Giulio Zeppieri vs Jozef Kovalik — Madrid Masters Qualifying Round 1

Madrid Masters · ATP · Qualifying Round 1
Giulio Zeppieri
ITA19
Giulio Zeppieri
#218ATP
1622ELO
1566Clay ELO
$70kYTD
$1.4MCAREER
24 yrs · 183 cm · Left-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLWLLWLLW
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 24 April 2023
clay
Jozef Kovalik
SVK
Jozef Kovalik
#886ATP
1473ELO
1466Clay ELO
33 yrs · 183 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLLWWLWLW
Zeppieri G.
6-4 4-6 6-4
Kovalik J.
Zeppieri G.
6462
Kovalik J.
4641

Giulio Zeppieri defeated Jozef Kovalik 6-4 4-6 6-4 in the Madrid Masters qualifying round 1 on clay.

Key context

  • Match story: Giulio Zeppieri edged a tight contest from start to finish — 6–4 4–6 6–4.

Head to head

No previous meetings on record.

Serve vs return

This season
Zeppieri G.serving82% hold

wins 64% of points on serve vs Kovalik J.

Kovalik J.serving78% hold

wins 62% of points on serve vs Zeppieri G.

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
Zeppieri G.Kovalik J.
1st serve in·Even
62%
60%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
74%
69%
2nd serve points won·Even
52%
52%
Service points won·Even
66%
62%
Return points won·Even
36%
38%
Break points saved·Slight edge
65%
56%
Aces / match·Dominant
7.0
3.0
Double faults / match·Slight edge
2.3
2.7

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (179 vs 152). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Zeppieri G.Kovalik J.
Clutch Rating·Clear edge
55
31
Break points saved·Clear edge
95
83
Break points won·Clear edge
39
18
Deciding sets·Dominant
68
42
Tiebreaks·Clear edge
43
25

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

Umpiry Score

Pre-match
Zeppieri G.
6.6
Marginal edgeUmpiry Score
Kovalik J.
6.1
Even matchUmpiry Score
Form & Matchup
6.3+100 Clay Elo edge
Surface ELO
3.7Clay Elo 1466
6.9Overall Elo 1622
ELO gap
3.1Overall Elo 1473
5.0No prior meetings
H2H
5.0
3.9
Surface form
5.6
0.0Lost last 3
Win streak
0.0
Fatigue & Travel
8.8
Minutes 14d
4.8
7.0
3-set count
0.0
Prev. match
7.0
Context
5.0
Defending pts
5.0

The Umpiry Score combines match-context factors — matchup, form, fatigue, travel and motivation — into a single 0–10 score, updated daily. Read how it works.

Freshness

Recent load
Zeppieri G.Kovalik J.
Freshness·
—
92

Kovalik J.: 9 days rest · 1 match (14d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-slowfavours grinders
SlowFast
Weather
19°CMainly clear
Wind 4 km/hHumidity 48%
Q2
Cecchinato M.[2]
Zeppieri G.[19]
7-656-4
Gojo B.[11]
Piros Z.[23]
7-666-2
Shevchenko A.[6]
Cerundolo J.[18]
7-656-4
Rodionov J.[15]
Altmaier D.[4]
6-46-3
Karatsev A.[22]
Struff J.[1]
6-46-2
Safiullin R.[9]
Ofner S.[16]
6-47-64
Vavassori A.
Meligeni Alves F.
6-37-612
Arnaldi M.[8]
Fils A.[17]
3-66-36-2
Grenier H.[21]
Rincon D.
6-36-746-2
Hanfmann Y.[12]
Cazaux A.
6-26-4
Watanuki Y.[13]
Kotov P.[10]
6-776-37-63
Paire B.
Uchida K.
3-66-36-4
Q1
Paire B.
Passaro F.[20]
3-67-646-2
Struff J.[1]
Nardi L.
7-56-4
Altmaier D.[4]
Balazs A.
6-16-1
Safiullin R.[9]
Sousa J.
6-26-2
Kotov P.[10]
Coppejans K.
6-43-67-66
Shevchenko A.[6]
Bellier A.
7-687-64
Fils A.[17]
Bennani R.
6-26-2
Watanuki Y.[13]
Delbonis F.
6-47-65
Ofner S.[16]
Ymer E.
6-36-1
Cerundolo J.[18]
Tseng C.
6-36-4
Vavassori A.
Virtanen O.[14]
6-16-756-2
Meligeni Alves F.
Van Assche L.[3]
6-37-64
Piros Z.[23]
Andujar P.
3-66-16-2
Zeppieri G.[19]
Kovalik J.
6-44-66-4
Karatsev A.[22]
Brancaccio R.
6-46-0
Arnaldi M.[8]
Misolic F.
6-16-4
Cecchinato M.[2]
Skatov T.
3-66-26-3
Gojo B.[11]
Choinski J.
6-36-2
Hanfmann Y.[12]
Marterer M.
6-26-4
Grenier H.[21]
Klein L.
6-766-36-4
Rodionov J.[15]
Lokoli L.
2-66-26-4
Rincon D.
Daniel T.[7]
6-15-76-2
Cazaux A.
Martinez P.[24]
4-66-27-66
Uchida K.
Muller A.[5]
6-47-61