Jozef Kovalik surprises Davidovich Fokina in the 1st round to clash vs Misolic. HIGHLIGHTS – BASTAD RESULTS

NORDEA OPEN - BASTAD DRAW AND RESULTS. Kovalik stuns Davidovich Fokina to come up against Filip Misolic in the 2nd round

By
Luke Meyer
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Prediction and head to head Jozef Kovalik vs. Alejandro Davidovich Fokina

Jozef Kovalik upsets Alejandro Davidovich Fokina 6-3 6-4 in the 1st round in Bastad on Tuesday. Kovalik will play against Filip Misolic in the 2nd round. The match lasted 1 hour and 36 minutes. This will be his best result in this event. In the past, the best he could do was reach the 1st round in 2019. Here you can see his previous results at this event.

Kovalik
Bastad
Kovalik's Record

Kovalik added to his prize money € 3,845 after winning this match. He has already won € 9,880 after this win. If he wins the next match, the Slovakian will add € 7,130 to his earnings to get in total € 17,010 in total.

Highlights Jozef Kovalik vs. Alejandro Davidovich Fokina Nordea Open – Bastad

Stats: aces, double faults, breaks, winners

Kovalik
Fokina
Jozef Kovalik
6-3 6-4
1h:36
Alejandro Davidovich Fokina
67
67
Total points
57
57
31
31
Winners
25
25
46%
46%
Ratio Winners
44%
44%
-- Serve --
1
1
Aces
3
3
3
3
Double Faults
1
1
75%
75%
1st in
65%
65%
67%
67%
1st won
61%
61%
31/46
31/46
1st won
25/41
25/41
40%
40%
2nd won
36%
36%
6/15
6/15
2nd won
8/22
8/22
-- Break Points --
4/8
4/8
Total
2/3
2/3
50%
50%
Won
67%
67%
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At the end of the match, the Slovakian scored 67 points vs. the Spaniard’s 57.

Kovalik

Kovalik didn’t lose the focus when converting 50% of the break points that he procured (4/8).

Davidovich Fokina

On the other side, Alejandro didn’t lose the focus when converting 67% of the break points that he procured points (2/3). However, that was not enough to win the contest.

After this contest, the head to head between Kovalik and Davidovich Fokina is 1-1.

Draw and next match H2H: Jozef Kovalik vs. Filip Misolic – stats

Kovalik will compete against Misolic in the 2nd round.

There is no head to head record between Jozef Kovalik and Filip Misolic since this will be the first time that they will square off in the main tour.

Jozef Kovalik Draw info

Live score progression and stats

1st Set -
Kovalik 6-3
KovalikFokina
6
3
15
0
15
15
15
30
30
30
40
30
40
40
40
A
40
40
A
40
40
40
A
40
40
40
40
A
KovalikFokina
6
3
0
15
0
30
15
30
30
30
40
30
KovalikFokina
5
3
0
15
15
15
30
15
30
30
40
30
KovalikFokina
4
3
15
0
30
0
30
15
40
15
KovalikFokina
3
3
0
15
15
15
15
30
30
30
40
30
KovalikFokina
2
3
15
0
30
0
30
15
40
15
40
30
KovalikFokina
1
3
0
15
0
30
0
40
KovalikFokina
1
2
0
15
15
15
30
15
30
30
30
40
KovalikFokina
1
1
0
15
15
15
15
30
15
40
KovalikFokina
1
0
0
15
0
30
15
30
30
30
40
30
40
40
40
A
40
40
A
40

Jozef won the set after recovering from 1 break down. In fact, after dropping his serve in the 3rd (1-2) game, The Slovakian broke back in the 6th (3-3) and in the 8th (5-3) game to conquer the set 6-3.

Davidovich Fokina was powerless in the last 6 games of the set when the score went from 1-3 to 6-3.

The Slovakian converted 40% of his break points (2/5). He had 5 break points opportunities in the 5th (2-3 30-40), the 8th (4-3 30-40) and the 10th game (6-2 30-40, 40-A and 40-A). Moreover, on the other side, Davidovich Fokina converted 50% of his break points (1/2). He had his opportunities in the 1st (0-0 40-A) and the 3rd game (1-1 30-40).

They contested 68 points. The set was a huge battle since finally the Slovakian won just 2 points more than the Spaniard (35-33). The Slovakian lost 13 points on serve (20-13). on the other side of the court, Alejandro conceded 15 points on serve (20-15).

2nd Set -
Kovalik 6-4
KovalikFokina
6
4
15
0
30
0
30
15
30
30
40
30
40
40
A
40
KovalikFokina
5
4
0
15
0
30
15
30
30
30
30
40
KovalikFokina
5
3
0
15
0
30
0
40
KovalikFokina
5
2
15
0
30
0
40
0
KovalikFokina
4
2
0
15
15
15
30
15
40
15
40
30
KovalikFokina
3
2
0
15
0
30
30
30
40
30
40
40
40
A
40
40
A
40
KovalikFokina
2
2
15
0
30
0
40
0
KovalikFokina
1
2
15
0
15
15
30
15
30
30
30
40
40
40
40
A
KovalikFokina
1
1
15
0
15
15
30
15
40
15
40
30

The Slovakian won the set after he broke Alejandro in the 5th (3-2) and in the 7th (5-2) game. Davidovich Fokina tried to stage a comeback breaking in the 8th (5-3) game. Notwithstanding, Jozef didn’t make any concession anymore to conquer the set 6-4.

Jozef failed to serve out the set when leading 5-2 to be broken at 0.

It is worth noting that a key moment of this set was when the Slovakian won 4 consecutive games in the 2nd set so as to convert the score from 1-2 to 5-2.

The Slovakian converted 66% of his break points (2/3). He had 3 break points opportunities in the 5th (2-2 30-40 and 40-A) and the 7th game (4-2 0-40). On the other side, Alejandro was clinical in converting the only break point that he conquered in the 7th game (2-5 0-40).

They contested 55 points. Kovalik won 7 more points than Davidovich Fokina (31-24). Kovalik surrendered 11 points on serve (17-11). On the losing side, Alejandro conceded 14 points on serve (13-14).

1st
Kovalik
Fokina
6-3
6
3
5
3
4
3
3
3
2
3
1
3
1
2
1
1
1
0
2nd
Kovalik
Fokina
6-4
6
4
5
4
5
3
5
2
4
2
3
2
2
2
1
2
1
1
0
1
 

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