Nikoloz Basilashvili topples Kovalik in the 2nd round. HIGHLIGHTS – CAGLIARI RESULTS

SARDEGNA OPEN - CAGLIARI DRAW AND RESULTS. Basilashvili gets by Kovalik to fight against Jan-Lennard Struff in the quarter

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Luke Meyer
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Prediction and head to head Nikoloz Basilashvili vs. Jozef Kovalik

Nikoloz Basilashvili beats Jozef Kovalik 4-6 6-4 7-5 in the 2nd round in Cagliari on Wednesday. Basilashvili will play Jan-Lennard Struff in the quarter. The epic lasted exactly 3 hours.

Basilashvili
Cagliari
Basilashvili's Record

Basilashvili added to his prize money € 4,880 after conquering this match. He has won already € 13,650 after this win. If he wins the next match, Nikoloz will add € 6,815 to his earnings to get in total € 20,465 in total.

Highlights Nikoloz Basilashvili vs. Jozef Kovalik Sardegna Open – Cagliari

Stats: aces, double faults, breaks, winners

Basilashvili
Kovalik
Nikoloz Basilashvili
4-6 6-4 7-5
3h:00
Jozef Kovalik
125
125
Total points
119
119
49
49
Winners
38
38
39%
39%
Ratio Winners
32%
32%
-- Serve --
0
0
Aces
5
5
7
7
Double Faults
5
5
67%
67%
1st in
63%
63%
56%
56%
1st won
53%
53%
49/87
49/87
1st won
38/72
38/72
40%
40%
2nd won
40%
40%
17/43
17/43
2nd won
17/42
17/42
-- Break Points --
9/16
9/16
Total
8/16
8/16
56%
56%
Won
50%
50%
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At the end of the match, Basilashvili scored 125 points vs. Kovalik’s 119.

Basilashvili

Nikoloz was well focused in converting 56% of the break points that he procured (9/16).

Kovalik

On the other side, the Slovakian was effective when converting 50% of the break points that he conquered points (8/16). However, that was not enough to win the encounter.

After this contest, the head to head between Basilashvili and Kovalik is 2-0 for Nikoloz.

Draw and next match H2H: Nikoloz Basilashvili vs. Jan-Lennard Struff – stats

Basilashvili will square off with Struff in the quarter.

This will be the 6th time that Nikoloz Basilashvili and Jan-Lennard Struff square off. The head to head is 3-2 for Struff (see full H2H stats), but Basilashvili leads 1-0 on clay.

The last time that they locked horns, Basilashvili won 6-4 7-63 in the final in Heilbronn Challenger back in 2016.

Nikoloz Basilashvili Draw info

Live score progression and stats

Struff conquered a commanding position in the outset to break Basilashvili in the 2nd game (2-0). Yet, the set was not over yet and there was more work to do for the Slovakian to win the set since Nikoloz succeeded in breaking back in the 3rd (1-2), in the 5th (3-2) and in the 9th (4-5) game. Kovalik maintained his cool to break the Georgean in the 6th (3-3), in the 8th (5-3) and in the 10th (6-4) game.

Jozef failed to serve out the set when leading 5-3 to be broken at 40.

They contested 72 points. Kovalik conquered the set after winning 6 more points than Nikoloz (39-33). The Slovakian conceded 18 points on serve (17-18). Regarding the other side of the net, Nikoloz conceded 22 points on serve (15-22).

Basilashvili had a favorable start in this set after breaking Struff in the 1st game (1-0). Anyhow, the set was not over yet and there was more work to do for the Georgean to win the set since Jozef succeeded in breaking back in the 6th (2-4) and in the 8th (4-4) game. Nikoloz kept his focus to break Kovalik in the 9th (5-4) game before conquering the set (6-4).

Basilashvili converted 60% of his break points (3/5). He had 5 break points opportunities in the 1st (0-0 30-40), the 5th (3-1 15-40 and 30-40) and the 9th game (4-4 15-40 and 30-40). On the other side, Kovalik was on the money in converting all his break points in the 5th (1-4 30-40) and the 8th game (3-4 15-40).

They played 63 points. The Georgean was the winner of the set after clinching 5 more points than Kovalik (34-29). The Georgean lost 15 points on serve (18-15). On the other side, Jozef conceded 16 points on serve (14-16).

Struff had a great start in this set after breaking Basilashvili in the 2nd game (2-0) before consolidating his break and lead 3-0. Anyhow, Nikoloz refused to bow to come back to break Jozef 3 times in the 5th (2-3), in the 7th (3-4) and in the 11th (6-5) game before winning the set (7-5).

Basilashvili converted 60% of his break points (3/5). He had 5 break points opportunities in the 5th (1-3 15-40), the 7th (2-4 15-40 and 30-40), the 9th (4-4 30-40) and the 11th game (5-5 40-A). Furthermore, on the other side, Jozef converted 28% of his break points (2/7). He had his opportunities in the 2nd (1-0 40-A), the 6th (3-2 30-40) and the 10th game (5-4 40-A, 40-A, 40-A, 40-A and 40-A).

They played 107 points. Basilashvili was the one to win the set after conquering 7 points more than Jozef (57-50). The Georgean lost 27 points on serve (33-27). On the other side, Kovalik conceded 24 points on serve (23-24).

 

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