Marton Fucsovics vs Jozef KovalikDubai Qualifying Round 1

Dubai · CHALLENGER · Qualifying Round 1
#78ATP
1756ELO
1719Hard ELO
$550kYTD
$8.7MCAREER
34 yrs · 188 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWLLWLLLL
0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 24 February 2025
hard
#886ATP
1473ELO
1421Hard ELO
33 yrs · 183 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Fucsovics M.
6-0 6-1
Kovalik J.
Fucsovics M.
662
Kovalik J.
01

Marton Fucsovics defeated Jozef Kovalik 6-0 6-1 in the Dubai qualifying round 1 on hard. The result followed the form book — Marton Fucsovics came in ranked #78, leading the head-to-head 2–1. Marton Fucsovics extended the head-to-head to 3–1.

Key context

Head to head

21
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2025-02-24DubaiQ1hardMarton Fucsovics6-0 6-1
2017-02-03Davis Cup G1 R2: SVK vs HUNRRhardMarton Fucsovics6-2 6-7(4) 6-3 6-4
2016-07-15Davis Cup G1 R2: HUN vs SVKRRclayJozef Kovalik6-7(5) 6-4 7-6(5) 6-1

Serve vs return

This season
Fucsovics M.serving83% hold

wins 65% of points on serve vs Kovalik J.

Kovalik J.serving76% hold

wins 61% of points on serve vs Fucsovics M.

Serve advantage — Fucsovics M.

Each player's serve crossed against the other's return, converted to expected hold of serve. Recent completed matches, ATP, WTA & Challenger. About

Serve & return on hard

Fucsovics M.Kovalik J.
23
Serve
72
Return

Per-surface Serve / Return Rating (0–100, percentile within the hard field, opponent-adjusted over 52 weeks). About

Statistics

This season
1st serve in·Even
61%
57%
1st serve points won·Even
73%
69%
2nd serve points won·Even
52%
50%
Service points won·Even
65%
61%
Return points won·Even
39%
39%
Break points saved·Even
57%
55%
Aces / match·Even
3.9
3.4
Double faults / match·Slight edge
2.8
3.4

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (69 vs 36). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Clutch Rating·Dominant
73
31
Break points saved·Clear edge
97
83
Break points won·Dominant
65
18
Deciding sets·Dominant
87
42
Tiebreaks·Clear edge
47
25

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

Freshness

Recent load
Freshness·Even
92
92

Fucsovics M.: 11 days rest · 2 matches (14d) · Kovalik J.: 9 days rest · 1 match (14d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Fastbig serves, short points
SlowFast