Carlos Taberner and Jozef Kovalik will play each other in the 2nd round of the Roseto Degli Abruzzi 1 Challenger for the 4th time in their career. They are scheduled to play on Wednesday at 11:00 am on CENTER COURT. In the following lines you can find the head to head analysis and prediction.
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The pick for Tennis Tonic is Carlos Taberner who should win in 2 sets.
As per the initial odds, Carlos Taberner is the pick to win this match.
Carlos Taberner -> 1.43
Jozef Kovalik -> 2.83
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Prediction and head to head Carlos Taberner vs. Jozef Kovalik
This will be the 4th time that Carlos Taberner and Jozef Kovalik face off. The head to head is 2-1 for Kovalik (see full H2H stats),but they are 1-1 on clay.
The last time that they locked horns, Kovalik won 7-6(4) 6-0 in the 2nd round in the Istanbul Challenger back in 2021.
Carlos Taberner
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 46-32 | 0-2 | 45-29 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 25-23 | 3-4 | 22-19 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 31-33 | 1-2 | 29-27 | 1-2 | 0-2 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 40-25 | 3-4 | 33-15 | 3-5 | 1-1 | 0-0 |
| 2020 | 20-14 | 0-2 | 20-11 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Ranked no. 105, Carlos reached the 2nd round after beating Lorenzo Giustino 6-2 6-4.
In the 1st round, Taberner had a good straight sets win against Giustino (6-2 6-4). During the match, Taberner scored 64 points vs Giustino’s 46. Taberner was quite aggressive to blast 17 winners.
Talking about the service games, Taberner scored just 1 ace during the encounter and he committed only 1 double fault. Overall, Carlos Taberner was very efficient on serve to win 81% (17/21) of his 1st serve and 65% (17/26) on the second serve. However, this didn’t prevent his to concede the serve once. Carlos broke Giustino 4 times after converting 33% of his break points (4/12).
Taberner has a solid match record in the last 8 years having won 65% of his matches (305-165). 4-4 on clay in 2022. In connection with his performance on the same surface of this event, Taberner has an overall268-127 match record in the last 8 years on clay.
The Spaniard has an aggregate 4-5 win-loss record in 2022, 4-4 on clay (See FULL STATS).
Previously in the Roseto Degli Abruzzi 1 Challenger
The Spaniard has never competed in this tournament before.
Jozef Kovalik
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 34-23 | 3-5 | 30-15 | 1-2 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 23-34 | 1-3 | 21-28 | 1-2 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 33-23 | 3-6 | 29-13 | 1-3 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 31-27 | 0-1 | 26-20 | 5-5 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| 2020 | 17-16 | 2-3 | 15-12 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Ranked no. 191, Jozef got to the 2nd round after beating Kimmer Coppejans 6-3 5-7 6-2.
In the 1st round, Kovalik defeated Coppejans (6-3 5-7 6-2). During the match Kovalik scored 102 points vs Coppejans’s 87. Jozef was pretty aggressive to blast 38 winners.
Talking about serving, Kovalik managed to score 4 aces and he committed only 2 double faults. Jozef Kovalik lost the serve 3 times and he saved 8 break points. Furthermore, Kovalik put 65% of his first serves in, winning 58% (38/66) of the points behind his 1st serve and 67% (24/36) on the 2nd serve. The Slovakian broke Coppejans 5 times after converting 50% of his break points (5/10).
Jozef has a compiled 3-5 win-loss record in 2022, 1-0 on clay (See FULL STATS).
H2H Performance in the tournament
Matches, sets, games and points
| Points | Taberner | Kovalik |
|---|---|---|
| Match played | 1 | 1 |
| Tot Set | 2 | 3 |
| Tot Games | 18 | 29 |
| Pts | 64-46 | 102-87 |
| Total Points | 110 | 189 |
| Winners | 17 | 38 |
| %Winners | 27% | 37% |
Both Taberner and Kovalik played 1 match. At the moment, Jozef Kovalik lost 1 set while Carlos Taberner hasn’t surrendered a set so far. Taberner has played 1 set(s) less than Kovalik (2 vs 3). Therefore, Taberner played 11 games less than Kovalik. The Spaniard scored 17 winners (27% of the total points). On the other side, The Slovakian managed to score 38 winners (37%).
Serve Performance
| Serve | Taberner | Kovalik |
|---|---|---|
| Aces | 1 | 4 |
| Avg per match | 1 | 4 |
| 1st in | 21/47 | 66/102 |
| %1st in | 45% | 65% |
| 1st pts | 17/21 | 38/66 |
| %1st pts | 81% | 58% |
| 2nd pts | 17/26 | 24/36 |
| %2nd pts | 65% | 67% |
Taberner recorded 1 ace . Kovalik also fired 4 aces . Taberner won 81% points on his first serve. He quite strong on his second serve to win 65% of the points. On the other side, Kovalik won 58% of the points behind his first serve. He had a solid display on his second serve to win 67% of the points.
How they played the important points
| Breaks | Taberner | Kovalik |
|---|---|---|
| Won | 4 | 5 |
| Converted | 4/12 | 5/10 |
| % Converted | 33% | 50% |
| Conceded | 1 | 11 |
| Saved | 0 | 8 |
| % Saved | 0% | 73% |
| Times Broken | 1 | 3 |
The Spaniard broke his opponent 4 times with a 33% conversion rate. Carlos conceded his serve once and he saved 0% of the break points that he conceded. Jozef broke his opponent 5 times with a 50% conversion rate. Kovalik conceded his serve 3 times and he saved 73% of the break points that he conceded.
| Taberner | |||
| R1 Giustino |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-2 6-4 | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 2 | |
| Tot Games | 18 | 18 | |
| pts | 64-46 | 64-46 | |
| Total points | 110 | 110 | |
| Winners | 17 | 17 | |
| %Winners | 27% | 27% | |
| SERVE | |||
| Aces | 1 | 1 | |
| Double Faults | 1 | 1 | |
| 1st in | 21/47 | 21/47 | |
| % 1st in | 45% | 45% | |
| 1st pts | 17/21 | 17/21 | |
| % 1st pts | 81% | 81% | |
| 2nd pts | 17/26 | 17/26 | |
| % 2nd pts | 65% | 65% | |
| Breaks | |||
| Won | 4 | 4 | |
| Converted | 4/12 | 4/12 | |
| Converted % | 33% | 33% | |
| Conceded | 1 | 1 | |
| Saved | 0/1 | 0 | |
| Saved % | 0% | 0% | |
| Times Broken | 1 | 1 | |
| Kovalik | |||
| R1 Coppejans |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-3 5-7 6-2 | ||
| Tot Set | 3 | 3 | |
| Tot Games | 29 | 29 | |
| pts | 102-87 | 102-87 | |
| Total points | 189 | 189 | |
| Winners | 38 | 38 | |
| %Winners | 37% | 37% | |
| SERVE | |||
| Aces | 4 | 4 | |
| Double Faults | 2 | 2 | |
| 1st in | 66/102 | 66/102 | |
| % 1st in | 65% | 65% | |
| 1st pts | 38/66 | 38/66 | |
| % 1st pts | 58% | 58% | |
| 2nd pts | 24/36 | 24/36 | |
| % 2nd pts | 67% | 67% | |
| Breaks | |||
| Won | 5 | 5 | |
| Converted | 5/10 | 5/10 | |
| Converted % | 50% | 50% | |
| Conceded | 11 | 11 | |
| Saved | 8/11 | 8 | |
| Saved % | 73% | 73% | |
| Times Broken | 3 | 3 | |
Head 2 Head
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LLWWLLLLLL Tennis Scores in Roseto Degli Abruzzi 1 Challenger
- Timofey SkatovSkatov – Elmar EjupovicEjupovic (2-6 7-61 6-2) – See score progression
- Nikolas Sanchez-IzquierdoSanchez-Izquierdo – Francesco MaestrelliMaestrelli (7-5 1-6 6-2) – See score progression
- Bernabe Zapata MirallesZapata Miralles – Duje AjdukovicAjdukovic (6-3 6-1) – See score progression
- Lukas RosolRosol – Luciano DarderiDarderi (7-5 6-3) – See score progression
- Carlos Gimeno ValeroGimeno Valero – Gian Marco MoroniMarco Moroni (6-3 6-1) – See score progression
- Andrea ArnaboldiArnaboldi – Calvin HemeryHemery (6-1 7-64) – See score progression
- Alexis GautierGautier – Andrea Del FedericoDel Federico (6-1 6-3) – See score progression
- Flavio CobolliCobolli – Marco TrungellitiTrungelliti (3-2 ret.) – See score progression
- Joao DominguesDomingues – Stefano TravagliaTravaglia (w/o) – See score progression
- Nuno BorgesBorges – Mathias BourgueBourgue (6-1 1-6 6-1) – See score progression
- Jozef KovalikKovalik – Kimmer CoppejansCoppejans (6-3 5-7 6-2) – See score progression
- Alessandro GiannessiGiannessi – Andrej MartinMartin (6-0 2-6 6-4) – See score progression
- Matteo ArnaldiArnaldi – Francesco PassaroPassaro (6-3 6-4) – See score progression
- Carlos TabernerTaberner – Lorenzo GiustinoGiustino (6-2 6-4) – See score progression
- Nikola MilojevicMilojevic – Andrea PellegrinoPellegrino (6-2 7-5) – See score progression
- Nino SerdarusicSerdarusic – Federico GaioGaio (6-2 7-63) – See score progression
- Joao DominguesDomingues – Stefano TravagliaTravaglia (w/o) – See score progression
Upcoming matches in the draw
- Andrea ArnaboldiArnaboldi – Nikola MilojevicMilojevic (1-3) – H2H and prediction
- Lukas RosolRosol – Alessandro GiannessiGiannessi (3-0) – H2H and prediction
- Nino SerdarusicSerdarusic – Carlos Gimeno ValeroGimeno Valero (0-0) – H2H and prediction
- Bernabe Zapata MirallesZapata Miralles – Nikolas Sanchez-IzquierdoSanchez-Izquierdo (0-1) – H2H and prediction
- Carlos TabernerTaberner – Jozef KovalikKovalik (1-2) – H2H and prediction
- Nuno BorgesBorges – (0-0) – H2H and prediction
- Timofey SkatovSkatov – Joao DominguesDomingues (0-0) – H2H and prediction
- Flavio CobolliCobolli – Alexis GautierGautier (0-0) – H2H and prediction
