Vaclav Safranek vs Jozef Kovalik — Rome CH Round of 16
Rome CH · CHALLENGER · Round of 16
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 7 May 2018 ·
clay
SVK7#860ATP
1473ELO
1466Clay ELO
33 yrs · 183 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLLWWLLLW
Safranek V.7-6 5-7 6-3
Kovalik J.
Safranek V.
7562
Kovalik J.
6731
Vaclav Safranek defeated Jozef Kovalik 7-6 5-7 6-3 in the Rome CH round of 16 on clay. The upset overturned the form book — Jozef Kovalik came in defending last year's round of 32.
Key context
- Match story: Vaclav Safranek closed it out in three sets, 7–6 5–7 6–3.
Head to head
No previous meetings on record.
Statistics
This season1st serve in·Even
64%
61%
1st serve points won·Even
65%
68%
2nd serve points won·Slight edge
48%
53%
Service points won·Even
59%
62%
Return points won·Even
38%
39%
Break points saved·Even
58%
58%
Aces / match·Even
2.9
2.9
Double faults / match·Slight edge
1.8
2.5
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (147 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Conditions
Court speed
Slowlow bounce, long rallies
SlowFast