Francisco Comesana and Jozef Kovalik will clash against each other in the 2nd round of the Buenos Aires Challenger for the 2nd time in their career. They are scheduled to play on Wednesday at 1:30 pm on CANCHA CENTRAL. Here the head to head stats and relative prediction.
Prediction, odds and live streaming
The pick for Tennis Tonic is Francisco Comesana who should win in 3 sets.
As per the initial odds, Francisco Comesana is the pick to win this match.
Francisco Comesana -> 1.85
Jozef Kovalik -> 1.88
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Prediction and head to head Francisco Comesana vs. Jozef Kovalik
This will be the 2nd time that Francisco Comesana and Jozef Kovalik square off. The head to head is 1-0 for Comesana (see full H2H stats), but they have never competed against each other on clay.
The last time that they fought against each other, Comesana won 6-4 6-4 in the qualifications in at the U.S. Open back in August 2023.
Francisco Comesana
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 18-15 | 1-2 | 16-12 | 0-0 | 1-1 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 59-25 | 2-2 | 57-23 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 30-18 | 2-2 | 28-16 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 49-15 | 0-0 | 49-15 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2020 | 12-10 | 7-6 | 5-3 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Ranked no. 126 (career-high), Francisco reached the 2nd round after beating Marco Trungelliti 6-4 6-3.
In the 1st round, Comesana had a good straight sets win against Trungelliti (6-4 6-3). During the match, Comesana scored 66 points vs Trungelliti’s 48. Francisco was extremely aggressive to blast 35 winners.
Talking about the service games, Comesana made 6 aces and he committed only 1 double fault. Overall, Francisco Comesana was very effective on serve to win 78% (35/45) of his 1st serve and 54% (7/13) on the second serve. However, this didn’t prevent his to concede the serve once. Comesana broke Trungelliti 3 times after converting 75% of his break points (3/4).
Comesana has a solid record in the last 7 years having won 66% of his matches (220-114). 51-18 on clay in 2023. Regarding his performance on the same surface of this event, Comesana has an overall209-102 record in the last 7 years on clay.
His best result of the current year was winning the title the Vicenza Challenger where he beat Pablo Llamas Ruiz in the final 3-6 6-2 6-2 and the Liberec Challenger where he beat Toby Alex Kodat in the final 6-2 6-4.
Comesana has a composed 53-20 win-loss record in 2023, 51-18 on clay (See FULL STATS).
Previously in the Buenos Aires Challenger
Jozef Kovalik
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 28-14 | 3-4 | 25-9 | 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. 185, Kovalik got to the 2nd round after defeating Lukas Neumayer 6-75 6-4 6-2.
In the 1st round against Neumayer, Kovalik recovered from a 1-set down deficit before winning (6-75 6-4 6-2). During the match Kovalik scored 116 points vs Neumayer’s 104. The Slovakian was extremely aggressive to blast 45 winners.
About the serving games, Kovalik recorded 3 aces and he committed only 3 double faults. Jozef Kovalik lost the serve 3 times and he saved 3 break points. Furthermore, Kovalik put 60% of his first serves in, winning 68% (45/66) of the points behind his 1st serve and 52% (23/44) on the 2nd serve. Jozef broke Neumayer 6 times after converting 46% of his break points (6/13).
The Slovakian has a composed 21-30 win-loss record in 2023, 19-24 on clay (See FULL STATS).
H2H Performance in the tournament
Matches, sets, games and points
| Points | Comesana | Kovalik |
|---|---|---|
| Match played | 1 | 1 |
| Tot Set | 2 | 3 |
| Tot Games | 19 | 31 |
| Pts | 66-48 | 116-104 |
| Total Points | 114 | 220 |
| Winners | 35 | 45 |
| %Winners | 53% | 39% |
Both Comesana and Kovalik played 1 match. At the moment, Jozef Kovalik lost 1 set while Francisco Comesana hasn’t conceded a set so far. Comesana has played 1 set(s) less than Kovalik (2 vs 3). Therefore, Comesana played 12 games less than Kovalik. Francisco scored 35 winners (53% of the total points). On the other side, Kovalik struck 45 winners (39%).
Serve Performance
| Serve | Comesana | Kovalik |
|---|---|---|
| Aces | 6 | 3 |
| Avg per match | 6 | 3 |
| 1st in | 45/58 | 66/110 |
| %1st in | 78% | 60% |
| 1st pts | 35/45 | 45/66 |
| %1st pts | 78% | 68% |
| 2nd pts | 7/13 | 23/44 |
| %2nd pts | 54% | 52% |
Comesana struck 6 aces . Kovalik made 3 aces . Comesana won 78% points on his first serve. He pretty effective on his second serve to win 54% of the points. On the other side, Kovalik won 68% of the points on his first serve. He had a solid display on his second serve to win 52% of the points.
How they played the important points
| Breaks | Comesana | Kovalik |
|---|---|---|
| Won | 3 | 6 |
| Converted | 3/4 | 6/13 |
| % Converted | 75% | 46% |
| Conceded | 4 | 6 |
| Saved | 3 | 3 |
| % Saved | 75% | 50% |
| Times Broken | 1 | 3 |
Comesana broke his opponent 3 times with a 75% conversion rate. Comesana surrendered his serve once and he saved 75% of the break points that he conceded. Kovalik broke his opponent 6 times with a 46% conversion rate. Kovalik conceded his serve 3 times and he saved 50% of the break points that he conceded.
| Comesana | |||
| R1 Trungelliti |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-4 6-3 | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 2 | |
| Tot Games | 19 | 19 | |
| pts | 66-48 | 66-48 | |
| Total points | 114 | 114 | |
| Winners | 35 | 35 | |
| %Winners | 53% | 53% | |
| SERVE | |||
| Aces | 6 | 6 | |
| Double Faults | 1 | 1 | |
| 1st in | 45/58 | 45/58 | |
| % 1st in | 78% | 78% | |
| 1st pts | 35/45 | 35/45 | |
| % 1st pts | 78% | 78% | |
| 2nd pts | 7/13 | 7/13 | |
| % 2nd pts | 54% | 54% | |
| Breaks | |||
| Won | 3 | 3 | |
| Converted | 3/4 | 3/4 | |
| Converted % | 75% | 75% | |
| Conceded | 4 | 4 | |
| Saved | 3/4 | 3 | |
| Saved % | 75% | 75% | |
| Times Broken | 1 | 1 | |
| Kovalik | |||
| R1 Neumayer |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-75 6-4 6-2 | ||
| Tot Set | 3 | 3 | |
| Tot Games | 31 | 31 | |
| pts | 116-104 | 116-104 | |
| Total points | 220 | 220 | |
| Winners | 45 | 45 | |
| %Winners | 39% | 39% | |
| SERVE | |||
| Aces | 3 | 3 | |
| Double Faults | 3 | 3 | |
| 1st in | 66/110 | 66/110 | |
| % 1st in | 60% | 60% | |
| 1st pts | 45/66 | 45/66 | |
| % 1st pts | 68% | 68% | |
| 2nd pts | 23/44 | 23/44 | |
| % 2nd pts | 52% | 52% | |
| Breaks | |||
| Won | 6 | 6 | |
| Converted | 6/13 | 6/13 | |
| Converted % | 46% | 46% | |
| Conceded | 6 | 6 | |
| Saved | 3/6 | 3 | |
| Saved % | 50% | 50% | |
| Times Broken | 3 | 3 | |
Head 2 Head
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WLLWWWLWWL Tennis Scores in Buenos Aires Challenger
- Federico CoriaCoria – Juan Pablo FicovichPablo Ficovich (7-64 2-6 6-3) – See score progression
- Andrea PellegrinoPellegrino – Guido AndreozziAndreozzi (7-5 6-2) – See score progression
- Jozef KovalikKovalik – Lukas NeumayerNeumayer (6-75 6-4 6-2) – See score progression
- Francisco ComesanaComesana – Marco TrungellitiTrungelliti (6-4 6-3) – See score progression
- Luciano DarderiDarderi – Felipe Meligeni AlvesMeligeni Alves (4-6 6-2 6-4) – See score progression
- Hugo DellienDellien – Genaro Alberto OlivieriAlberto Olivieri (5-7 6-4 7-65) – See score progression
- Jan ChoinskiChoinski – Thiago Moura MonteiroMoura Monteiro (6-3 1-6 6-3) – See score progression
- Joao Lucas Reis Da SilvaLucas Reis Da Silva – Facundo BagnisBagnis (6-75 7-5 7-62) – See score progression
- Gonzalo VillanuevaVillanueva – Juan Bautista TorresBautista Torres (2-6 6-2 6-3) – See score progression
- Renzo OlivoOlivo – Roman Andres BurruchagaAndres Burruchaga (6-0 6-4) – See score progression
- Mariano NavoneNavone – Murkel Alejandro Dellien VelascoAlejandro Dellien Velasco (6-2 6-2) – See score progression
- Juan Manuel CerundoloManuel Cerundolo – Andrea CollariniCollarini (6-3 6-3) – See score progression
- Vit KoprivaKopriva – Dalibor SvrcinaSvrcina (7-5 7-63) – See score progression
- Facundo Diaz AcostaDiaz Acosta – Federico DelbonisDelbonis (6-3 6-4) – See score progression
- Hugo DellienDellien – Genaro Alberto OlivieriAlberto Olivieri (5-7 6-4 7-6(5)) – See score progression
- Jan ChoinskiChoinski – Thiago Moura MonteiroMoura Monteiro (6-3 1-6 6-3) – See score progression
Upcoming matches in the draw
- Jozef KovalikKovalik – Francisco ComesanaComesana (0-1) – H2H and prediction
- Hugo DellienDellien – Jan ChoinskiChoinski (3-1) – H2H and prediction
- Federico CoriaCoria – Joao Lucas Reis Da SilvaLucas Reis Da Silva (0-0) – H2H and prediction
- Andrea PellegrinoPellegrino – Juan Manuel CerundoloManuel Cerundolo (0-0) – H2H and prediction
- Alejandro TabiloTabilo – Franco AgamenoneAgamenone (0-1) – H2H and prediction
- Camilo Ugo CarabelliUgo Carabelli – Marcelo Tomas Barrios VeraTomas Barrios Vera (1-2) – H2H and prediction
- Vit KoprivaKopriva – (2-0) – H2H and prediction
- Facundo Diaz AcostaDiaz Acosta – Renzo OlivoOlivo (1-0) – H2H and prediction
