Jozef Kovalik and Malek Jaziri will square off in the qualifications of the Sardegna Open for the 3rd time of their career. They are scheduled to play on Saturday at 12:30 pm on CAMPO 2. 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 -> 1.25
Malek Jaziri -> 3.95
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Prediction and head to head Jozef Kovalik vs. Malek Jaziri
This will be the 3rd time that Jozef Kovalik and Malek Jaziri clash against each other. The head to head is 2-0 for Kovalik (see full H2H stats), 2-0 on clay.
The last time that they locked horns, Kovalik won 6-4 6-7(0) 6-0 in the 1st round in the Split Challenger back in 2020.
Jozef Kovalik
Ranked no. 129, Jozef will start his run in Cagliari after he played his last match in the Santiago Challenger where he lost 6-2 6-3 to Kicker in the 1st round on the 16th of March.
Jozef has a 8-8 win-loss record in 2021, 5-6 on clay (See FULL STATS).
The Slovakian’s best result of the year was getting to the semifinal in the Istanbul Challenger.
Talking about his overall career, Jozef has an overall 386-269 record. He has a positive 282-166 record on clay.
Previously in Cagliari
Kovalik has never competed in this tournament before.
Malek Jaziri
Ranked no. 254, the Tunisian will start his run in Cagliari after he played his last match in Dubai where he lost 7-5 6-2 to Lajovic in the 2nd round on the 16th of March.
The Tunisian has a 4-7 win-loss record in 2021, 0-0 on clay (See FULL STATS).
This will be the first match of the season on clay.
In terms of his career, Malek has an overall 519-412 record. He has a positive 192-152 record on clay.
Head 2 Head
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