubanks C.
Barrere G.
7-666-727-64
Brancaccio R.
Moraing M.
7-5
Cobolli F.
Kuzuhara B.
6-36-1
Machac T.
Kovalik J.
7-666-3
Borges N.
Nanda G.
6-46-4
Kotov P.
Ofner S.
6-36-4
Verdasco F.
Kukushkin M.
7-646-3
Gombos N.
Popko D.
6-44-66-2
Grenier H.
Passaro F.
7-6126-1
Holt B.
Gomez E.
2-66-36-2
Maestrelli F.
Masur D.
6-36-4
Q1
Brancaccio R.
Koepfer D.
7-646-4
Novak D.
Kovacevic A.
7-666-1
Svrcina D.
Lokoli L.
1-66-46-2
Fratangelo B.
Torres J.
7-643-67-64
Jarry N.
Diaz Acosta F.
3-66-36-4
Gojo B.
Stricker D.
6-737-636-3
Bonadio R.
Forejtek J.
6-44-66-3
Marterer M.
Dutra Da Silva D.
7-56-746-2
Taberner C.
Tirante T.
6-46-2
Broady L.
Cassone M.
3-67-636-1
Kuzmanov D.
Nardi L.
4-67-656-4
Holt B.
Muller A.
3-66-47-65
Gomez E.
Krueger M.
7-666-4
Grenier H.
Zeppieri G.
1-66-36-4
Passaro F.
Polmans M.
6-47-62
Popko D.
Pellegrino A.
4-67-636-2
Gombos N.
Clarke J.
6-46-4
Verdasco F.
Mager G.
7-656-3
Kukushkin M.
Kicker N.
6-36-744-0
Ofner S.
Hanfmann Y.
7-675-76-4
Kotov P.
Meligeni Alves F.
7-56-3
Wu Y.
Berankis R.
6-46-3
Travaglia S.
Geerts M.
6-36-4
Misolic F.
Damm M.
6-737-666-3
Moutet C.
Serdarusic N.
6-46-2
Ritschard A.
Furness E.
6-16-2
Marcora R.
Olivieri G.
6-46-1
Agamenone F.
Comesana F.
4-66-36-1
Zhang Z.
Trungelliti M.
6-46-4
Collarini A.
Moroni G.
7-646-4
Bergs Z.
Olivo R.
6-26-4
Bhambri Y.
Albot R.
7-646-4
Pospisil V.
Nagal S.
7-626-4
Seppi A.
Horansky F.
6-45-76-2
Struff J.
Klahn B.
6-44-66-2
Uchida K.
Sela D.
6-36-3
Bagnis F.
Wu T.
4-66-16-4
Couacaud E.
Pucinelli De Almeida M.
6-36-2
Blancaneaux G.
Crawford O.
6-36-4
Lestienne C.
Vavassori A.
6-36-1
Masur D.
Ymer E.
7-642-67-66
Maestrelli F.
Guinard M.
7-56-4
Nanda G.
Arnaboldi A.
4-67-56-3
Borges N.
Rybakov A.
6-747-643-0
Machac T.
Kolar Z.
7-54-66-1
Kovalik J.
Melzer G.
7-56-2
Kuzuhara B.
Ramanathan R.
6-37-5
Cobolli F.
Safiullin R.
6-46-4
Moraing M.
Ficovich J.
6-36-1
Eubanks C.
Rodriguez Taverna S.
6-46-4
Barrere G.
Varillas J.
6-26-2
Delbonis F.
Piros Z.
7-6106-0
Quinn E.
Escobedo E.
5-76-46-4
De Jong J.
Escoffier A.
7-646-1
Celikbilek A.
Ugo Carabelli C.
7-56-3
Mena F.
Shevchenko A.
6-47-5
Brouwer G.
Elias G.
7-646-2
Jubb P.
Bellier A.
5-76-46-4
Sousa P.
Laaksonen H.
7-56-2
Arnaldi M.
Peniston R.
6-22-66-2
Simon G.
Mmoh M.
2-67-56-1
Purcell M.
Milojevic N.
6-06-4
Galan D.
Darderi L.
6-36-2
Svajda Z.
Vukic A.
7-56-4