Jozef Kovalik and Ergi Kirkin will play each other in the 2nd round of the Bad Waltersdorf Challenger for the 3rd time in their career. They are scheduled to play on Wednesday at 4:30 pm on CENTER COURT. 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 2 sets.
As per the initial odds, Jozef Kovalik is the pick to win this match.
Jozef Kovalik -> 1.36
Ergi Kirkin -> 2.96
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Prediction and head to head Jozef Kovalik vs. Ergi Kirkin
This will be the 3rd time that Jozef Kovalik and Ergi Kirkin clash against each other. The head to head is 2-0 for Kovalik (see full H2H stats), 1-0 on clay.
The last time that they squared off, Kovalik won 6-2 6-3 in the 1st round in the Oeiras 2 Challenger back in 2022.
Jozef Kovalik
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 31-14 | 3-4 | 28-9 | 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. 201, the Slovakian reached the 2nd round after defeating Roberto Carballes Baena 7-5 3-6 7-66.
In the 1st round, Kovalik defeated Carballes Baena (7-5 3-6 7-66).During the match, Kovalik scored less points (6) than Carballes Baena. In fact, the world no. 201 won 100 points vs Carballes Baena’s. That means that Kovalik was more focused during the important points. Jozef was extremely aggressive to blast 37 winners.
Talking about the service games, Kovalik scored just 1 ace during the match and he committed only 1 double fault. Jozef Kovalik lost the serve 5 times and he saved 2 break points. Furthermore, Kovalik put 60% of his first serves in, winning 64% (37/58) of the points behind his 1st serve and 55% (21/38) on the 2nd serve. Jozef broke Carballes Baena 4 times after converting 27% of his break points (4/15).
Kovalik has favorable win-loss record in the last 10 years having won 56% of his matches (331-262). 17-23 on clay in 2023. In connection with his performance on the same surface of this competition, Kovalik has a compiled 257-168 match record in the last years on clay.
Kovalik has an aggregate 19-29 win-loss record in 2023, 17-23 on clay (See FULL STATS).
Previously in the Bad Waltersdorf Challenger
Kovalik has never competed in this tournament before.
Ergi Kirkin
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 37-18 | 11-4 | 25-13 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 47-26 | 3-4 | 39-15 | 5-7 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 34-28 | 3-5 | 27-19 | 4-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 35-27 | 4-8 | 29-16 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2020 | 18-8 | 14-3 | 2-2 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 0-1 |
Ranked no. 343, the Turk got to the 2nd round after defeating Matthias Ujvary 6-2 6-2, Neil Oberleitner 6-74 6-4 6-2 and Lukas Neumayer 7-5 2-6 6-1.
In the 1st round, The Turk defeated Neumayer (7-5 2-6 6-1). During the match Kirkin scored 100 points vs Neumayer’s 91. Ergi was exceptionally aggressive to blast 49 winners.
Talking about serving, Kirkin struck 5 aces and he committed only 3 double faults. Ergi Kirkin lost the serve 3 times and he saved 5 break points. Furthermore, Kirkin put 74% of his first serves in, winning 67% (49/73) of the points behind his 1st serve and 38% (10/26) on the 2nd serve. The Turk broke Neumayer 5 times after converting 45% of his break points (5/11).
Kirkin’s best result of the current season was getting to the final in M15 Doboj,M15 Belgrade and M25 Tainan.
The Turk has an aggregate 45-19 win-loss record in 2023, 39-14 on clay (See FULL STATS).
H2H Performance in the tournament
Matches, sets, games and points
| Points | Kovalik | Kirkin |
|---|---|---|
| Match played | 1 | 3 |
| Tot Set | 3 | 8 |
| Tot Games | 34 | 74 |
| Pts | 100-106 | 271-229 |
| Total Points | 206 | 500 |
| Winners | 37 | 118 |
| %Winners | 37% | 44% |
Kovalik played 1 match while Kirkin competed in 3 matches. Kirkin started his run from the qualifications while Kovalik had a direct access to the main draw. Both players lost a set in the event. Jozef Kovalik surrendered 1 set, while Ergi Kirkin lost 2 sets. Kovalik has played 5 set(s) less than Kirkin (3 vs 8). Therefore, Kovalik played 40 games less than Kirkin. The Slovakian scored 37 winners (37% of the total points). On the other side, The Turk scored 118 winners (44%).
Serve Performance
| Serve | Kovalik | Kirkin |
|---|---|---|
| Aces | 1 | 10 |
| Avg per match | 1 | 3.3 |
| 1st in | 58/96 | 168/260 |
| %1st in | 60% | 65% |
| 1st pts | 37/58 | 118/168 |
| %1st pts | 64% | 70% |
| 2nd pts | 21/38 | 44/92 |
| %2nd pts | 55% | 48% |
Kovalik bagged 1 ace . Kirkin also made 10 aces (3.3 per match). Kovalik won 64% points behind his first serve. He pretty solid on his second serve to win 55% of the points. On the other side, Kirkin won 70% of the points behind his first serve. He had a solid display on his second serve to win 48% of the points.
How they played the important points
| Breaks | Kovalik | Kirkin |
|---|---|---|
| Won | 4 | 15 |
| Converted | 4/15 | 15/30 |
| % Converted | 27% | 50% |
| Conceded | 7 | 20 |
| Saved | 2 | 14 |
| % Saved | 29% | 70% |
| Times Broken | 5 | 6 |
Jozef broke his opponent 4 times with a 27% conversion rate. Jozef lost his serve 5 times and he saved 29% of the break points that he conceded. The Turk broke his opponents 15 times with a 50% conversion rate. Ergi conceded his serve 6 times and he saved 70% of the break points that he conceded.
| Kovalik | |||
| R1 Carballes Baena |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 7-5 3-6 7-66 | ||
| Tot Set | 3 | 3 | |
| Tot Games | 34 | 34 | |
| pts | 100-106 | 100-106 | |
| Total points | 206 | 206 | |
| Winners | 37 | 37 | |
| %Winners | 37% | 37% | |
| SERVE | |||
| Aces | 1 | 1 | |
| Double Faults | 1 | 1 | |
| 1st in | 58/96 | 58/96 | |
| % 1st in | 60% | 60% | |
| 1st pts | 37/58 | 37/58 | |
| % 1st pts | 64% | 64% | |
| 2nd pts | 21/38 | 21/38 | |
| % 2nd pts | 55% | 55% | |
| Breaks | |||
| Won | 4 | 4 | |
| Converted | 4/15 | 4/15 | |
| Converted % | 27% | 27% | |
| Conceded | 7 | 7 | |
| Saved | 2/7 | 2 | |
| Saved % | 29% | 29% | |
| Times Broken | 5 | 5 | |
| Kirkin | |||||
| Q1 Ujvary |
Q3 Oberleitner |
R1 Neumayer |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-2 6-2 | 6-74 6-4 6-2 | 7-5 2-6 6-1 | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 3 | 3 | 8 | |
| Tot Games | 16 | 31 | 27 | 74 | |
| pts | 69-47 | 102-91 | 100-91 | 271-229 | |
| Total points | 116 | 193 | 191 | 500 | |
| Winners | 25 | 44 | 49 | 118 | |
| %Winners | 36% | 43% | 49% | 44% | |
| SERVE | |||||
| Aces | 1 | 4 | 5 | 10 | |
| Double Faults | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 | |
| 1st in | 40/70 | 55/91 | 73/99 | 168/260 | |
| % 1st in | 57% | 60% | 74% | 65% | |
| 1st pts | 25/40 | 44/55 | 49/73 | 118/168 | |
| % 1st pts | 63% | 80% | 67% | 70% | |
| 2nd pts | 15/30 | 19/36 | 10/26 | 44/92 | |
| % 2nd pts | 50% | 53% | 38% | 48% | |
| Breaks | |||||
| Won | 6 | 4 | 5 | 15 | |
| Converted | 6/10 | 4/9 | 5/11 | 15/30 | |
| Converted % | 60% | 44% | 45% | 50% | |
| Conceded | 10 | 2 | 8 | 20 | |
| Saved | 8/10 | 1/2 | 5/8 | 14 | |
| Saved % | 80% | 50% | 63% | 193% | |
| Times Broken | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | |
Head 2 Head
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LWLWWWLWWL Tennis Scores in Bad Waltersdorf Challenger
- Dennis NovakNovak – Sandro KoppKopp (6-3 6-3) – See score progression
- Zdenek KolarKolar – Sebastian SorgerSorger (6-1 7-5) – See score progression
- Vitaliy SachkoSachko – Jaume Antoni Munar ClarAntoni Munar Clar (7-63 7-61) – See score progression
- Rudolf MollekerMolleker – Timofey SkatovSkatov (7-61 6-3) – See score progression
- Fabio FogniniFognini – Benoit PairePaire (6-2 4-6 6-1) – See score progression
- Ergi KirkinKirkin – Lukas NeumayerNeumayer (7-5 2-6 6-1) – See score progression
- Francesco PassaroPassaro – Maks KasnikowskiKasnikowski (0-6 7-5 6-1) – See score progression
- Jozef KovalikKovalik – Roberto Carballes BaenaCarballes Baena (7-5 3-6 7-66) – See score progression
- Jan ChoinskiChoinski – Pedro Martinez PorteroMartinez Portero (7-5 6-4) – See score progression
- Andrea PellegrinoPellegrino – Jurij RodionovRodionov (6-76 6-3 6-2) – See score progression
- Ergi KirkinKirkin – Lukas NeumayerNeumayer (7-5 2-6 6-1) – See score progression
- Francesco PassaroPassaro – Maks KasnikowskiKasnikowski (0-6 7-5 6-1) – See score progression
- Fabio FogniniFognini – Benoit PairePaire (6-2 4-6 6-1) – See score progression
- Zdenek KolarKolar – Sebastian SorgerSorger (6-1 7-5) – See score progression
- Dennis NovakNovak – Sandro KoppKopp (6-3 6-3) – See score progression
- Vitaliy SachkoSachko – Jaume Antoni Munar ClarAntoni Munar Clar (7-6(3) 7-6(1)) – See score progression
- Rudolf MollekerMolleker – Timofey SkatovSkatov (7-6(1) 6-3) – See score progression
Upcoming matches in the draw
- Albert Ramos-VinolasRamos-Vinolas – (0-0) – H2H and prediction
- Jozef KovalikKovalik – Ergi KirkinKirkin (2-0) – H2H and prediction
- Franco AgamenoneAgamenone – Petr NouzaNouza (0-0) – H2H and prediction
- Dennis NovakNovak – Vitaliy SachkoSachko (0-0) – H2H and prediction
- Jan ChoinskiChoinski – Zdenek KolarKolar (0-2) – H2H and prediction
- Raul BrancaccioBrancaccio – Henri SquireSquire (1-0) – H2H and prediction
- Timo StodderStodder – Filip MisolicMisolic (0-1) – H2H and prediction
- Vit KoprivaKopriva – Andrea PicchionePicchione (0-0) – H2H and prediction
- Adrian AndreevAndreev – Marvin MoellerMoeller (0-0) – H2H and prediction
- Francesco PassaroPassaro – Andrea PellegrinoPellegrino (1-1) – H2H and prediction
