Jozef Kovalik and Evan Furness will fight against each other in the 2nd round of the Oeiras 2 Challenger for the 2nd time in their career. They are scheduled to play on Wednesday at 1:00 pm on COURT 3. In the following paragraphs, you can find the head to head analysis and 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 -> 1.42
Evan Furness -> 2.875
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Prediction and head to head Jozef Kovalik vs. Evan Furness
This will be the 2nd time that Jozef Kovalik and Evan Furness fight against each other. The head to head is 1-0 for Kovalik (see full H2H stats), 1-0 on clay.
The last time that they competed against each other, Kovalik won 6-2 7-5 in the 2nd round in the Warsaw Challenger back in 2021.
Jozef Kovalik
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 36-25 | 3-5 | 30-15 | 3-4 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 23-34 | 1-3 | 21-28 | 1-2 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 33-23 | 3-6 | 29-13 | 1-3 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 31-27 | 0-1 | 26-20 | 5-5 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| 2020 | 17-16 | 2-3 | 15-12 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Ranked no. 181, the Slovakian reached the 2nd round after defeating Ergi Kirkin 6-2 6-3.
In the 1st round, The Slovakian had a good straight sets win against Kirkin (6-2 6-3). During the match, Kovalik scored 58 points vs Kirkin’s 34. Jozef was pretty aggressive to blast 22 winners.
Talking about the service games, Kovalik made 4 aces and he was extremely solid in conceding no double faults. Overall, Jozef Kovalik was quite efficient on serve to win 73% (22/30) of his 1st serve and 65% (11/17) on the second serve. However, this didn’t prevent his to concede the serve twice. The Slovakian broke Kirkin 5 times after converting 71% of his break points (5/7).
Kovalik has a winning record in the last 10 years having won 57% of his matches (321-238). 4-2 on clay in 2022. Regarding his performance on the same surface of this tournament, Kovalik has a compiled 246-152 match record in the last years on clay.
Kovalik has a compiled 6-7 win-loss record in 2022, 4-2 on clay (See FULL STATS).
Previously in the Oeiras 2 Challenger
Jozef has never competed in this tournament before.
Evan Furness
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 15-21 | 3-3 | 9-14 | 3-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 13-15 | 0-3 | 5-5 | 8-7 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 37-31 | 2-3 | 16-12 | 19-15 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 46-27 | 14-1 | 26-20 | 5-4 | 0-0 | 1-2 |
| 2020 | 37-10 | 34-7 | 0-0 | 3-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Ranked no. 289, Evan reached the 2nd round after beating Pedro Araujo 7-67 6-3.
In the 1st round, Evan had a good straight sets win against Araujo (7-67 6-3). During the match Furness scored 80 points vs Araujo’s 71. Furness was very aggressive to blast 36 winners.
About the serving games, Furness scored just 1 ace during the entire match and he committed only 2 double faults. Evan Furness lost the serve 3 times and he saved 3 break points. Furthermore, Furness put 74% of his first serves in, winning 68% (36/53) of the points behind his 1st serve and 42% (8/19) on the 2nd serve. Furness broke Araujo 4 times after converting 50% of his break points (4/8).
The French player has an aggregate 18-11 win-loss record in 2022, 4-2 on clay (See FULL STATS).
Previously in the Oeiras 2 Challenger
Previously, his best result was reaching the semifinal in 2021. See his history.
H2H Performance in the tournament
Matches, sets, games and points
| Points | Kovalik | Furness |
|---|---|---|
| Match played | 1 | 1 |
| Tot Set | 2 | 2 |
| Tot Games | 17 | 22 |
| Pts | 58-34 | 80-71 |
| Total Points | 92 | 151 |
| Winners | 22 | 36 |
| %Winners | 38% | 45% |
Both Kovalik and Furness played 1 match. Both players have not conceded a single set in this event so far. Talking about their workload, Kovalik and Furness have played the same amount of sets 2. However, Kovalik played 5 games less than Furness. The Slovakian scored 22 winners (38% of the total points). On the other side, Evan scored 36 winners (45%).
Serve Performance
| Serve | Kovalik | Furness |
|---|---|---|
| Aces | 4 | 1 |
| Avg per match | 4 | 1 |
| 1st in | 30/47 | 53/72 |
| %1st in | 64% | 74% |
| 1st pts | 22/30 | 36/53 |
| %1st pts | 73% | 68% |
| 2nd pts | 11/17 | 8/19 |
| %2nd pts | 65% | 42% |
Kovalik made 4 aces . Furness made 1 ace . Kovalik won 73% points on his first serve. He extremely effective on his second serve to win 65% of the points. On the other side, Furness won 68% of the points behind his first serve. He had a solid display on his second serve to win 42% of the points.
How they played the important points
| Breaks | Kovalik | Furness |
|---|---|---|
| Won | 5 | 4 |
| Converted | 5/7 | 4/8 |
| % Converted | 71% | 50% |
| Conceded | 4 | 6 |
| Saved | 2 | 3 |
| % Saved | 50% | 50% |
| Times Broken | 2 | 3 |
The Slovakian broke his opponent 5 times with a 71% conversion rate. The Slovakian lost his serve twice and he saved 50% of the break points that he conceded. The French player broke his opponent 4 times with a 50% conversion rate. Evan conceded his serve 3 times and he saved 50% of the break points that he conceded.
| Kovalik | |||
| R1 Kirkin |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-2 6-3 | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 2 | |
| Tot Games | 17 | 17 | |
| pts | 58-34 | 58-34 | |
| Total points | 92 | 92 | |
| Winners | 22 | 22 | |
| %Winners | 38% | 38% | |
| SERVE | |||
| Aces | 4 | 4 | |
| Double Faults | 0 | 0 | |
| 1st in | 30/47 | 30/47 | |
| % 1st in | 64% | 64% | |
| 1st pts | 22/30 | 22/30 | |
| % 1st pts | 73% | 73% | |
| 2nd pts | 11/17 | 11/17 | |
| % 2nd pts | 65% | 65% | |
| Breaks | |||
| Won | 5 | 5 | |
| Converted | 5/7 | 5/7 | |
| Converted % | 71% | 71% | |
| Conceded | 4 | 4 | |
| Saved | 2/4 | 2 | |
| Saved % | 50% | 50% | |
| Times Broken | 2 | 2 | |
| Furness | |||
| R1 Araujo |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 7-67 6-3 | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 2 | |
| Tot Games | 22 | 22 | |
| pts | 80-71 | 80-71 | |
| Total points | 151 | 151 | |
| Winners | 36 | 36 | |
| %Winners | 45% | 45% | |
| SERVE | |||
| Aces | 1 | 1 | |
| Double Faults | 2 | 2 | |
| 1st in | 53/72 | 53/72 | |
| % 1st in | 74% | 74% | |
| 1st pts | 36/53 | 36/53 | |
| % 1st pts | 68% | 68% | |
| 2nd pts | 8/19 | 8/19 | |
| % 2nd pts | 42% | 42% | |
| Breaks | |||
| Won | 4 | 4 | |
| Converted | 4/8 | 4/8 | |
| Converted % | 50% | 50% | |
| Conceded | 6 | 6 | |
| Saved | 3/6 | 3 | |
| Saved % | 50% | 50% | |
| Times Broken | 3 | 3 | |
Head 2 Head
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LLLLWLLWWL Tennis Scores in Oeiras 2 Challenger
- Fabian MarozsanMarozsan – Denis YevseyevYevseyev (6-2 6-3) – See score progression
- Dimitar KuzmanovKuzmanov – Alexandar LazarovLazarov (7-65 0-6 6-2) – See score progression
- Lucas GerchGerch – Filip Cristian JianuCristian Jianu (6-3 6-4) – See score progression
- Dmitry PopkoPopko – Dalibor SvrcinaSvrcina (6-4 3-6 6-4) – See score progression
- Nuno BorgesBorges – Pedro SousaSousa (4-6 7-5 6-3) – See score progression
- Christopher O ConnellO Connell – Nino SerdarusicSerdarusic (4-6 6-3 6-2) – See score progression
- Tristan LamasineLamasine – Alex RybakovRybakov (6-3 2-6 7-65) – See score progression
- Alessandro GiannessiGiannessi – Luciano DarderiDarderi (4-6 7-65 6-1) – See score progression
- Gastao EliasElias – Sebastian FanselowFanselow (6-1 6-2) – See score progression
- Oscar Jose GutierrezJose Gutierrez – Tiago CacaoCacao (6-2 6-3) – See score progression
- Jozef KovalikKovalik – Ergi KirkinKirkin (6-2 6-3) – See score progression
- Zsombor PirosPiros – Joao DominguesDomingues (6-3 6-3) – See score progression
- Zdenek KolarKolar – Louis WesselsWessels (6-1 6-4) – See score progression
- Lukas RosolRosol – Timofey SkatovSkatov (7-65 7-65) – See score progression
- Kacper ZukZuk – Thiago Moura MonteiroMoura Monteiro (6-4 7-5) – See score progression
- Evan FurnessFurness – Pedro AraujoAraujo (7-67 6-3) – See score progression
Upcoming matches in the draw
- Gastao EliasElias – Nuno BorgesBorges (2-3) – H2H and prediction
- Oscar Jose GutierrezJose Gutierrez – Zdenek KolarKolar (0-0) – H2H and prediction
- Dimitar KuzmanovKuzmanov – Lucas GerchGerch (0-0) – H2H and prediction
- Dmitry PopkoPopko – Zsombor PirosPiros (0-0) – H2H and prediction
- Christopher O ConnellO Connell – Tristan LamasineLamasine (1-0) – H2H and prediction
- Evan FurnessFurness – Jozef KovalikKovalik (0-1) – H2H and prediction
- Kacper ZukZuk – Lukas RosolRosol (2-1) – H2H and prediction
- Fabian MarozsanMarozsan – Alessandro GiannessiGiannessi (0-0) – H2H and prediction
