Frances Tiafoe and Jozef Kovalik will fight against each other in the qualifications of the Internazionali BNL d’Italia for the 1st time in their career. They are scheduled to play on Saturday at 12:30 pm on COURT 4. In the following lines you can find the head to head analysis and prediction.
Prediction, odds and live streaming
The pick for Tennis Tonic is Frances Tiafoe who should win in 3 sets.
As per the initial odds, Frances Tiafoe is the pick to win this match.
Frances Tiafoe -> 1.64
Jozef Kovalik -> 2.26
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Prediction and head to head Frances Tiafoe vs. Jozef Kovalik
There is no head to head record between Frances Tiafoe and Jozef Kovalik since this will be the first time that they will fight against each other in the main tour.
Frances Tiafoe
Ranked no. 66, Francis will start his run in Rome after he played his last match in Madrid where he lost 7-6(4) 6-2 to Cecchinato in the qualifications on the 1st of May.
The American has a 10-10 win-loss record in 2021, 3-5 on clay (See FULL STATS).
Talking about his overall career, Francis has an overall 234-170 record. He has a positive 87-47 record on clay.
Previously in Rome
Previously, his best result was reaching the 1st round in 2018 and 2019. See his history.
Jozef Kovalik
Ranked no. 125, Kovalik will start his run in Rome after he played his last match in Belgrade where he lost 7-5 6-4 to Cerundolo in the qualifications on the 18th of April.
Kovalik has a 14-11 win-loss record in 2021, 11-9 on clay (See FULL STATS).
Jozef’s best result of the current year was reaching the semifinal in the Istanbul Challenger and the Belgrade Challenger.
In terms of his career, Kovalik has an overall 392-272 record. He has a positive 288-169 record on clay.
Previously in Rome
Previously, his best result was reaching the qualifications in 2020. See his history.
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