Jozef Kovalik and Matteo Viola will clash against each other in the qualifications of the Sardegna Open for the 1st time in their career. They are scheduled to play on Monday at 1:30 pm on CAMPO 14. Here the head to head stats and the relative 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 -> 1.28
Matteo Viola -> 3.50
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Prediction and head to head Jozef Kovalik vs. Matteo Viola
There is no head to head record between Jozef Kovalik and Matteo Viola since this will be the first time that they will fight against each other in the main tour.
Jozef Kovalik
Ranked no. 129, the Slovakian reached the qualifications after beating Malek Jaziri 6-3 6-1.
In the qualifications, The Slovakian had a good straight sets win against Jaziri (6-3 6-1). During the match Kovalik scored 63 points vs Jaziri’s 39. Jozef was exceptionally aggressive to blast 18 winners.
Regarding the service games, Kovalik recorded 4 aces and he was exceptionally consistent in conceding no double faults. Jozef Kovalik lost the serve once and he saved 6 break points. Furthermore, Kovalik put 50% of his first serves in, winning 69% (18/26) of the points behind his 1st serve and 62% (16/26) on the 2nd serve. The Slovakian broke Jaziri 5 times after converting 45% of his break points (5/11).
Kovalik has a good record in the last 10 years having won 59% of his matches (341-236). 6-6 on clay in 2021. Talking about his performance on the same surface of this event, Kovalik has a 258-152 match record in the last years on clay.
The Slovakian’s best result of the current season was reaching the semifinal in the Istanbul Challenger.
Jozef has a 9-8 win-loss record in 2021, 6-6 on clay (See FULL STATS).
Previously in Cagliari
Jozef has never competed in this tournament before.
Matteo Viola
Ranked no. 249, the Italian reached the qualifications after beating Brandon Nakashima 6-74 6-1 6-2.
In the qualifications against Nakashima, The Italian recovered from a 1-set down deficit before winning (6-74 6-1 6-2). During the match Viola scored 92 points vs Nakashima’s 81. The Italian was quite aggressive to blast 41 winners.
Talking about serving, Viola was unable to score even 1 ace for the entire match and he committed only 4 double faults. Matteo Viola lost the serve twice and he saved 3 break points. Furthermore, Viola put 64% of his first serves in, winning 71% (41/58) of the points behind his 1st serve and 41% (13/32) on the 2nd serve. Matteo broke Nakashima 7 times after converting 70% of his break points (7/10).
Matteo has a 8-6 win-loss record in 2021, 1-0 on clay (See FULL STATS).
H2H Performance in the tournament (main draw)
Matches, sets, games and points
| Points | Kovalik | Viola |
|---|---|---|
| Match played | 1 | 1 |
| Tot Set | 2 | 3 |
| Tot Games | 16 | 28 |
| Pts | 63-39 | 92-81 |
| Total Points | 102 | 173 |
| Winners | 18 | 41 |
| %Winners | 29% | 45% |
Both Kovalik and Viola played 1 match. Also both players started their run from the qualifications.At the moment, Matteo Viola conceded 1 set while Jozef Kovalik hasn’t dropped a set so far. Kovalik has played 1 set(s) less than Viola (2 vs 3). Therefore, Kovalik played 12 games less than Viola. Jozef scored 18 winners (29% of the total points). On the other side, Viola made 41 winners (45%).
Serve Performance
| Serve | Kovalik | Viola |
|---|---|---|
| Aces | 4 | 0 |
| Avg per match | 4 | 0 |
| 1st in | 26/52 | 58/90 |
| %1st in | 50% | 64% |
| 1st pts | 18/26 | 41/58 |
| %1st pts | 69% | 71% |
| 2nd pts | 16/26 | 13/32 |
| %2nd pts | 62% | 41% |
Kovalik scored 4 aces . Viola didn’t manage to fire a single ace to far. Kovalik won 69% points on his first serve. He very solid his second serve to win 62% of the points. On the other side, Viola won 71% of the points on his first serve. He had a solid display on his second serve to win 41% of the points.
How they played the important points
| Breaks | Kovalik | Viola |
|---|---|---|
| Won | 5 | 7 |
| Converted | 5/11 | 7/10 |
| % Converted | 45% | 70% |
| Conceded | 7 | 5 |
| Saved | 6 | 3 |
| % Saved | 86% | 60% |
| Times Broken | 1 | 2 |
Jozef broke his opponent 5 times with a 45% conversion rate. The Slovakian dropped his serve once and he saved 86% of the break points that he conceded. Viola broke his opponent 7 times with a 70% conversion rate. The Italian conceded his serve twice and he saved 60% of the break points that he conceded.
| Kovalik | |||
| Q1 Jaziri |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-3 6-1 | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 2 | |
| Tot Games | 16 | 16 | |
| pts | 63-39 | 63-39 | |
| Total points | 102 | 102 | |
| Winners | 18 | 18 | |
| %Winners | 29% | 29% | |
| SERVE | |||
| Aces | 4 | 4 | |
| Double Faults | 0 | 0 | |
| 1st in | 26/52 | 26/52 | |
| % 1st in | 50% | 50% | |
| 1st pts | 18/26 | 18/26 | |
| % 1st pts | 69% | 69% | |
| 2nd pts | 16/26 | 16/26 | |
| % 2nd pts | 62% | 62% | |
| Breaks | |||
| Won | 5 | 5 | |
| Converted | 5/11 | 5/11 | |
| Converted % | 45% | 45% | |
| Conceded | 7 | 7 | |
| Saved | 6/7 | 6 | |
| Saved % | 86% | 86% | |
| Times Broken | 1 | 1 | |
| Viola | |||
| Q1 Nakashima |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-74 6-1 6-2 | ||
| Tot Set | 3 | 3 | |
| Tot Games | 28 | 28 | |
| pts | 92-81 | 92-81 | |
| Total points | 173 | 173 | |
| Winners | 41 | 41 | |
| %Winners | 45% | 45% | |
| SERVE | |||
| Aces | 0 | 0 | |
| Double Faults | 4 | 4 | |
| 1st in | 58/90 | 58/90 | |
| % 1st in | 64% | 64% | |
| 1st pts | 41/58 | 41/58 | |
| % 1st pts | 71% | 71% | |
| 2nd pts | 13/32 | 13/32 | |
| % 2nd pts | 41% | 41% | |
| Breaks | |||
| Won | 7 | 7 | |
| Converted | 7/10 | 7/10 | |
| Converted % | 70% | 70% | |
| Conceded | 5 | 5 | |
| Saved | 3/5 | 3 | |
| Saved % | 60% | 60% | |
| Times Broken | 2 | 2 | |
Head 2 Head
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