Jozef Kovalik vs Alessandro GiannessiBarcelona CH Semi-final

Barcelona CH · CHALLENGER · Semi-final
#860ATP
1473ELO
1466Clay ELO
33 yrs · 183 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLLWWLLLW
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 30 September 2019 ·
clay
36 yrs · 185 cm · Left-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWLLLLWLW
Kovalik J.
6-3 7-6
Giannessi A.
Kovalik J.
672
Giannessi A.
360

Jozef Kovalik defeated Alessandro Giannessi 6-3 7-6 in the Barcelona CH semi-final on clay. The upset overturned the form book — Alessandro Giannessi came in defending last year's quarter-final, but Jozef Kovalik had been the form player, winning 4 of their last 9 on clay.

Key context

  • Match story: Jozef Kovalik closed it out in two sets, 6–3 7–6.

Head to head

No previous meetings on record.

Statistics

This season
1st serve in·Even
61%
65%
1st serve points won·Even
68%
64%
2nd serve points won·Even
53%
49%
Service points won·Even
62%
59%
Return points won·Even
39%
39%
Break points saved·Even
58%
58%
Aces / match·Even
2.9
2.4
Double faults / match·Slight edge
2.5
3.0

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Clutch Rating·Even
0
0
Break points saved·Dominant
59
34
Break points won·Slight edge
5
12
Deciding sets·Dominant
12
37
Tiebreaks·Even
9
7

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

Draw