Jozef Kovalik and Marek Gengel will square off in the qualifications of the Barcelona Open Banc Sabadell for the 1st time in their career. They are scheduled to compete on Saturday at 5:30 pm on PISTA ANDRES GIMENO. 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 Jozef Kovalik who should win in 2 sets.
As per the initial odds, Jozef Kovalik is the pick to win this match.
Jozef Kovalik -> 1.175
Marek Gengel -> 4.5
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Prediction and head to head Jozef Kovalik vs. Marek Gengel
There is no head to head record between Jozef Kovalik and Marek Gengel since this will be the first time that they will clash against each other in the main tour.
Jozef Kovalik
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 27-14 | 3-4 | 24-9 | 0-0 | 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. 155, the Slovakian will start his run in Barcelona after he played his last match in the Madrid Challenger where he lost 3-6 6-2 6-3 to Landaluce in the 1st round on the 10th of April.
Jozef has a composed 4-11 win-loss record in 2023, 2-7 on clay (See FULL STATS).
Talking about his overall career, The Slovakian has an overall 446-322 record. He has a positive 334-200 record on clay.
Previously in Barcelona
Previously, his best result was reaching the 3rd round in 2018. See his history.
Marek Gengel
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 33-13 | 33-13 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 16-27 | 14-15 | 0-7 | 2-4 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 42-29 | 28-16 | 4-8 | 10-4 | 0-0 | 0-1 |
| 2021 | 52-28 | 47-14 | 3-8 | 2-5 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| 2020 | 20-17 | 16-12 | 2-2 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Ranked no. 279, the Czech will start his run in Barcelona after he played his last match in M25 Sharm ElSheikh where he lost 1-6 7-5 6-2 to Van in the 2nd round on the 13th of April.
Marek has an overall 8-11 win-loss record in 2023, 0-1 on clay (See FULL STATS).
In terms of his career, Gengel has an overall 227-180 record. He has a negative 30-56 record on clay.
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