Jozef Kovalik shocks Antoni Munar Clar in the 1st round of the Generali Open – KITZBUHEL RESULTS

GENERALI OPEN - KITZBUHEL DRAW AND RESULTS. Kovalik surprises Antoni Munar Clar to play Jiri Vesely in the 2nd round

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Luke Meyer
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Prediction and head to head Jozef Kovalik vs. Jaume Antoni Munar Clar

Jozef Kovalik surprises Jaume Antoni Munar Clar 6-4 6-4 in the 1st round in Kitzbuhel on Monday. Kovalik will face off with Jiri Vesely in the 2nd round. The match lasted 1 hour and 55 minutes. This run will match his best achievement in this competition. Here you can see his history at this event.

Kovalik
Kitzbuhel
Kovalik's Record

Stats: aces, double faults, breaks, winners

Kovalik
Clar
Jozef Kovalik
6-4 6-4
1h:55
Jaume Antoni Munar Clar
76
76
Total points
64
64
27
27
Winners
20
20
36%
36%
Ratio Winners
31%
31%
-- Serve --
1
1
Aces
2
2
1
1
Double Faults
7
7
50%
50%
1st in
55%
55%
64%
64%
1st won
65%
65%
27/42
27/42
1st won
20/31
20/31
55%
55%
2nd won
40%
40%
23/42
23/42
2nd won
10/25
10/25
-- Break Points --
4/5
4/5
Total
2/21
2/21
80%
80%
Won
10%
10%
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At the end of the match, the Slovakian scored 76 points vs. Antoni Munar Clar’s 64.

Kovalik

Jozef was sharp when converting 80% of the break points that he procured (4/5).

Antoni Munar Clar

On the other side, the Spaniard was far from perfect in converting his break points (only 10% – 2/21). That was one of the key issues for his defeat.

After this encounter, the head to head between Kovalik and Antoni Munar Clar is 2-2.

Draw and next match H2H: Jozef Kovalik vs. Jiri Vesely – stats

Kovalik will take on Vesely in the 2nd round.

This will be the 2nd time that Jozef Kovalik and Jiri Vesely face off. The head to head is 1-0 for Vesely (see full H2H stats), 1-0 on clay.

Jozef Kovalik Draw info

Live score progression and stats

Kovalik started the set strong after breaking Jaume Antoni Munar Clar in the 1st game (1-0). That break was the key for the Slovakian to win the set (6-4) as there were no other breaks.

Kovalik was clinical in converting the only break point that he conquered in the 1st game (0-0 15-40). On the other side, the Spaniard was unable to convert any of his 11 break points. He had 11 break points opportunities in the 3rd (1-2 30-40), the 6th (2-3 0-40, 15-40, 30-40, 40-A, 40-A, 40-A, 40-A and 40-A) and the 8th game (3-4 15-40 and 30-40).

They played 71 points. The set was a huge battle since finally Kovalik won just 3 points more than the Spaniard (37-34). The Slovakian conceded 17 points on serve (29-17). On the other side, Antoni Munar Clar conceded 8 points on serve (17-8).

Vesely commenced this set in the best possible way after breaking Jaume Antoni Munar Clar in the 2nd game (2-0). However, Jozef found the way to come back to break Antoni Munar Clar 3 times in the 3rd (1-2), in the 7th (3-4) and in the 9th (5-4) game before winning the set (6-4).

Antoni Munar Clar had no answers in the last 5 games of the set when the score went from 1-4 to 6-4.

The Slovakian converted 75% of his break points (3/4). He had 4 break points opportunities in the 3rd (0-2 0-40 and 15-40), the 7th (2-4 40-A) and the 9th game (4-4 0-40). Moreover, on the other side, the Spaniard converted 22% of his break points (2/9). He had his opportunities in the 2nd (1-0 0-40, 15-40 and 30-40), the 3rd (2-1 15-40, 30-40 and 40-A), the 8th (4-3 30-40) and the 10th game (4-5 15-40 and 30-40).

They contested 67 points. The Slovakian was the winner of the set after clinching 9 more points than Jaume (38-29). Kovalik lost 16 points on serve (20-16). In addition, on the other side, Jaume conceded 18 points on serve (13-18).

 

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