Jozef Kovalik and Hernan Casanova will fight against each other in the qualifications of the Argentina Open for the 1st time in their career. They are scheduled to play on Sunday at 11:30 am on COURT GUILLERMO VILAS. Here you can find the head to head analysis and the prediction.
Prediction, odds and live streaming
The pick for Tennis Tonic is Jozef Kovalik who should win in 2 sets.
As per the initial odds, Jozef Kovalik is the pick to win this match.
Jozef Kovalik -> 1.16
Hernan Casanova -> 5.00
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Prediction and head to head Jozef Kovalik vs. Hernan Casanova
There is no head to head record between Jozef Kovalik and Hernan Casanova since this will be the first time that they will fight against each other in the main tour.
Jozef Kovalik
Ranked no. 130, the Slovakian reached the qualifications after beating Mario Vilella Martinez 3-6 6-0 6-4.
In the qualifications against Vilella Martinez, The Slovakian recovered from a 1-set down deficit before winning (3-6 6-0 6-4). During the match Kovalik scored 94 points vs Vilella Martinez’s 80. Kovalik was extremely aggressive to blast 36 winners.
Talking about serving, Kovalik blasted 2 aces and he committed only 2 double faults. Jozef Kovalik lost the serve 3 times and he saved 6 break points. Furthermore, Kovalik put 59% of his first serves in, winning 68% (36/53) of the points behind his 1st serve and 49% (18/37) on the 2nd serve. Kovalik broke Vilella Martinez 6 times after converting 46% of his break points (6/13).
Kovalik has a favorable win-loss record in the last 10 years having won 59% of his matches (895-617). 1-0 on clay in 2020. In connection with his performance on the same surface of this competition, Kovalik has a 200-171 record in the last 10 years on clay.
Kovalik has a 3-2 win-loss record in 2020, 1-0 on clay (See FULL STATS).
Last year in Buenos Aires
The Slovakian didn’t compete in Buenos Aires in 2019.
Hernan Casanova
Ranked no. 359, the Argentine reached the qualifications after beating Alejandro Davidovich Fokina 6-4 6-2.
In the qualifications, The Argentine had a good straight sets win against Fokina (6-4 6-2). During the match Casanova scored 67 points vs Fokina’s 51. Casanova was extremely aggressive to blast 24 winners.
Talking about serving, Casanova couldn’t to score even 1 ace for the entire match and he committed only 1 double fault for the entire match. Overall, Hernan Casanova was extremely effective on serve to win 71% (24/34) of his 1st serve and 53% (9/17) on the second serve. However, this didn’t prevent his to concede the serve twice. Casanova broke Fokina 5 times after converting 45% of his break points (5/11).
Casanova has a negative record in the last 5 years having won 37% of his matches (35-60). 3-1 on clay in 2020. Talking about his performance on the same surface of this tournament, Casanova has a 14-25 win-loss record in the last 5 years on clay.
The Argentine has a 3-1 win-loss record in 2020, 3-1 on clay (See FULL STATS).
Last year in Buenos Aires
Hernan had to surrender in the 2nd round 7-5 6-2 to Jose Hernandez-Fernandez.
Live score
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H2H Performance in the tournament
Matches, sets, games and points
| Points | Kovalik | Casanova |
|---|---|---|
| Match played | 1 | 1 |
| Tot Set | 3 | 2 |
| Tot Games | 25 | 18 |
| Pts | 94-80 | 67-51 |
| Total Points | 174 | 118 |
| Winners | 36 | 24 |
| %Winners | 38% | 36% |
Both Kovalik and Casanova played 1 matche. Also both players started their run from the qualifications.At the moment, Jozef Kovalik dropped 1 set while Hernan Casanova hasn’t dropped a set so far. Kovalik has played 1 sets more than Casanova (3 vs 2). Therefore, Kovalik played 7 games more than Casanova. The Slovakian scored 36 winners (38% on total points). On the other side, The Argentine blasted 24 winners (36%).
Serve Performance
| Serve | Kovalik | Casanova |
|---|---|---|
| Aces | 2 | 0 |
| Avg per match | 2 | 0 |
| 1st in | 53/90 | 34/51 |
| %1st in | 59% | 67% |
| 1st pts | 36/53 | 24/34 |
| %1st pts | 68% | 71% |
| 2nd pts | 18/37 | 9/17 |
| %2nd pts | 49% | 53% |
Kovalik blasted 2 aces . Casanova didn’t manage to fire a single ace to far. Kovalik won 68% points on his first serve. He had a solid display on his second serve to win 49% of the points. On the other side, Casanova won 71% points behind his first serve. He had a solid display on his second serve to win 53% of the points.
How they played the important points
| Breaks | Kovalik | Casanova |
|---|---|---|
| Won | 6 | 5 |
| Converted | 6/13 | 5/11 |
| % Converted | 46% | 45% |
| Conceded | 9 | 5 |
| Saved | 6 | 3 |
| % Saved | 67% | 60% |
| Times Broken | 3 | 2 |
Kovalik broke his opponent 6 times with 46% conversion rate. Jozef conceded his serve 3 times and he saved 67% of the break points that he conceded. Hernan broke his opponent 5 times with 45% conversion rate. Hernan conceded his serve twice and he saved 60% of the break points that he conceded.
| Kovalik | |||
| Q1 Vilella Martinez |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 3-6 6-0 6-4 | ||
| Tot Set | 3 | 3 | |
| Tot Games | 25 | 25 | |
| pts | 94-80 | 94-80 | |
| Total points | 174 | 174 | |
| Winners | 36 | 36 | |
| %Winners | 38% | 38% | |
| SERVE | |||
| Aces | 2 | 2 | |
| Double Faults | 2 | 2 | |
| 1st in | 53/90 | 53/90 | |
| % 1st in | 59% | 59% | |
| 1st pts | 36/53 | 36/53 | |
| % 1st pts | 68% | 68% | |
| 2nd pts | 18/37 | 18/37 | |
| % 2nd pts | 49% | 49% | |
| Breaks | |||
| Won | 6 | 6 | |
| Converted | 6/13 | 6/13 | |
| Converted % | 46% | 46% | |
| Conceded | 9 | 9 | |
| Saved | 6/9 | 6 | |
| Saved % | 67% | 67% | |
| Times Broken | 3 | 200 | |
| Casanova | |||
| Q1 Fokina |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-4 6-2 | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 2 | |
| Tot Games | 18 | 18 | |
| pts | 67-51 | 67-51 | |
| Total points | 118 | 118 | |
| Winners | 24 | 24 | |
| %Winners | 36% | 36% | |
| SERVE | |||
| Aces | 0 | 0 | |
| Double Faults | 1 | 1 | |
| 1st in | 34/51 | 34/51 | |
| % 1st in | 67% | 67% | |
| 1st pts | 24/34 | 24/34 | |
| % 1st pts | 71% | 71% | |
| 2nd pts | 9/17 | 9/17 | |
| % 2nd pts | 53% | 53% | |
| Breaks | |||
| Won | 5 | 5 | |
| Converted | 5/11 | 5/11 | |
| Converted % | 45% | 45% | |
| Conceded | 5 | 5 | |
| Saved | 3/5 | 3 | |
| Saved % | 60% | 60% | |
| Times Broken | 2 | 100 | |
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