Jozef Kovalik and Tallon Griekspoor will square off in the 3rd round of the Prague Challenger for the 1st time in their career. They are scheduled to play on Wednesday at 10.30 am on Court 4. 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 3 sets.
As per the initial odds, Jozef Kovalik is the pick to win this match.
Jozef Kovalik -> 1.66
Tallon Griekspoor -> 2.10
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Prediction and head to head Jozef Kovalik vs. Tallon Griekspoor
There is no head to head record between Jozef Kovalik and Tallon Griekspoor since this will be the first time that they will face off in the main tour.
Jozef Kovalik
Ranked no. 122, Jozef got to the 3rd round after defeating Adrian Menendez-Maceiras 4-6 6-1 6-2.
In the 2nd round against Menendez-Maceiras, The Slovakian recovered from a 1-set down deficit before winning (4-6 6-1 6-2). During the match Kovalik scored 89 points vs Menendez-Maceiras’s 68. Jozef was extremely aggressive to blast 25 winners.
Regarding the service games, Kovalik bagged 6 aces and he committed only 3 double faults. Overall, Jozef Kovalik was extremely effective on serve to win 76% (25/33) of his 1st serve and 56% (22/39) on the second serve. However, this didn’t prevent his to concede the serve 3 times. The Slovakian broke Menendez-Maceiras 6 times after converting 46% of his break points (6/13).
Kovalik has a solid win-loss record in the last 10 years having won 63% of his matches (1332-794). 5-4 on clay in 2020. Talking about his performance on the same surface of this event, Kovalik has a 362-240 record in the last 10 years on clay.
Kovalik has a 7-6 win-loss record in 2020, 5-4 on clay (See FULL STATS).
Last year in the Prague Challenger
Kovalik didn’t play in the Prague Challenger in 2019.
Tallon Griekspoor
Ranked no. 190, Griekspoor got to the 3rd round after beating Andrey Kuznetsov 7-64 7-65 and Kimmer Coppejans 5-7 6-4 6-3.
In the 2nd round against Coppejans, Tallon recovered from a 1-set down deficit before winning (5-7 6-4 6-3). During the match Griekspoor scored 102 points vs Coppejans’s 90. Griekspoor was extremely aggressive to blast 34 winners.
Talking about serving, Griekspoor made 8 aces and he committed only 6 double faults. Tallon Griekspoor lost the serve 3 times and he saved 7 break points. Furthermore, Griekspoor put 55% of his first serves in, winning 67% (34/51) of the points behind his 1st serve and 63% (26/41) on the 2nd serve. Tallon broke Coppejans 5 times after converting 63% of his break points (5/8).
Overall Performance in this tournament
Griekspoor has conceded 1 set in the tournament to win 53% of the points he played.
Griekspoor has a solid win-loss record in the last 6 years having won 63% of his matches (257-151). 2-0 on clay in 2020. In connection with his performance on the same surface of this tournament, Griekspoor has a 206-120 record in the last 6 years on clay.
The Dutch has a 8-4 win-loss record in 2020, 2-0 on clay (See FULL STATS).
Last year in the Prague Challenger
Griekspoor didn’t compete in the Prague Challenger in 2019.
H2H Performance in the tournament
Matches, sets, games and points
| Points | Kovalik | Griekspoor |
|---|---|---|
| Match played | 1 | 2 |
| Tot Set | 3 | 5 |
| Tot Games | 25 | 57 |
| Pts | 89-68 | 193-170 |
| Total Points | 157 | 363 |
| Winners | 25 | 74 |
| %Winners | 28% | 38% |
Kovalik played 1 match while Griekspoor competed in 2 matches. Both players lost a set in the event. Jozef Kovalik conceded 1 set, while Tallon Griekspoor dropper 1 set. Kovalik has played 2 set(s) less than Griekspoor (3 vs 5). Therefore, Kovalik played 32 games less than Griekspoor. Jozef scored 25 winners (28% of the total points). On the other side, The Dutch made 74 winners (38%).
Serve Performance
| Serve | Kovalik | Griekspoor |
|---|---|---|
| Aces | 6 | 14 |
| Avg per match | 6 | 7 |
| 1st in | 33/72 | 101/183 |
| %1st in | 46% | 55% |
| 1st pts | 25/33 | 74/101 |
| %1st pts | 76% | 73% |
| 2nd pts | 22/39 | 47/82 |
| %2nd pts | 56% | 57% |
Kovalik recorded 6 aces . Griekspoor bagged 14 aces (7 per match). Kovalik won 76% points on his first serve. He pretty effective on his second serve to win 56% of the points. On the other side, Griekspoor won 73% of the points behind his first serve. He had a solid display on his second serve to win 57% of the points.
How they played the important points
| Breaks | Kovalik | Griekspoor |
|---|---|---|
| Won | 6 | 7 |
| Converted | 6/13 | 7/11 |
| % Converted | 46% | 64% |
| Conceded | 5 | 19 |
| Saved | 2 | 14 |
| % Saved | 40% | 74% |
| Times Broken | 3 | 5 |
Kovalik broke his opponent 6 times with a 46% conversion rate. The Slovakian lost his serve 3 times and he saved 40% of the break points that he conceded. The Dutch broke his opponents 7 times with a 64% conversion rate. Griekspoor conceded his serve 5 times and he saved 74% of the break points that he conceded.
| Kovalik | |||
| R2 Menendez-Maceiras |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 4-6 6-1 6-2 | ||
| Tot Set | 3 | 3 | |
| Tot Games | 25 | 25 | |
| pts | 89-68 | 89-68 | |
| Total points | 157 | 157 | |
| Winners | 25 | 25 | |
| %Winners | 28% | 28% | |
| SERVE | |||
| Aces | 6 | 6 | |
| Double Faults | 3 | 3 | |
| 1st in | 33/72 | 33/72 | |
| % 1st in | 46% | 46% | |
| 1st pts | 25/33 | 25/33 | |
| % 1st pts | 76% | 76% | |
| 2nd pts | 22/39 | 22/39 | |
| % 2nd pts | 56% | 56% | |
| Breaks | |||
| Won | 6 | 6 | |
| Converted | 6/13 | 6/13 | |
| Converted % | 46% | 46% | |
| Conceded | 5 | 5 | |
| Saved | 2/5 | 2 | |
| Saved % | 40% | 40% | |
| Times Broken | 3 | 200 | |
| Griekspoor | ||||
| R1 Kuznetsov |
R2 Coppejans |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 7-64 7-65 | 5-7 6-4 6-3 | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 3 | 5 | |
| Tot Games | 26 | 31 | 57 | |
| pts | 91-80 | 102-90 | 193-170 | |
| Total points | 171 | 192 | 363 | |
| Winners | 40 | 34 | 74 | |
| %Winners | 44% | 33% | 38% | |
| SERVE | ||||
| Aces | 6 | 8 | 14 | |
| Double Faults | 8 | 6 | 14 | |
| 1st in | 50/91 | 51/92 | 101/183 | |
| % 1st in | 55% | 55% | 55% | |
| 1st pts | 40/50 | 34/51 | 74/101 | |
| % 1st pts | 80% | 67% | 73% | |
| 2nd pts | 21/41 | 26/41 | 47/82 | |
| % 2nd pts | 51% | 63% | 57% | |
| Breaks | ||||
| Won | 2 | 5 | 7 | |
| Converted | 2/3 | 5/8 | 7/11 | |
| Converted % | 67% | 63% | 64% | |
| Conceded | 9 | 10 | 19 | |
| Saved | 7/9 | 7/10 | 14 | |
| Saved % | 78% | 70% | 148% | |
| Times Broken | 2 | 3 | 150 | |
Head 2 Head
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LWLLWLLWWW Tennis Scores in Prague Challenger
- Henri LaaksonenLaaksonen – Jan SatralSatral (6-3 3-6 7-5) – See score progression
- Ernests GulbisGulbis – Andrew PaulsonPaulson (7-5 5-7 6-4) – See score progression
- Elias YmerYmer – Martin KlizanKlizan (6-2 2-6 6-2) – See score progression
- Michael VrbenskyVrbensky – Steven DiezDiez (7-5 6-3) – See score progression
- Yannick MadenMaden – Arthur De GreefDe Greef (6-3 6-4) – See score progression
- Aslan KaratsevKaratsev – Jiri VeselyVesely (6-3 6-4) – See score progression
- Tallon GriekspoorGriekspoor – Kimmer CoppejansCoppejans (5-7 6-4 6-3) – See score progression
- Oscar OtteOtte – Arthur RinderknechRinderknech (6-2 6-3) – See score progression
- Pierre-Hugues HerbertHerbert – Jonas ForejtekForejtek (2-6 6-4 6-3) – See score progression
- Jozef KovalikKovalik – Adrian Menendez-MaceirasMenendez-Maceiras (4-6 6-1 6-2) – See score progression
- Jiri LeheckaLehecka – Blaz RolaRola (6-4 7-64) – See score progression
- Stan WawrinkaWawrinka – Roman SafiullinSafiullin (6-1 4-6 6-1) – See score progression
- Philipp KohlschreiberKohlschreiber – Mats MoraingMoraing (6-1 7-63) – See score progression
- Zdenek KolarKolar – Sebastian OfnerOfner (7-67 7-5) – See score progression
- Tomas MachacMachac – Ilya IvashkaIvashka (6-0 7-5) – See score progression
- Sumit NagalNagal – Jay ClarkeClarke (6-3 5-7 4-1 ret.) – See score progression
Upcoming matches
- Philipp KohlschreiberKohlschreiber – Michael VrbenskyVrbensky (0-0) – See H2H details
- Stan WawrinkaWawrinka – Oscar OtteOtte (0-0) – See H2H details
- Ernests GulbisGulbis – Aslan KaratsevKaratsev (0-0) – See H2H details
- Henri LaaksonenLaaksonen – Yannick MadenMaden (0-0) – See H2H details
- Jozef KovalikKovalik – Tallon GriekspoorGriekspoor (0-0) – See H2H details
- Elias YmerYmer – Tomas MachacMachac (0-0) – See H2H details
- Zdenek KolarKolar – Pierre-Hugues HerbertHerbert (0-0) – See H2H details
- Jiri LeheckaLehecka – Sumit NagalNagal (0-0) – See H2H details
