Jozef Kovalik and Pedro Sousa will clash against each other in the 2nd round of the Argentina Open for the 1st time in their career. They are scheduled to play on Wednesday at 2:30 pm 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 -> 1.33
Pedro Sousa -> 3.25
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Prediction and head to head Jozef Kovalik vs. Pedro Sousa
There is no head to head record between Jozef Kovalik and Pedro Sousa since this will be the first time that they will play each other in the main tour.
Jozef Kovalik
Ranked no. 129, the Slovakian got to the 2nd round after beating Mario Vilella Martinez 3-6 6-0 6-4, Hernan Casanova 6-2 6-1 and Corentin Moutet 6-3 7-64.
In the 1st round, The Slovakian had a good straight sets win against Moutet (6-3 7-64). During the match Kovalik scored 87 points vs Moutet’s 74. Kovalik was extremely aggressive to blast 31 winners.
Talking about serving, Kovalik blasted 4 aces and he committed only 3 double faults. Overall, Jozef Kovalik was extremely effective on serve to win 79% (31/39) of his 1st serve and 52% (23/44) on the second serve. However, this didn’t prevent his to concede the serve once. Kovalik broke Moutet twice after converting 25% of his break points (2/8).
Kovalik has a solid record in the last 10 years having won 60% of his matches (915-617). 3-0 on clay in 2020. In connection with his performance on the same surface of this event, Kovalik has a 202-171 win-loss record in the last 10 years on clay.
Jozef has a 5-2 win-loss record in 2020, 3-0 on clay (See FULL STATS).
Last year in Buenos Aires
Jozef didn’t compete in Buenos Aires in 2019.
Pedro Sousa
Ranked no. 145, Pedro reached the 2nd round after defeating Salvatore Caruso 6-4 7-5.
Sousa has a solid record in the last 10 years having won 60% of his matches (934-617). 2-3 on clay in 2020. Regarding his performance on the same surface of this event, Sousa has a 177-143 win-loss record in the last 10 years on clay.
Sousa has a 2-4 win-loss record in 2020, 2-3 on clay (See FULL STATS).
Last year in Buenos Aires
Sousa didn’t play in Buenos Aires in 2019.
Live score
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H2H Performance in the tournament
Matches, sets, games and points
| Points | Kovalik | Sousa |
|---|---|---|
| Match played | 3 | 2 |
| Tot Set | 7 | 5 |
| Tot Games | 62 | 46 |
| Pts | 240-188 | 82-72 |
| Total Points | 428 | 154 |
| Winners | 90 | 29 |
| %Winners | 38% | 35% |
Kovalik played 3 matches while Sousa competed in 2 matches. Both players lost a set in the event. Jozef Kovalik conceded 1 set, while Pedro Sousa dropper 2 sets. Kovalik has played 2 sets more than Sousa (7 vs 5). Therefore, Kovalik played 16 games more than Sousa. The Slovakian scored 90 winners (38% on total points). On the other side, Sousa blasted 29 winners (35%).
Serve Performance
| Serve | Kovalik | Sousa |
|---|---|---|
| Aces | 11 | 3 |
| Avg per match | 3.7 | 1.5 |
| 1st in | 122/216 | 55/79 |
| %1st in | 56% | 70% |
| 1st pts | 90/122 | 29/55 |
| %1st pts | 74% | 53% |
| 2nd pts | 49/94 | 14/24 |
| %2nd pts | 52% | 58% |
Kovalik blasted 11 aces (3.7 per match). Sousa blasted 3 aces (1.5 per match). Kovalik won 74% points behind his first serve. He had a solid display on his second serve to win 52% of the points. On the other side, Sousa won 53% points behind his first serve. He had a solid display on his second serve to win 58% of the points.
How they played the important points
| Breaks | Kovalik | Sousa |
|---|---|---|
| Won | 13 | 6 |
| Converted | 13/30 | 6/9 |
| % Converted | 43% | 67% |
| Conceded | 19 | 12 |
| Saved | 14 | 8 |
| % Saved | 74% | 67% |
| Times Broken | 5 | 4 |
Jozef broke his opponents 13 times with 43% conversion rate. Kovalik conceded his serve 5 times and he saved 74% of the break points that he conceded. The Portuguese broke his opponents 6 times with 67% conversion rate. The Portuguese conceded his serve 4 times and he saved 67% of the break points that he conceded.
| Kovalik | |||||
| Q1 Vilella Martinez |
Q3 Casanova |
R1 Moutet |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 3-6 6-0 6-4 | 6-2 6-1 | 6-3 7-64 | ||
| Tot Set | 3 | 2 | 2 | 7 | |
| Tot Games | 25 | 15 | 22 | 62 | |
| pts | 94-80 | 59-34 | 87-74 | 240-188 | |
| Total points | 174 | 93 | 161 | 428 | |
| Winners | 36 | 23 | 31 | 90 | |
| %Winners | 38% | 39% | 36% | 38% | |
| SERVE | |||||
| Aces | 2 | 5 | 4 | 11 | |
| Double Faults | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | |
| 1st in | 53/90 | 30/43 | 39/83 | 122/216 | |
| % 1st in | 59% | 70% | 47% | 56% | |
| 1st pts | 36/53 | 23/30 | 31/39 | 90/122 | |
| % 1st pts | 68% | 77% | 79% | 74% | |
| 2nd pts | 18/37 | 8/13 | 23/44 | 49/94 | |
| % 2nd pts | 49% | 62% | 52% | 52% | |
| Breaks | |||||
| Won | 6 | 5 | 2 | 13 | |
| Converted | 6/13 | 5/9 | 2/8 | 13/30 | |
| Converted % | 46% | 56% | 25% | 43% | |
| Conceded | 9 | 2 | 8 | 19 | |
| Saved | 6/9 | 1/2 | 7/8 | 14 | |
| Saved % | 67% | 50% | 88% | 68% | |
| Times Broken | 3 | 1 | 1 | 67 | |
| Sousa | |||||
| Q1 Caruso |
Q3 Bagnis |
Total | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-4 7-5 | 6-2 2-6 6-2 | |||
| Tot Set | 2 | 3 | 5 | ||
| Tot Games | 22 | 24 | 46 | ||
| pts | 82-72 | – | 82-72 | ||
| Total points | 154 | 0 | 154 | ||
| Winners | 29 | 29 | |||
| %Winners | 35% | NAN% | 35% | ||
| SERVE | |||||
| Aces | 3 | 0 | 3 | ||
| Double Faults | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1st in | 55/79 | / | 55/79 | ||
| % 1st in | 70% | NAN% | 70% | ||
| 1st pts | 29/55 | / | 29/55 | ||
| % 1st pts | 53% | NAN% | 53% | ||
| 2nd pts | 14/24 | / | 14/24 | ||
| % 2nd pts | 58% | NAN% | 58% | ||
| Breaks | |||||
| Won | 6 | 6 | |||
| Converted | 6/9 | / | 6/9 | ||
| Converted % | 67% | NAN% | 67% | ||
| Conceded | 12 | 12 | |||
| Saved | 8/12 | 0/ | 8 | ||
| Saved % | 67% | – | 22% | ||
| Times Broken | 4 | 100 | |||
Head 2 Head
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- Albert Ramos-VinolasRamos-Vinolas – Leonardo MayerMayer (4-6 6-3 7-5) – See score progression
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