Jozef Kovalik vs Tomas Barrios Vera — Cordoba Round of 16
Cordoba · ATP · Round of 16
#860ATP
1473ELO
1466Clay ELO
33 yrs · 183 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLLWWLLLW
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 22 February 2021 ·
clay
#147ATP
1615ELO
1589Clay ELO
$207kYTD
$1.6MCAREER
28 yrs · 191 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLLLLWWLL
Kovalik J.4-6 6-2 6-3
Barrios Vera T.
Kovalik J.
4662
Barrios Vera T.
6231
Jozef Kovalik defeated Tomas Barrios Vera 4-6 6-2 6-3 in the Cordoba round of 16 on clay. The upset overturned the form book — Tomas Barrios Vera came in ranked #147, leading the head-to-head 4–0, but Jozef Kovalik had been the form player, winning 1 of their last 4 on clay. Jozef Kovalik claimed a first win over Tomas Barrios Vera in five meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 4–1.
Key context
- Match story: Jozef Kovalik dropped the opening set before beating Tomas Barrios Vera 4–6 6–2 6–3.
Head to head
0–4| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-05-29 | Roland Garros | Q1 | clay | Tomas Barrios Vera | 6-3 7-5 |
| 2023-05-23 | Roland Garros | Q128 | clay | Tomas Barrios Vera | 6-3 7-5 |
| 2022-05-23 | Roland Garros | Q1 | clay | Tomas Barrios Vera | 4-6 6-4 6-4 |
| 2022-05-17 | Roland Garros | Q128 | clay | Tomas Barrios Vera | 4-6 6-4 6-4 |
Statistics
This season1st serve in·Even
61%
65%
1st serve points won·Even
68%
67%
2nd serve points won·Even
53%
51%
Service points won·Even
62%
61%
Return points won·Even
39%
40%
Break points saved·Even
58%
59%
Aces / match·Even
2.9
2.7
Double faults / match·Slight edge
2.5
1.9
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Clutch
Under pressureClutch Rating·Clear edge
0
16
Break points saved·Clear edge
59
72
Break points won·Slight edge
5
10
Deciding sets·Slight edge
12
5
Tiebreaks·Dominant
9
89
Performance in the biggest moments — break points, deciding sets and tiebreaks (0–100, higher is better). About
Freshness
Recent loadFreshness·
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90
Barrios Vera T.: 3 days rest · 1 match, 21 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About
Conditions
Court speed
Medium-slowfavours grinders
SlowFast