Gonzalo Villanueva vs Jozef Kovalik

Trieste · CHALLENGER · Qualifying Semi-final

ARG

Gonzalo Villanueva

#355ATP

1305ELO

1294Clay ELO

31 yrs · 175 cm · Right-handed

Last 10

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0 — 0

Sets

Live · Set 1

Sunday, 5 July 2026 · 10:10

clay

CENTER COURT · 1st on

SVK

Jozef Kovalik

#780ATP

1473ELO

1466Clay ELO

33 yrs · 183 cm · Right-handed

Last 10

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Villanueva G.

0-0

Kovalik J.

LiveSet 1

Villanueva G.

Kovalik J.

Serve vs return

This season

Villanueva G.serving67% hold

wins 57% of points on serve vs Kovalik J.

Kovalik J.serving63% hold

wins 55% of points on serve vs Villanueva G.

Baseline battle — serve is shaky, expect plenty of breaks

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

Key context

Fatigue load: Gonzalo Villanueva carries the heavier recent load — 3 three-setters to 0 in the past fortnight.
Surface form: Gonzalo Villanueva 6 of 9, Jozef Kovalik 5 of 9 on clay recently — Gonzalo Villanueva the sharper of late.

Clutch

Under pressure

Villanueva G.Kovalik J.

Clutch Rating·Clear edge

Break points saved·Dominant

Break points won·Slight edge

Deciding sets·Dominant

Tiebreaks·Clear edge

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

Conditions

Court speed

Slowlow bounce, long rallies

SlowFast

Weather

28°CClear

Wind 4 km/hHumidity 38%

Umpiry Score

Pre-match

Villanueva G.

6.2

Even matchUmpiry Score

Kovalik J.

6.4

Marginal edgeUmpiry Score

Form & Matchup

2.9Clay Elo 1294

Surface ELO

7.1+172 Clay Elo edge

2.9Overall Elo 1305

ELO gap

7.1Overall Elo 1473

5.0No prior meetings

H2H

5.0No prior meetings

6.97 of last 10 on clay

Surface form

4.35 of last 10 on clay

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Win streak

0.0Lost last 4

Fatigue & Travel

0.03 three-setters in 14 days

3-set count

Context

5.0Didn't play here last year

Defending pts

5.0Didn't play here last year

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.

Statistics

This season

Villanueva G.Kovalik J.

1st serve in·Slight edge

62%

53%

1st serve points won·Even

63%

61%

2nd serve points won·Slight edge

47%

52%

Service points won·Even

57%

Return points won·Slight edge

42%

34%

Break points saved·Even

52%

50%

Aces / match·Slight edge

2.0

1.0

Double faults / match·Dominant

2.1

4.0

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (21 vs 1). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Freshness

Recent load

Villanueva G.Kovalik J.

Freshness·

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Villanueva G.: 7 days rest · 1 match, 16 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About

Gonzalo Villanueva faces Jozef Kovalik in the Trieste qualifying semi-final on clay. Gonzalo Villanueva holds the paper edge — ranked #355. Recent clay form is closely matched.