Jozef Kovalik shocks Antoni Munar Clar in the 1st round of the Generali Open – KITZBUHEL RESULTS

GENERALI OPEN - KITZBUHEL DRAW AND RESULTS. Kovalik surprises Antoni Munar Clar to play Jiri Vesely in the 2nd round

Prediction and head to head Jozef Kovalik vs. Jaume Antoni Munar Clar

Jozef Kovalik surprises Jaume Antoni Munar Clar 6-4 6-4 in the 1st round in Kitzbuhel on Monday. Kovalik will face off with Jiri Vesely in the 2nd round. The match lasted 1 hour and 55 minutes. This run will match his best achievement in this competition. Here you can see his history at this event.

Kovalik
Kitzbuhel
Kovalik's Record

Stats: aces, double faults, breaks, winners

Kovalik
Clar
76
76
Total points
64
64
27
27
Winners
20
20
36%
36%
Ratio Winners
31%
31%
-- Serve --
1
1
Aces
2
2
1
1
Double Faults
7
7
50%
50%
1st in
55%
55%
64%
64%
1st won
65%
65%
27/42
27/42
1st won
20/31
20/31
55%
55%
2nd won
40%
40%
23/42
23/42
2nd won
10/25
10/25
-- Break Points --
4/5
4/5
Total
2/21
2/21
80%
80%
Won
10%
10%
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At the end of the match, the Slovakian scored 76 points vs. Antoni Munar Clar’s 64.

Kovalik

Jozef was sharp when converting 80% of the break points that he procured (4/5).

Antoni Munar Clar

On the other side, the Spaniard was far from perfect in converting his break points (only 10%2/21). That was one of the key issues for his defeat.

After this encounter, the head to head between Kovalik and Antoni Munar Clar is 2-2.

Draw and next match H2H: Jozef Kovalik vs. Jiri Vesely – stats

Kovalik will take on Vesely in the 2nd round.

This will be the 2nd time that Jozef Kovalik and Jiri Vesely face off. The head to head is 1-0 for Vesely (see full H2H stats), 1-0 on clay.

Jozef Kovalik Draw info

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1st Set -
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Kovalik started the set strong after breaking Jaume Antoni Munar Clar in the 1st game (1-0). That break was the key for the Slovakian to win the set (6-4) as there were no other breaks.

Kovalik was clinical in converting the only break point that he conquered in the 1st game (0-0 15-40). On the other side, the Spaniard was unable to convert any of his 11 break points. He had 11 break points opportunities in the 3rd (1-2 30-40), the 6th (2-3 0-40, 15-40, 30-40, 40-A, 40-A, 40-A, 40-A and 40-A) and the 8th game (3-4 15-40 and 30-40).

They played 71 points. The set was a huge battle since finally Kovalik won just 3 points more than the Spaniard (37-34). The Slovakian conceded 17 points on serve (29-17). On the other side, Antoni Munar Clar conceded 8 points on serve (17-8).

2nd Set -
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Vesely commenced this set in the best possible way after breaking Jaume Antoni Munar Clar in the 2nd game (2-0). However, Jozef found the way to come back to break Antoni Munar Clar 3 times in the 3rd (1-2), in the 7th (3-4) and in the 9th (5-4) game before winning the set (6-4).

Antoni Munar Clar had no answers in the last 5 games of the set when the score went from 1-4 to 6-4.

The Slovakian converted 75% of his break points (3/4). He had 4 break points opportunities in the 3rd (0-2 0-40 and 15-40), the 7th (2-4 40-A) and the 9th game (4-4 0-40). Moreover, on the other side, the Spaniard converted 22% of his break points (2/9). He had his opportunities in the 2nd (1-0 0-40, 15-40 and 30-40), the 3rd (2-1 15-40, 30-40 and 40-A), the 8th (4-3 30-40) and the 10th game (4-5 15-40 and 30-40).

They contested 67 points. The Slovakian was the winner of the set after clinching 9 more points than Jaume (38-29). Kovalik lost 16 points on serve (20-16). In addition, on the other side, Jaume conceded 18 points on serve (13-18).

 

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