PRAGUE CHALLENGER. Tallon Griekspoor upsets Kovalik in the 3rd round of the the Prague Challenger

PRAGUE CHALLENGER DRAW AND RESULTS. Griekspoor surprises Kovalik to compete against Pierre-Hugues Herbert in the quarter

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Luke Meyer
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Prediction and head to head Tallon Griekspoor vs. Jozef Kovalik

Tallon Griekspoor stuns Jozef Kovalik 6-1 1-6 6-1 in the 3rd round in the Prague Challenger on Wednesday. Griekspoor will play against Pierre-Hugues Herbert in the quarter.

Score, report, and key facts

Griekspoor had a boost of confidence at the beginning of the set after breaking Kovalik in the 2nd game (2-0) before consolidating his break and lead 3-0. Tallon improved his lead after breaking Kovalik in the 6th (5-1) game before winning the set (6-1).

The Dutch converted 50% of his break points (2/4). He had 4 break points opportunities in the 2nd (1-0 15-40) and the 6th game (4-1 30-40, 40-A and 40-A). On the other side, the Slovakian was unable to convert any of his 3 break points. He had 3 break points opportunities in the 7th game (1-5 15-40, 30-40 and 40-A).

They contested 50 points. The Dutch won 12 more points than the Slovakian (31-19). The Dutch surrendered 8 points on serve (18-8). on the other side of the net, Kovalik conceded 13 points on serve (11-13).

Kovalik had a great start in this set after breaking Griekspoor in the 2nd game (2-0). Nevertheless, the set was not over yet and there was more work to do for Jozef to win the set since the Dutch managed to break back in the 3rd (1-2) game. Jozef kept his cool to break Griekspoor in the 4th (3-1) and in the 6th (5-1) game before winning the set (6-1).

The Dutch had no answers in the last 4 games of the set when the scoreline went from 2-1 to 6-1.

The Slovakian converted 60% of his break points (3/5). He had 5 break points opportunities in the 2nd (1-0 0-40 and 15-40), the 3rd (2-1 15-40) and the 6th game (4-1 30-40 and 40-A). Furthermore, on the other side, Tallon converted 25% of his break points (1/4). He had his opportunities in the 3rd game (0-2 0-40, 15-40, 30-40 and 40-A).

They contested 42 points. The Slovakian was the one to win the set after conquering 16 points more than Griekspoor (29-13). Kovalik lost 8 points on serve (16-8). On the other side, Tallon conceded 13 points on serve (5-13).

Griekspoor conquered a commanding position in the outset to break Kovalik in the 2nd game (2-0) before consolidating his break and lead 3-0. The Dutch managed to boost his lead after breaking Jozef in the 6th (5-1) game before conquering the set (6-1).

Tallon was unerring in converting all his break points in the 2nd (1-0 15-40) and the 6th game (4-1 30-40). On the other side, the Dutch didn’t concede a single break point during this set.

They contested 35 points. The Dutch was the one to win the set after conquering 13 more points than the Slovakian (24-11). Tallon was extremely solid on serve to drop just 4 points (16-4). on the other side of the court, the Slovakian conceded 8 points on serve (7-8).

Griekspoor will add to his prize money € 1,530 after conquering this match. He has won already € 3,710 after this win. If he wins the next match, Griekspoor will add € 2,660 to his earnings to earn € 6,370 in total.

Match Statistics

Griekspoor
Kovalik
Tallon Griekspoor
6-1 1-6 6-1
Jozef Kovalik
68
68
Total points
59
59
23
23
Winners
21
21
34%
34%
Ratio Winners
36%
36%
-- Serve --
3
3
Aces
0
0
1
1
Double Faults
3
3
58%
58%
1st in
57%
57%
62%
62%
1st won
58%
58%
23/37
23/37
1st won
21/36
21/36
59%
59%
2nd won
48%
48%
16/27
16/27
2nd won
13/27
13/27
-- Break Points --
5/10
5/10
Total
3/8
3/8
50%
50%
Won
38%
38%
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At the end of the match, Tallon scored 68 points vs. Kovalik’s 59.

Griekspoor was sharp when converting 50% of the break points that he procured (5/10). On the other side, Kovalik had some problems converting his break points (only 38% – 3/8). That was one of the key issues for his demise.

After this match, the head to head between Griekspoor and Kovalik is 1-0 for Tallon.

Draw and next match H2H: Tallon Griekspoor vs. Pierre-Hugues Herbert – stats

Griekspoor will square off with Herbert in the quarter.

There is no head to head record between Tallon Griekspoor and Pierre-Hugues Herbert since this will be the first time that they will play each other in the main tour.

Tallon Griekspoor Draw info

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