Kovalik downs Hans Rehberg in the 1st round – HAMBURG RESULTS

HAMBURG EUROPEAN OPEN - HAMBURG DRAW AND RESULTS. Kovalik hustles Hans Rehberg to face Alejandro Davidovich Fokina in the 2nd round

By
Luke Meyer
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Prediction and head to head Jozef Kovalik vs. Max Hans Rehberg

Jozef Kovalik defeats Max Hans Rehberg 3-6 7-5 6-1 in the 1st round in Hamburg on Monday. Kovalik will try to keep the momentum against Alejandro Davidovich Fokina in the 2nd round. The battle lasted 2 hours and 15 minutes. His most significant achievement in this event was reaching the semifinal in 2018. Here you can see his history at this event.

Kovalik
Hamburg
Kovalik's Record

Jozef added to his prize money € 12,100 after conquering this match. He has won already € 25,900 after this win. If he wins the next match, the Slovakian will add € 22,650 to his earnings to get in total € 48,550 in total.

Stats: aces, double faults, breaks, winners

Kovalik
Rehberg
Jozef Kovalik
3-6 7-5 6-1
2h:15
Max Hans Rehberg
97
97
Total points
92
92
49
49
Winners
35
35
51%
51%
Ratio Winners
38%
38%
-- Serve --
3
3
Aces
1
1
1
1
Double Faults
5
5
79%
79%
1st in
58%
58%
63%
63%
1st won
67%
67%
49/78
49/78
1st won
35/52
35/52
33%
33%
2nd won
37%
37%
7/21
7/21
2nd won
14/38
14/38
-- Break Points --
6/11
6/11
Total
4/11
4/11
55%
55%
Won
36%
36%
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At the end of the match, the Slovakian scored 97 points vs. Max’s 92.

Kovalik

Jozef was pretty good at converting 55% of the break points that he procured (6/11).

Hans Rehberg

On the other side, Max had some problems converting his break points (only 36% – 4/11). That was one of the key issues for his loss.

After this contest, the head to head between Kovalik and Hans Rehberg is 1-0 for Jozef.

Draw and next match H2H: Jozef Kovalik vs. Alejandro Davidovich Fokina – stats

Kovalik will come up against Davidovich Fokina in the 2nd round.

There is no head to head record between Jozef Kovalik and Alejandro Davidovich Fokina since this will be the first time that they will play each other in the main tour.

Jozef Kovalik Draw info

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Hans Rehberg won the set after he broke the Slovakian in the 5th (3-2) and in the 9th (6-3) game.

The German was spot on in converting all his break points in the 1st (0-0 30-40), the 4th (2-2 15-40 and 30-40), the 7th (4-2 30-40) and the 9th game (5-3 40-A and 40-A). On the other side, Hans Rehberg didn’t concede a single break point during this set.

They played 65 points. The German won 9 points more than the Slovakian (37-28). Hans Rehberg conceded 5 points on serve (16-5). In addition, on the other side, Jozef conceded 21 points on serve (23-21).

Jozef won the set after recovering from 1 break down. In fact, after dropping his serve in the 6th (2-4) game, Jozef broke back in the 7th (3-4) and in the 11th (6-5) game to conquer the set 7-5.

The Slovakian converted 40% of his break points (2/5). He had 5 break points opportunities in the 7th (2-4 30-40), the 9th (4-4 30-40) and the 11th game (5-5 0-40, 15-40 and 30-40). On the other side, the German was clinical in converting the only break point that he conquered in the 6th game (3-2 0-40).

They played 68 points. Jozef conquered the set after winning 4 more points than Hans Rehberg (36-32). Jozef surrendered 11 points on serve (20-11). On the losing side, Hans Rehberg conceded 16 points on serve (21-16).

Kovalik didn’t want to give any chance to the opposition at the beginning of the set after breaking Max Hans Rehberg in the 1st game (1-0) before consolidating his break and lead 3-0. Nonetheless, there was more to do for Jozef to win the set as the German succeeded in breaking back in the 4th (1-3) game. The Slovakian maintained his cool to break the German in the 5th (4-1) and in the 7th (6-1) game.

The Slovakian converted 66% of his break points (4/6). He had 6 break points opportunities in the 1st (0-0 30-40), the 3rd (2-0 30-40 and 40-A), the 5th (3-1 40-A and 40-A) and the 7th game (5-1 40-A). Moreover, on the other side, Max converted 25% of his break points (1/4). He had his opportunities in the 2nd (0-1 15-40 and 30-40) and the 4th game (0-3 40-A and 40-A).

They contested 56 points. Kovalik conquered the set after winning 10 more points than the German (33-23). Jozef lost 11 points on serve (13-11). On the other side, Hans Rehberg conceded 20 points on serve (12-20).

 

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