Jozef Kovalik and Juan Bautista Torres will fight against each other in the 1st round of the Tigre Challenger for the 1st time in their career. They are scheduled to play on Monday at 4:30 pm on CANCHA 3. 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 3 sets.
As per the initial odds, Jozef Kovalik is the pick to win this match.
Jozef Kovalik -> 1.64
Juan Bautista Torres -> 2.17
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Prediction and head to head Jozef Kovalik vs. Juan Bautista Torres
There is no head to head record between Jozef Kovalik and Juan Bautista Torres since this will be the first time that they will play each other in the main tour.
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. 231, Kovalik will start his run in the Tigre Challenger after he played his last match at the Australian Open where he lost 6-1 4-6 7-6(5) to Bellucci in the qualifications on the 9th of January.
Kovalik has an overall 0-1 win-loss record in 2024, 0-0 on clay (See FULL STATS).
This will be the first match of the year on clay.
Talking about his overall career, Kovalik has an overall 465-346 record. He has a positive 353-221 record on clay.
Previously in the Tigre Challenger
The Slovakian has never competed in this tournament before.
Juan Bautista Torres
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 22-17 | 0-0 | 22-17 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 34-19 | 0-0 | 34-19 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 34-28 | 1-2 | 33-26 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 44-23 | 12-10 | 32-13 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2020 | 8-6 | 0-1 | 8-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Ranked no. 382, Juan will start his run in the Tigre Challenger after he played his last match in the Buenos Aires Challenger where he lost 3-6 6-2 6-1 to Boyer in the 1st round on the 9th of January.
Bautista has an aggregate 0-1 win-loss record in 2024, 0-1 on clay (See FULL STATS).
In terms of his career, The Argentine has an overall 123-82 record. He has a positive 110-69 record on clay.
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