Jozef Kovalik and Hugo Dellien will play each other in the 2nd round of the Luedenscheid Challenger for the 1st time in their career. They are scheduled to play on Thursday at 3:00 pm on COURT 3. In this post, we analyze their head to head performance 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 -> 1.71
Hugo Dellien -> 2.05
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Prediction and head to head Jozef Kovalik vs. Hugo Dellien
There is no head to head record between Jozef Kovalik and Hugo Dellien 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 | 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. 152, Kovalik got to the 2nd round after defeating Hazem Naow 7-67 6-3.
In the 1st round, The Slovakian had a good straight sets win against Naow (7-67 6-3). During the match, Kovalik scored 78 points vs Naow’s 73. The Slovakian was very aggressive to blast 26 winners.
Regarding the service games, Kovalik bagged 2 aces and he committed only 3 double faults. Overall, Jozef Kovalik was exceptionally effective on serve to win 74% (26/35) of his 1st serve and 51% (23/45) on the second serve. However, this didn’t prevent his to concede the serve 3 times. Kovalik broke Naow 4 times after converting 33% of his break points (4/12).
Kovalik has good win-loss record in the last 10 years having won 56% of his matches (329-258). 15-20 on clay in 2023. Talking about his performance on the same surface of this competition, Kovalik has an overall 255-165 match record in the last years on clay.
The Slovakian has a composed 17-25 win-loss record in 2023, 15-20 on clay (See FULL STATS).
Previously in the Luedenscheid Challenger
Hugo Dellien
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 13-15 | 1-1 | 11-13 | 0-0 | 1-1 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 36-27 | 0-3 | 36-23 | 0-0 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 32-18 | 0-0 | 32-17 | 0-0 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 45-27 | 3-5 | 41-21 | 0-0 | 1-1 | 0-0 |
| 2020 | 5-10 | 0-3 | 5-7 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Ranked no. 165, Hugo got to the 2nd round after beating Daniel Masur 6-2 6-3.
In the 1st round, Hugo had a good straight sets win against Masur (6-2 6-3). During the match Dellien scored 55 points vs Masur’s 40. The Bolivian was quite aggressive to blast 28 winners.
About the serving games, Dellien bagged 3 aces and he committed only 1 double fault for the entire match. Hugo Dellien conceded no breaks for the entire match to save 4 break points. Furthermore, Dellien put 74% of his first serves in, winning 80% (28/35) of the points behind his 1st serve and 50% (6/12) on the 2nd serve. The Bolivian broke Masur 4 times after converting 80% of his break points (4/5).
His best result of the current season was winning the title the Santiago Challenger where he defeated Thiago Seyboth Wild in the final 3-6 6-3 6-3.
Hugo has a composed 19-15 win-loss record in 2023, 19-13 on clay (See FULL STATS).
Previously in the Luedenscheid Challenger
The Bolivian has never competed in this tournament before.
H2H Performance in the tournament
Matches, sets, games and points
| Points | Kovalik | Dellien |
|---|---|---|
| Match played | 1 | 1 |
| Tot Set | 2 | 2 |
| Tot Games | 22 | 17 |
| Pts | 78-73 | 55-40 |
| Total Points | 151 | 95 |
| Winners | 26 | 28 |
| %Winners | 33% | 51% |
Both Kovalik and Dellien played 1 match. Both players have not surrendered a single set in this event so far. Talking about their workload, Kovalik and Dellien have played the same amount of sets 2. However, Kovalik played 5 games more than Dellien. Jozef scored 26 winners (33% of the total points). On the other side, Hugo scored 28 winners (51%).
Serve Performance
| Serve | Kovalik | Dellien |
|---|---|---|
| Aces | 2 | 3 |
| Avg per match | 2 | 3 |
| 1st in | 35/80 | 35/47 |
| %1st in | 44% | 74% |
| 1st pts | 26/35 | 28/35 |
| %1st pts | 74% | 80% |
| 2nd pts | 23/45 | 6/12 |
| %2nd pts | 51% | 50% |
Kovalik made 2 aces . Dellien bagged 3 aces . Kovalik won 74% points on his first serve. He quite strong on his second serve to win 51% of the points. On the other side, Dellien won 80% of the points behind his first serve. He had a solid display on his second serve to win 50% of the points.
How they played the important points
| Breaks | Kovalik | Dellien |
|---|---|---|
| Won | 4 | 4 |
| Converted | 4/12 | 4/5 |
| % Converted | 33% | 80% |
| Conceded | 5 | 4 |
| Saved | 2 | 4 |
| % Saved | 40% | 100% |
| Times Broken | 3 | 0 |
Jozef broke his opponent 4 times with a 33% conversion rate. Kovalik surrendered his serve 3 times and he saved 40% of the break points that he conceded. Dellien broke his opponent 4 times with a 80% conversion rate. The Bolivian was rock solid on his serve as he has never conceded a single service game after saving 4 break points.
| Kovalik | |||
| R1 Naow |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 7-67 6-3 | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 2 | |
| Tot Games | 22 | 22 | |
| pts | 78-73 | 78-73 | |
| Total points | 151 | 151 | |
| Winners | 26 | 26 | |
| %Winners | 33% | 33% | |
| SERVE | |||
| Aces | 2 | 2 | |
| Double Faults | 3 | 3 | |
| 1st in | 35/80 | 35/80 | |
| % 1st in | 44% | 44% | |
| 1st pts | 26/35 | 26/35 | |
| % 1st pts | 74% | 74% | |
| 2nd pts | 23/45 | 23/45 | |
| % 2nd pts | 51% | 51% | |
| Breaks | |||
| Won | 4 | 4 | |
| Converted | 4/12 | 4/12 | |
| Converted % | 33% | 33% | |
| Conceded | 5 | 5 | |
| Saved | 2/5 | 2 | |
| Saved % | 40% | 40% | |
| Times Broken | 3 | 3 | |
| Dellien | |||
| R1 Masur |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-2 6-3 | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 2 | |
| Tot Games | 17 | 17 | |
| pts | 55-40 | 55-40 | |
| Total points | 95 | 95 | |
| Winners | 28 | 28 | |
| %Winners | 51% | 51% | |
| SERVE | |||
| Aces | 3 | 3 | |
| Double Faults | 1 | 1 | |
| 1st in | 35/47 | 35/47 | |
| % 1st in | 74% | 74% | |
| 1st pts | 28/35 | 28/35 | |
| % 1st pts | 80% | 80% | |
| 2nd pts | 6/12 | 6/12 | |
| % 2nd pts | 50% | 50% | |
| Breaks | |||
| Won | 4 | 4 | |
| Converted | 4/5 | 4/5 | |
| Converted % | 80% | 80% | |
| Conceded | 4 | 4 | |
| Saved | 4/4 | 4 | |
| Saved % | 100% | 100% | |
| Times Broken | 0 | 0 | |
Head 2 Head
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LWLWLLLWLW Tennis Scores in Luedenscheid Challenger
- Hugo DellienDellien – Daniel MasurMasur (6-2 6-3) – See score progression
- Pedro Martinez PorteroMartinez Portero – Mariano NavoneNavone (7-5 2-6 7-62) – See score progression
- Jozef KovalikKovalik – Hazem NaowNaow (7-67 6-3) – See score progression
- Marvin MoellerMoeller – Nick HardtHardt (6-3 6-1) – See score progression
- Camilo Ugo CarabelliUgo Carabelli – Geoffrey BlancaneauxBlancaneaux (6-4 6-1) – See score progression
- Henri SquireSquire – Stefano TravagliaTravaglia (7-63 1-0 ret.) – See score progression
- Fabian MarozsanMarozsan – Liam GavrielidesGavrielides (7-64 6-3) – See score progression
- Santiago Rodriguez TavernaRodriguez Taverna – Georgii KravchenkoKravchenko (6-3 6-2) – See score progression
- Gauthier OnclinOnclin – Jan ChoinskiChoinski (6-4 6-2) – See score progression
- Oriol Roca BatallaRoca Batalla – Tommaso CompagnucciCompagnucci (6-3 6-4) – See score progression
- Raul BrancaccioBrancaccio – Henri LaaksonenLaaksonen (6-4 3-6 7-63) – See score progression
- Rudolf MollekerMolleker – Max Hans RehbergHans Rehberg (6-4 6-2) – See score progression
- Benoit PairePaire – Facundo MenaMena (6-4 6-3) – See score progression
- Duje AjdukovicAjdukovic – Maximilian MartererMarterer (6-3 1-6 7-65) – See score progression
- Timofey SkatovSkatov – Oleksii KrutykhKrutykh (6-3 6-75 7-5) – See score progression
Upcoming matches in the draw
- Hugo DellienDellien – Jozef KovalikKovalik (0-0) – H2H and prediction
- Oriol Roca BatallaRoca Batalla – Duje AjdukovicAjdukovic (0-0) – H2H and prediction
- Louis WesselsWessels – Marcelo ZormannZormann (0-0) – H2H and prediction
- Henri SquireSquire – Raul BrancaccioBrancaccio (0-0) – H2H and prediction
- Fabian MarozsanMarozsan – Rudolf MollekerMolleker (0-1) – H2H and prediction
- Marvin MoellerMoeller – Benoit PairePaire (0-0) – H2H and prediction
- Timofey SkatovSkatov – Camilo Ugo CarabelliUgo Carabelli (0-1) – H2H and prediction
- Gauthier OnclinOnclin – Santiago Fa Rodriguez TavernaFa Rodriguez Taverna (0-1) – H2H and prediction
