Jozef Kovalik and Kaichi Uchida will play each other in the 2nd round of the Ottignies for the 1st time in their career. They are scheduled to compete on Thursday at 5:30 pm on COURT 1. In the following paragraphs, you can find the head to head analysis and prediction.
Prediction, odds and live streaming
The pick for Tennis Tonic is Jozef Kovalik who should win in 3 sets.
As per the initial odds, Jozef Kovalik is the pick to win this match.
Jozef Kovalik -> 1.57
Kaichi Uchida -> 2.29
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Prediction and head to head Jozef Kovalik vs. Kaichi Uchida
There is no head to head record between Jozef Kovalik and Kaichi Uchida since this will be the first time that they will face off in the main tour.
Jozef Kovalik
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 36-25 | 3-5 | 30-15 | 3-4 | 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. 137, Kovalik got to the 2nd round after defeating Jurij Rodionov 6-74 7-5 6-4.
In the 1st round against Rodionov, Jozef recovered from a 1-set down deficit before winning (6-74 7-5 6-4). During the match, Kovalik scored 132 points vs Rodionov’s 125. The Slovakian was exceptionally aggressive to blast 49 winners.
Talking about the service games, Kovalik struck 5 aces and he committed only 6 double faults. Jozef Kovalik lost the serve 4 times and he saved 10 break points. Furthermore, Kovalik put 55% of his first serves in, winning 69% (49/71) of the points behind his 1st serve and 47% (27/57) on the 2nd serve. The Slovakian broke Rodionov 6 times after converting 26% of his break points (6/23).
Kovalik has winning win-loss record in the last 10 years having won 57% of his matches (314-235). 1-0 on indoor hard courts in 2023. In connection with his performance on the same surface of this tournament, Kovalik has a composed 19-31 match record in the last years on indoor hard courts.
The Slovakian has a composed 2-2 win-loss record in 2023, 1-0 on indoor hard courts (See FULL STATS).
Previously in the Louvain
Jozef has never competed in this tournament before.
Kaichi Uchida
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 40-29 | 16-21 | 16-6 | 8-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 17-33 | 4-18 | 3-10 | 9-4 | 1-1 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 35-34 | 24-23 | 8-5 | 3-6 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 35-26 | 27-13 | 6-11 | 1-2 | 1-0 | 0-0 |
| 2020 | 14-11 | 10-5 | 1-2 | 3-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Ranked no. 198, Uchida reached the 2nd round after defeating Alibek Kachmazov 6-4 6-4.
In the 1st round, The Japanese had a good straight sets win against Kachmazov (6-4 6-4). During the match Uchida scored 67 points vs Kachmazov’s 57. Kaichi was extremely aggressive to blast 23 winners.
About the serving games, Uchida struck 4 aces and he was very solid in conceding no double faults for the entire match. Overall, Kaichi Uchida was extremely efficient on serve to win 77% (23/30) of his 1st serve and 60% (15/25) on the second serve. However, this didn’t prevent his to concede the serve once. Kaichi broke Kachmazov 3 times after converting 38% of his break points (3/8).
Kaichi has an overall 2-3 win-loss record in 2023, 1-0 on indoor hard courts (See FULL STATS).
H2H Performance in the tournament
Matches, sets, games and points
| Points | Kovalik | Uchida |
|---|---|---|
| Match played | 1 | 1 |
| Tot Set | 3 | 2 |
| Tot Games | 35 | 20 |
| Pts | 132-125 | 67-57 |
| Total Points | 257 | 124 |
| Winners | 49 | 23 |
| %Winners | 37% | 34% |
Both Kovalik and Uchida played 1 match. At the moment, Jozef Kovalik surrendered 1 set while Kaichi Uchida hasn’t conceded a set so far. Kovalik has played 1 set more than Uchida (3 vs 2). Therefore, Kovalik played 15 games more than Uchida. The Slovakian scored 49 winners (37% of the total points). On the other side, Uchida made 23 winners (34%).
Serve Performance
| Serve | Kovalik | Uchida |
|---|---|---|
| Aces | 5 | 4 |
| Avg per match | 5 | 4 |
| 1st in | 71/128 | 30/55 |
| %1st in | 55% | 55% |
| 1st pts | 49/71 | 23/30 |
| %1st pts | 69% | 77% |
| 2nd pts | 27/57 | 15/25 |
| %2nd pts | 47% | 60% |
Kovalik recorded 5 aces . Uchida fired 4 aces . Kovalik won 69% points behind his first serve. He extremely effective on his second serve to win 47% of the points. On the other side, Uchida won 77% of the points behind his first serve. He had a solid display on his second serve to win 60% of the points.
How they played the important points
| Breaks | Kovalik | Uchida |
|---|---|---|
| Won | 6 | 3 |
| Converted | 6/23 | 3/8 |
| % Converted | 26% | 38% |
| Conceded | 14 | 3 |
| Saved | 10 | 2 |
| % Saved | 71% | 67% |
| Times Broken | 4 | 1 |
Jozef broke his opponent 6 times with a 26% conversion rate. The Slovakian lost his serve 4 times and he saved 71% of the break points that he conceded. The Japanese broke his opponent 3 times with a 38% conversion rate. The Japanese conceded his serve once and he saved 67% of the break points that he conceded.
| Kovalik | |||
| R1 Rodionov |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-74 7-5 6-4 | ||
| Tot Set | 3 | 3 | |
| Tot Games | 35 | 35 | |
| pts | 132-125 | 132-125 | |
| Total points | 257 | 257 | |
| Winners | 49 | 49 | |
| %Winners | 37% | 37% | |
| SERVE | |||
| Aces | 5 | 5 | |
| Double Faults | 6 | 6 | |
| 1st in | 71/128 | 71/128 | |
| % 1st in | 55% | 55% | |
| 1st pts | 49/71 | 49/71 | |
| % 1st pts | 69% | 69% | |
| 2nd pts | 27/57 | 27/57 | |
| % 2nd pts | 47% | 47% | |
| Breaks | |||
| Won | 6 | 6 | |
| Converted | 6/23 | 6/23 | |
| Converted % | 26% | 26% | |
| Conceded | 14 | 14 | |
| Saved | 10/14 | 10 | |
| Saved % | 71% | 71% | |
| Times Broken | 4 | 4 | |
| Uchida | |||
| R1 Kachmazov |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-4 6-4 | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 2 | |
| Tot Games | 20 | 20 | |
| pts | 67-57 | 67-57 | |
| Total points | 124 | 124 | |
| Winners | 23 | 23 | |
| %Winners | 34% | 34% | |
| SERVE | |||
| Aces | 4 | 4 | |
| Double Faults | 0 | 0 | |
| 1st in | 30/55 | 30/55 | |
| % 1st in | 55% | 55% | |
| 1st pts | 23/30 | 23/30 | |
| % 1st pts | 77% | 77% | |
| 2nd pts | 15/25 | 15/25 | |
| % 2nd pts | 60% | 60% | |
| Breaks | |||
| Won | 3 | 3 | |
| Converted | 3/8 | 3/8 | |
| Converted % | 38% | 38% | |
| Conceded | 3 | 3 | |
| Saved | 2/3 | 2 | |
| Saved % | 67% | 67% | |
| Times Broken | 1 | 1 | |
Head 2 Head
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LWWLLWWLWL Tennis Scores in Louvain
- Gauthier OnclinOnclin – Ugo HumbertHumbert (7-5 6-1) – See score progression
- Fabian MarozsanMarozsan – Andrea ArnaboldiArnaboldi (6-2 6-1) – See score progression
- Cem IlkelIlkel – Alexander ShevchenkoShevchenko (6-1 6-76 6-3) – See score progression
- David GoffinGoffin – Kimmer CoppejansCoppejans (6-2 6-4) – See score progression
- Joris De LooreDe Loore – Tibo ColsonColson (6-4 3-6 6-2) – See score progression
- Elias YmerYmer – Kenny de Schepperde Schepper (6-4 7-61) – See score progression
- Mikael YmerYmer – Raphael CollignonCollignon (6-75 6-2 6-2) – See score progression
- Altug CelikbilekCelikbilek – Valentin VacherotVacherot (6-4 6-2) – See score progression
- Kaichi UchidaUchida – Alibek KachmazovKachmazov (6-4 6-4) – See score progression
- Jozef KovalikKovalik – Jurij RodionovRodionov (6-74 7-5 6-4) – See score progression
- Ernests GulbisGulbis – Lukas KleinKlein (6-4 6-2) – See score progression
- Frederico Ferreira SilvaFerreira Silva – Raul BrancaccioBrancaccio (6-0 7-64) – See score progression
- Ricardas BerankisBerankis – Henri LaaksonenLaaksonen (7-5 6-2) – See score progression
- Filip MisolicMisolic – Tomas MachacMachac (6-2 3-6 6-2) – See score progression
- Borna GojoGojo – Zizou BergsBergs (6-1 7-66) – See score progression
- Yannick HanfmannHanfmann – Nino SerdarusicSerdarusic (6-4 7-5) – See score progression
- David GoffinGoffin – Kimmer CoppejansCoppejans (6-2 6-4) – See score progression
Upcoming matches in the draw
- Richard BerankisBerankis – Yannick HanfmannHanfmann (1-0) – H2H and prediction
- David GoffinGoffin – Frederico Ferreira SilvaFerreira Silva (0-0) – H2H and prediction
- Joris De LooreDe Loore – Filip MisolicMisolic (0-0) – H2H and prediction
- Kaichi UchidaUchida – Jozef KovalikKovalik (0-0) – H2H and prediction
- Elias YmerYmer – Altug CelikbilekCelikbilek (1-0) – H2H and prediction
- Borna GojoGojo – Mikael YmerYmer (0-1) – H2H and prediction
- Fabian MarozsanMarozsan – Cem IlkelIlkel (1-1) – H2H and prediction
- Gauthier OnclinOnclin – Ernests GulbisGulbis (0-0) – H2H and prediction
