Abedallah Shelbayh vs Jozef Kovalik — Manama CH Round of 32

Manama CH · CHALLENGER · Round of 32
JOR
Abedallah Shelbayh
1442ELO
1448Hard ELO
22 yrs · 180 cm · Left-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLWLWWLWW
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 12 February 2024
hard
Jozef Kovalik
SVK
Jozef Kovalik
#886ATP
1473ELO
1421Hard ELO
33 yrs · 183 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLLWWLWLW
Shelbayh A.
7-6 6-3
Kovalik J.
Shelbayh A.
7762
Kovalik J.
6430

Abedallah Shelbayh defeated Jozef Kovalik 7-6 6-3 in the Manama CH round of 32 on hard. The result followed the form book — Abedallah Shelbayh came in defending last year's final.

Key context

Head to head

No previous meetings on record.

Serve vs return

This season
Shelbayh A.serving74% hold

wins 60% of points on serve vs Kovalik J.

Kovalik J.serving78% hold

wins 62% of points on serve vs Shelbayh A.

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
Shelbayh A.Kovalik J.
1st serve in·Even
59%
58%
1st serve points won·Even
67%
69%
2nd serve points won·Even
49%
52%
Service points won·Even
60%
62%
Return points won·Even
39%
39%
Break points saved·Even
60%
56%
Aces / match·Even
3.2
3.3
Double faults / match·Slight edge
3.6
3.0

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (153 vs 95). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Shelbayh A.Kovalik J.
Clutch Rating·Slight edge
36
31
Break points saved·Slight edge
74
83
Break points won·Clear edge
31
18
Deciding sets·Clear edge
54
42
Tiebreaks·Even
22
25

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

Umpiry Score

Pre-match
Shelbayh A.
6.5
Marginal edgeUmpiry Score
Kovalik J.
4.9
Heavy underdogUmpiry Score
  • Extended break: 28 days (−0.3)
Form & Matchup
5.3+27 Hard Elo edge
Surface ELO
4.7Hard Elo 1421
4.6Overall Elo 1442
ELO gap
5.4Overall Elo 1473
5.0No prior meetings
H2H
5.0
6.0
Surface form
2.5
Fatigue & Travel
6.6
Minutes 14d
4.0
3-set count
8.0
Prev. match
7.0
7.0
Surface transition
6.0
Context
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
Shelbayh A.Kovalik J.
Freshness·Slight edge
100
92

Shelbayh A.: 20 days rest · Kovalik J.: 9 days rest · 1 match (14d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-fastrewards aggression
SlowFast
Final
Kukushkin M.
Gasquet R.[5]
7-656-4
Semi-finals
Gasquet R.[5]
Dzumhur D.[7]
6-37-64
Kukushkin M.
Mensik J.[4]
6-36-2
Quarter-finals
Mensik J.[4]
Trungelliti M.
6-32-1
Kukushkin M.
Shelbayh A.
6-46-4
Dzumhur D.[7]
Rincon D.
6-46-4
Gasquet R.[5]
Harris B.
5-76-16-2
R16
Mensik J.[4]
Fatic N.
6-16-4
Rincon D.
Lokoli L.
3-66-16-4
Harris B.
Elias G.
6-26-2
Gasquet R.[5]
Buldorini P.
7-56-3
Dzumhur D.[7]
Andreev A.
6-06-1
Trungelliti M.
Dougaz A.
7-56-757-5
Kukushkin M.
Ritschard A.
6-46-4
Shelbayh A.
Fognini F.[2]
3-67-656-0
R32
Rincon D.
Durasovic V.
6-41-67-5
Buldorini P.
Peniston R.
2-4
Harris B.
Oconnell C.[1]
7-660-0
Fatic N.
Oliveira G.
7-637-65
Trungelliti M.
Klein L.[6]
6-43-66-3
Mensik J.[4]
Basilashvili N.
6-36-4
Kukushkin M.
Svrcina D.
6-26-2
Lokoli L.
Kopriva V.[3]
6-16-4
Dzumhur D.[7]
Giannessi A.
6-36-1
Elias G.
Ilkel C.
3-66-17-66
Gasquet R.[5]
Huesler M.
6-36-4
Andreev A.
Virtanen O.
6-16-2
Dougaz A.
Molleker R.
6-36-1
Ritschard A.
Ymer E.[8]
6-26-4
Shelbayh A.
Kovalik J.
7-646-3
Fognini F.[2]
Qaed Y.
6-16-1