Pablo Andujar and Jozef Kovalik will fight against each other in the quarter of the Prostejov Challenger for the 1st time in their career. They are scheduled to compete on Thursday at 1 pm on Center Court. Here the head to head stats and the relative prediction.
Prediction, odds and live streaming
The pick for Tennis Tonic is Pablo Andujar who should win in 3 sets.
As per the initial odds, Pablo Andujar is the pick to win this match.
Pablo Andujar -> 1.49
Jozef Kovalik -> 2.62
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Prediction and head to head Pablo Andujar vs. Jozef Kovalik
There is no head to head record between Pablo Andujar and Jozef Kovalik since this will be the first time that they will face off in the main tour.
Pablo Andujar
Ranked no. 56, the Spaniard got to the quarter after beating Zdenek Kolar 6-4 6-3 and Lorenzo Giustino 6-0 3-0 ret..
In the 2nd round, Andujar had a good straight sets win against Giustino (6-0 3-0 ret.). During the match Andujar scored 38 points vs Giustino’s 11. The Spaniard was quite aggressive to blast 10 winners.
Regarding the service games, Andujar scored just 1 ace during the match and he committed only 1 double fault. Pablo Andujar was exceptionally effective on serve to win 83% (10/12) of his 1st serve and 86% (6/7) on the second serve. This was the main reason for not conceding a single break during the match. Andujar broke Giustino 5 times after converting 71% of his break points (5/7).
Andujar has a weak win-loss record in the last 10 years having won only 47% of his matches (188-208). 4-3 on clay in 2020. . In connection with his performance on the same surface of this competition, Andujar has a 143-99 win-loss record in the last years on clay.
The Spaniard has a 6-9 win-loss record in 2020, 4-3 on clay (See FULL STATS).
Last year in the Prostejov Challenger
Andujar conquered the title last year in Prostejov Challenger after defeating Attila Balazs .
Jozef Kovalik
Ranked no. 123, the Slovakian reached the quarter after beating Hyeon Chung 7-65 6-2 and Cedrik-Marcel Stebe 6-1 2-6 6-2.
In the 2nd round, The Slovakian defeated Stebe (6-1 2-6 6-2). During the match Kovalik scored 79 points vs Stebe’s 71. Jozef was extremely aggressive to blast 24 winners.
Talking about serving, Kovalik blasted 2 aces and he committed only 4 double faults. Jozef Kovalik lost the serve 3 times and he saved 5 break points. Furthermore, Kovalik put 55% of his first serves in, winning 59% (24/41) of the points behind his 1st serve and 62% (21/34) on the 2nd serve. Kovalik broke Stebe 5 times after converting 50% of his break points (5/10).
Overall Performance in this tournament
The Slovakian has conceded 1 set in the tournament to win 54% of the points he played.
The Slovakian has a 9-8 win-loss record in 2020, 7-5 on clay (See FULL STATS).
Last year in the Prostejov Challenger
Jozef had to surrender in the 3rd round to Federico Gaio.
H2H Performance in the tournament
Matches, sets, games and points
| Points | Andujar | Kovalik |
|---|---|---|
| Match played | 1 | 2 |
| Tot Set | 2 | 5 |
| Tot Games | 19 | 44 |
| Pts | 77-57 | 154-129 |
| Total Points | 134 | 283 |
| Winners | 23 | 42 |
| %Winners | 30% | 27% |
Andujar played 1 match while Kovalik competed in 2 matches. At the moment, Jozef Kovalik lost 1 set while Pablo Andujar hasn’t dropped a set so far. Andujar has played 3 set(s) less than Kovalik (2 vs 5). Therefore, Andujar played 25 games less than Kovalik. Andujar scored 23 winners (30% of the total points). On the other side, Kovalik managed to score 42 winners (27%).
Serve Performance
| Serve | Andujar | Kovalik |
|---|---|---|
| Aces | 0 | 3 |
| Avg per match | 0 | 1.5 |
| 1st in | 32/55 | 65/144 |
| %1st in | 58% | 45% |
| 1st pts | 23/32 | 42/65 |
| %1st pts | 72% | 65% |
| 2nd pts | 13/23 | 40/79 |
| %2nd pts | 57% | 51% |
Andujar didn’t manage to fire a single ace to far. Kovalik blasted 3 aces (1.5 per match). Andujar won 72% points on his first serve. He had a solid display on his second serve to win 57% of the points. On the other side, Kovalik won 65% of the points on his first serve. He had a solid display on his second serve to win 51% of the points.
How they played the important points
| Breaks | Andujar | Kovalik |
|---|---|---|
| Won | 5 | 10 |
| Converted | 5/8 | 10/19 |
| % Converted | 63% | 53% |
| Conceded | 7 | 15 |
| Saved | 5 | 9 |
| % Saved | 71% | 60% |
| Times Broken | 2 | 6 |
Andujar broke his opponent 5 times with a 63% conversion rate. The Spaniard surrendered his serve twice and he saved 71% of the break points that he conceded. The Slovakian broke his opponents 10 times with a 53% conversion rate. The Slovakian conceded his serve 6 times and he saved 60% of the break points that he conceded.
| Andujar | ||||
| R1 Kolar |
R2 Giustino |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-4 6-3 | 6-0 3-0 ret. | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 3 | 5 | |
| Tot Games | 19 | 9 | 28 | |
| pts | 77-57 | 38-11 | 115-68 | |
| Total points | 134 | 49 | 183 | |
| Winners | 23 | 10 | 33 | |
| %Winners | 30% | 26% | 29% | |
| SERVE | ||||
| Aces | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Double Faults | 3 | 1 | 4 | |
| 1st in | 32/55 | 12/19 | 44/74 | |
| % 1st in | 58% | 63% | 59% | |
| 1st pts | 23/32 | 10/12 | 33/44 | |
| % 1st pts | 72% | 83% | 75% | |
| 2nd pts | 13/23 | 6/7 | 19/30 | |
| % 2nd pts | 57% | 86% | 63% | |
| Breaks | ||||
| Won | 5 | 5 | 10 | |
| Converted | 5/8 | 5/7 | 10/15 | |
| Converted % | 63% | 71% | 67% | |
| Conceded | 7 | 0 | 7 | |
| Saved | 5/7 | 0/0 | 5 | |
| Saved % | 71% | – | 36% | |
| Times Broken | 2 | 0 | 2 | |
| Kovalik | ||||
| R1 Chung |
R2 Stebe |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 7-65 6-2 | 6-1 2-6 6-2 | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 3 | 5 | |
| Tot Games | 21 | 23 | 44 | |
| pts | 75-58 | 79-71 | 154-129 | |
| Total points | 133 | 150 | 283 | |
| Winners | 18 | 24 | 42 | |
| %Winners | 24% | 30% | 27% | |
| SERVE | ||||
| Aces | 1 | 2 | 3 | |
| Double Faults | 4 | 4 | 8 | |
| 1st in | 24/69 | 41/75 | 65/144 | |
| % 1st in | 35% | 55% | 45% | |
| 1st pts | 18/24 | 24/41 | 42/65 | |
| % 1st pts | 75% | 59% | 65% | |
| 2nd pts | 19/45 | 21/34 | 40/79 | |
| % 2nd pts | 42% | 62% | 51% | |
| Breaks | ||||
| Won | 5 | 5 | 10 | |
| Converted | 5/9 | 5/10 | 10/19 | |
| Converted % | 56% | 50% | 53% | |
| Conceded | 7 | 8 | 15 | |
| Saved | 4/7 | 5/8 | 9 | |
| Saved % | 57% | 63% | 60% | |
| Times Broken | 3 | 3 | 6 | |
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