H2H Jozef Kovalik vs. Luke Saville | Australian Open prediction, odds, preview, pick

Melbourne. Kovalik and Saville will fight against each other in the qualifications of the Australian Open. See the H2H stats, betting odds, preview and predictions of their next match

Prediction and head to head Jozef Kovalik vs. Luke Saville

Jozef Kovalik and Luke Saville will fight against each other in the qualifications of Australian Open for the 1st time in their career.

Jozef Kovalik: results and record

Ranked no. 138, Jozef reached the qualifications after defeating Tobias Kamke 6-1 7-64.

Previous match vs. Tobias Kamke

In the qualifications, The Slovakian had a good straight sets win against Kamke (6-1 7-64). During the match Kovalik scored 68 points vs. Kamke’s 56. The Slovakian was extremely aggressive to blast 33 winners.

Talking about serving, Kovalik blasted 7 aces and he committed only 2 double faults. Jozef Kovalik lost the serve once. Furthermore, Kovalik put 65% of his first serves in, winning 80% (33/41) of the points behind his 1st serve and 45% (10/22) on the 2nd serve. Kovalik broke Kamke 3 times after converting 43% of his break points (3/7).

Kovalik winning performance

Kovalik has a negative win-loss record in the last 10 years having won only 43% of his matches (142-190). 1-0 on hard in 2020. Regarding his performance on the same surface of this event, Kovalik has a 198-169 record in the last 10 years on hard.

Jozef has a 1-0 win-loss record in 2020, 1-0 on hard (See FULL STATS).

Last year at the Australian Open

Kovalik didn’t play at the Australian Open in 2019.

Luke Saville: results and record

Ranked no. 301, Luke got to the qualifications after defeating Mikael Torpegaard 6-3 6-3.

Previous match vs. Mikael Torpegaard

In the qualifications, The Australian had a good straight sets win against Torpegaard (6-3 6-3). During the match Saville scored 64 points vs. Torpegaard’s 49. Saville was extremely aggressive to blast 26 winners.

Talking about serving, Saville blasted 2 aces and he committed only 1 double fault for the entire match. Luke Saville lost the serve once and he saved 2 break points. Furthermore, Saville put 67% of his first serves in, winning 67% (26/39) of the points behind his 1st serve and 63% (12/19) on the 2nd serve. Saville broke Torpegaard 4 times after converting 50% of his break points (4/8).

Saville winning performance

Saville has a negative win-loss record in the last 10 years having won 45% of his matches (510-635). 1-0 on hard in 2020 In connection with his performance on the same surface of this competition, Saville has a 151-155 win-loss record in the last 10 years on hard.

The Australian has a 1-0 win-loss record in 2020, 1-0 on hard (See FULL STATS).

Last year at the Australian Open

The Australian lost in the quarter 6-4 2-6 6-3 6-4 to Alex Bolt.

Australian Open Live score and result Jozef Kovalik vs. Luke Saville

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Kovalik vs Saville – Tournament Performance

Matches, sets, games and points

Points Kovalik Saville
Match played 1 1
Tot Set 2 2
Tot Games 20 18
Pts 68-56 64-49
Total Points 124 113
Winners 33 26
%Winners 49% 41%

Both Kovalik and Saville played 1 matche. Also both players started their run from the qualifications.Both players have not dropped a single set in this event so far. Talking about their workload, Kovalik and Saville have played the same amount of sets 2. However, Kovalik played 2 games more than Saville. Kovalik scored 33 winners (49% on total points). On the other side, Saville blasted 26 winners (41%).

Serve Performance

Serve Kovalik Saville
Aces 7 2
Avg per match 7 2
1st in 41/63 39/58
%1st in 65% 67%
1st pts 33/41 26/39
%1st pts 80% 67%
2nd pts 10/22 12/19
%2nd pts 45% 63%

Kovalik blasted 7 aces (7 per match). Saville blasted 2 aces (2 per match). Kovalik won 80% points on his first serve. Unfortunately, he battling with his second serve to win only 45% of the points. On the other side, Saville won 67% points on his first serve. Unfortunately, he having issues with his second serve to win only 63% of the points.

How they played the important points

Breaks Kovalik Saville
Won 3 4
Converted 3/7 4/8
% Converted 43% 50%
Conceded 1 3
Saved 0 2
% Saved 0% 67%
Times Broken 1 1

The Slovakian broke his opponent 3 times with 43% conversion rate. Jozef conceded his serve once and he saved 0% of the break points that he conceded. Saville broke his opponent 4 times with 50% conversion rate. The Australian conceded his serve once and he saved 67% of the break points that he conceded.

Kovalik
Q1
Kamke
Total
Score 6-1 7-64
Tot Set 2 2
Tot Games 20 20
pts 68-56 68-56
Total points 124 124
Winners 33 33
%Winners 49% 49%
SERVE
Aces 7 7
Double Faults 2 2
1st in 41/63 41/63
% 1st in 65% 65%
1st pts 33/41 33/41
% 1st pts 80% 80%
2nd pts 10/22 10/22
% 2nd pts 45% 45%
Breaks
Won 3 3
Converted 3/7 3/7
Converted % 43% 43%
Conceded 1 1
Saved 0 0
Saved % 100% 100%
Times Broken 1 1
Saville
Q1
Torpegaard
Total
Score 6-3 6-3
Tot Set 2 2
Tot Games 18 18
pts 64-49 64-49
Total points 113 113
Winners 26 26
%Winners 41% 41%
SERVE
Aces 2 2
Double Faults 1 1
1st in 39/58 39/58
% 1st in 67% 67%
1st pts 26/39 26/39
% 1st pts 67% 67%
2nd pts 12/19 12/19
% 2nd pts 63% 63%
Breaks
Won 4 4
Converted 4/8 4/8
Converted % 50% 50%
Conceded 3 3
Saved 2 2
Saved % 33% 33%
Times Broken 1 1

Prediction and head to head Jozef Kovalik vs. Luke Saville

There is no head to head record between Jozef Kovalik and Luke Saville since this will be the first time that they will clash against each other at pro level.

Prediction, odds and live streaming

The pick for Tennis Tonic is Jozef Kovalik who should win in 5 sets.

See updated oddsAs per the initial odds, Jozef Kovalik is the pick to win this match.
Jozef Kovalik -> 1.50
Luke Saville -> 2.50

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Head 2 Head

Win Loss
Kovalik
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Saville
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2024 2023 2022
10 - 7
14 - 8
3-4
Hard
8-6
7-3
Clay
0-0
0-0
Grass
6-2

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