Jozef Kovalik and Arthur Rinderknech will clash against each other in the semifinal of the Istanbul Challenger for the 2nd time of their career. They are scheduled to compete on Saturday at 1:30 pm on COURT 2. Here the head to head stats and the relative prediction.
Prediction, odds and live streaming
The pick for Tennis Tonic is Arthur Rinderknech who should win in 2 sets.
As per the initial odds, Arthur Rinderknech is the pick to win this match.
Arthur Rinderknech -> 1.4
Jozef Kovalik -> 2.95
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Prediction and head to head Jozef Kovalik vs. Arthur Rinderknech
This will be the 2nd time that Jozef Kovalik and Arthur Rinderknech square off. The head to head is 1-0 for Kovalik (see full H2H stats), but they have never played each other on indoor hard courts.
Jozef Kovalik
Ranked no. 131, Kovalik reached the semifinal after defeating Altug Celikbilek 7-5 2-6 6-4, Carlos Taberner 7-64 6-0 and Ergi Kirkin 6-75 6-0 7-63.
In the quarter against Kirkin, Kovalik recovered from a 1-set down deficit before winning (6-75 6-0 7-63). During the match Kovalik scored 111 points vs Kirkin’s 93. Kovalik was exceptionally aggressive to blast 41 winners.
Regarding the service games, Kovalik managed to score 4 aces and he committed only 5 double faults. Jozef Kovalik lost the serve 5 times and he saved 2 break points. Furthermore, Kovalik put 58% of his first serves in, winning 73% (41/56) of the points behind his 1st serve and 40% (16/40) on the 2nd serve. Jozef broke Kirkin 8 times after converting 53% of his break points (8/15).
Overall Performance in this tournament
Jozef has dropped 2 set in this event to conquer 54% of the points he played.
Kovalik has a positive win-loss record in the last 10 years having won 59% of his matches (335-229). 3-0 on indoor hard courts in 2021. Talking about his performance on the same surface of this event, Kovalik has a 16-25 record in the last years on indoor hard courts.
Jozef has a 3-1 win-loss record in 2021, 3-0 on indoor hard courts (See FULL STATS).
Last year in the Istanbul Challenger
Jozef didn’t compete in the Istanbul Challenger in 2020.
Arthur Rinderknech
Ranked no. 178, Rinderknech got to the semifinal after beating Zdenek Kolar 6-4 6-3, Ramkumar Ramanathan 6-3 6-3, Prajnesh Gunneswaran 6-4 3-2 ret., Brandon Nakashima 6-77 6-1 6-4 and Marc-Andrea Huesler 7-5 6-3.
In the quarter, The French player had a good straight sets win against Huesler (7-5 6-3). During the match Rinderknech scored 67 points vs Huesler’s 58. Rinderknech was pretty aggressive to blast 40 winners.
Talking about serving, Rinderknech scored 2 aces and he committed only 2 double faults. Arthur Rinderknech lost the serve once and he saved 3 break points. Furthermore, Rinderknech put 75% of his first serves in, winning 82% (40/49) of the points behind his 1st serve and 19% (3/16) on the 2nd serve. The French player was clinical in his return game without wasting any break point and break Huesler 4 times.
Overall Performance in this tournament
Arthur has conceded 1 set in the tournament to win 55% of the points he played.
The French player has a 7-1 win-loss record in 2021, 5-0 on indoor hard courts (See FULL STATS).
H2H Performance in the tournament
Matches, sets, games and points
| Points | Kovalik | Rinderknech |
|---|---|---|
| Match played | 3 | 4 |
| Tot Set | 8 | 9 |
| Tot Games | 81 | 88 |
| Pts | 273-231 | 285-233 |
| Total Points | 504 | 518 |
| Winners | 110 | 146 |
| %Winners | 40% | 51% |
Kovalik played 3 matches while Rinderknech competed in 4 matches. Rinderknech started his run from the qualifications while Kovalik had a direct access to the main draw. Both players lost a set in the event. Jozef Kovalik conceded 2 sets, while Arthur Rinderknech dropper 1 set. Kovalik has played 1 set(s) less than Rinderknech (8 vs 9). Therefore, Kovalik played 7 games less than Rinderknech. Kovalik scored 110 winners (40% of the total points). On the other side, The French player bagged 146 winners (51%).
Serve Performance
| Serve | Kovalik | Rinderknech |
|---|---|---|
| Aces | 14 | 24 |
| Avg per match | 4.7 | 6 |
| 1st in | 142/234 | 180/259 |
| %1st in | 61% | 69% |
| 1st pts | 110/142 | 146/180 |
| %1st pts | 77% | 81% |
| 2nd pts | 41/92 | 35/79 |
| %2nd pts | 45% | 44% |
Kovalik fired 14 aces (4.7 per match). Rinderknech made 24 aces (6 per match). Kovalik won 77% points on his first serve. He pretty effective on his second serve to win 45% of the points. On the other side, Rinderknech won 81% of the points on his first serve. He had a solid display on his second serve to win 44% of the points.
How they played the important points
| Breaks | Kovalik | Rinderknech |
|---|---|---|
| Won | 16 | 15 |
| Converted | 16/32 | 15/25 |
| % Converted | 50% | 60% |
| Conceded | 17 | 10 |
| Saved | 7 | 7 |
| % Saved | 41% | 70% |
| Times Broken | 10 | 3 |
Kovalik broke his opponents 16 times with a 50% conversion rate. Jozef surrendered his serve 10 times and he saved 41% of the break points that he conceded. Arthur broke his opponents 15 times with a 60% conversion rate. Rinderknech conceded his serve 3 times and he saved 70% of the break points that he conceded.
| Kovalik | |||||
| R1 Celikbilek |
R2 Taberner |
1/4 Kirkin |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 7-5 2-6 6-4 | 7-64 6-0 | 6-75 6-0 7-63 | ||
| Tot Set | 3 | 2 | 3 | 8 | |
| Tot Games | 30 | 19 | 32 | 81 | |
| pts | 84-83 | 78-55 | 111-93 | 273-231 | |
| Total points | 167 | 133 | 204 | 504 | |
| Winners | 36 | 33 | 41 | 110 | |
| %Winners | 43% | 42% | 37% | 40% | |
| SERVE | |||||
| Aces | 5 | 5 | 4 | 14 | |
| Double Faults | 4 | 2 | 5 | 11 | |
| 1st in | 47/78 | 39/60 | 56/96 | 142/234 | |
| % 1st in | 60% | 65% | 58% | 61% | |
| 1st pts | 36/47 | 33/39 | 41/56 | 110/142 | |
| % 1st pts | 77% | 85% | 73% | 77% | |
| 2nd pts | 17/31 | 8/21 | 16/40 | 41/92 | |
| % 2nd pts | 55% | 38% | 40% | 45% | |
| Breaks | |||||
| Won | 3 | 5 | 8 | 16 | |
| Converted | 3/5 | 5/12 | 8/15 | 16/32 | |
| Converted % | 60% | 42% | 53% | 50% | |
| Conceded | 7 | 3 | 7 | 17 | |
| Saved | 4/7 | 1/3 | 2/7 | 7 | |
| Saved % | 57% | 33% | 29% | 40% | |
| Times Broken | 3 | 2 | 5 | 10 | |
| Rinderknech | |||||||
| Q1 Kolar |
Q3 Ramanathan |
R1 Gunneswaran |
R2 Nakashima |
1/4 Huesler |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-4 6-3 | 6-3 6-3 | 6-4 3-2 ret. | 6-77 6-1 6-4 | 7-5 6-3 | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 12 | |
| Tot Games | 19 | 18 | 15 | 30 | 21 | 103 | |
| pts | 65-53 | 58-40 | 50-38 | 95-82 | 67-58 | 335-271 | |
| Total points | 118 | 98 | 88 | 177 | 125 | 606 | |
| Winners | 28 | 27 | 21 | 51 | 40 | 167 | |
| %Winners | 43% | 47% | 42% | 54% | 60% | 50% | |
| SERVE | |||||||
| Aces | 7 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 2 | 27 | |
| Double Faults | 3 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 13 | |
| 1st in | 35/51 | 32/48 | 23/32 | 64/95 | 49/65 | 203/291 | |
| % 1st in | 69% | 67% | 72% | 67% | 75% | 70% | |
| 1st pts | 28/35 | 27/32 | 21/23 | 51/64 | 40/49 | 167/203 | |
| % 1st pts | 80% | 84% | 91% | 80% | 82% | 82% | |
| 2nd pts | 7/16 | 11/16 | 7/9 | 14/31 | 3/16 | 42/88 | |
| % 2nd pts | 44% | 69% | 78% | 45% | 19% | 48% | |
| Breaks | |||||||
| Won | 4 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 17 | |
| Converted | 4/10 | 3/4 | 2/6 | 4/7 | 4/4 | 17/31 | |
| Converted % | 40% | 75% | 33% | 57% | 100% | 55% | |
| Conceded | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 10 | |
| Saved | 0/1 | 3/3 | 0/0 | 1/2 | 3/4 | 7 | |
| Saved % | 0% | 100% | – | 50% | 75% | 75% | |
| Times Broken | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | |
Tennis Scores in Istanbul Challenger
- Mohamed SafwatSafwat – Go SoedaSoeda (w/o) – See score progression
- Benjamin BonziBonzi – Antoine HoangHoang (6-75 6-1 7-5) – See score progression
- Jozef KovalikKovalik – Ergi KirkinKirkin (6-75 6-0 7-63) – See score progression
- Arthur RinderknechRinderknech – Marc-Andrea HueslerHuesler (7-5 6-3) – See score progression
Upcoming matches in the draw
- Jozef KovalikKovalik – Arthur RinderknechRinderknech (1-0) – H2H and prediction
- Benjamin BonziBonzi – Mohamed SafwatSafwat (0-1) – H2H and prediction
