Jozef Kovalik and Adrian Andreev will clash against each other in the final of the Zadar Challenger for the 1st time in their career. They are scheduled to play on Sunday at 11:00 am 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 3 sets.
As per the initial odds, Jozef Kovalik is the pick to win this match.
Jozef Kovalik -> 1.7
Adrian Andreev -> 2.07
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Prediction and head to head Jozef Kovalik vs. Adrian Andreev
There is no head to head record between Jozef Kovalik and Adrian Andreev since this will be the first time that they will square off in the main tour.
Jozef Kovalik
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 36-25 | 3-5 | 30-15 | 3-4 | 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. 213, Kovalik reached the final after defeating Evan Furness 6-0 6-2, Zsombor Piros 0-6 7-64 6-3, Nino Serdarusic 3-6 6-3 7-64 and Jonas Forejtek 6-4 6-3.
In the semifinal, Kovalik had a good straight sets win against Forejtek (6-4 6-3). During the match, Kovalik scored 62 points vs Forejtek’s 54. The Slovakian was extremely aggressive to blast 27 winners.
Talking about the service games, Kovalik couldn’t to score even 1 ace throughout the encounter and he committed only 1 double fault. Jozef Kovalik lost the serve once and he saved 5 break points. Furthermore, Kovalik put 70% of his first serves in, winning 63% (27/43) of the points behind his 1st serve and 72% (13/18) on the 2nd serve. The Slovakian broke Forejtek 4 times after converting 57% of his break points (4/7).
Overall Performance in this tournament
Jozef has lost 2 set in this event to win 53% of the points he played.
Kovalik has positive record in the last 10 years having won 53% of his matches (282-249). 6-2 on clay in 2024. Regarding his performance on the same surface of this tournament, Kovalik has an overall 232-163 win-loss record in the last years on clay.
Jozef’s best result of the current year was reaching the semifinal in the Zadar Challenger.
Kovalik has an aggregate 9-6 win-loss record in 2024, 6-2 on clay (See FULL STATS).
Previously in the Zadar Challenger
Adrian Andreev
14 - 10win/loss
217
183
WLLWLWLLWL | Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 39-34 | 7-4 | 26-19 | 6-10 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 26-29 | 7-7 | 16-16 | 3-4 | 0-1 | 0-1 |
| 2022 | 49-29 | 7-7 | 29-15 | 13-7 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 27-22 | 6-7 | 20-9 | 1-6 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2020 | 22-8 | 10-2 | 12-5 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Ranked no. 254, Adrian reached the final after beating Manuel Guinard 6-1 6-4, Matej Dodig 6-4 4-6 6-1, Enrico Dalla Valle 3-6 6-4 6-2 and Timofey Skatov 6-3 6-4.
In the semifinal, Adrian had a good straight sets win against Skatov (6-3 6-4). During the match Andreev scored 67 points vs Skatov’s 58. Andreev was quite aggressive to blast 26 winners.
Talking about serving, Andreev made 3 aces and he committed only 1 double fault for the entire match. Adrian Andreev lost the serve twice and he saved 4 break points. Furthermore, Andreev put 69% of his first serves in, winning 68% (26/38) of the points behind his 1st serve and 41% (7/17) on the 2nd serve. Andreev broke Skatov 5 times after converting 50% of his break points (5/10).
Overall Performance in this tournament
Adrian has conceded 2 set in the tournament to win 55% of the points he played.
The Bulgarian’s best result of the season was getting to the semifinal in the Zadar Challenger.
Adrian has an aggregate 14-9 win-loss record in 2024, 4-0 on clay (See FULL STATS).
Previously in the Zadar Challenger
Adrian has never competed in this tournament before.
H2H Performance in the tournament (main draw)
Matches, sets, games and points
| Points | Kovalik | Andreev |
|---|---|---|
| Match played | 4 | 4 |
| Tot Set | 10 | 10 |
| Tot Games | 92 | 90 |
| Pts | 304-265 | 308-255 |
| Total Points | 569 | 563 |
| Winners | 108 | 115 |
| %Winners | 36% | 37% |
Both Kovalik and Andreev played 4 matches. Both players lost a set in the event. Jozef Kovalik surrendered 2 sets, while Adrian Andreev conceded 2 sets. Talking about their workload, Kovalik and Andreev have played the same amount of sets 10. However, Kovalik played 2 games more than Andreev. Kovalik scored 108 winners (36% of the total points). On the other side, Andreev bagged 115 winners (37%).
Serve Performance
| Serve | Kovalik | Andreev |
|---|---|---|
| Aces | 9 | 13 |
| Avg per match | 2.3 | 3.3 |
| 1st in | 157/269 | 162/252 |
| %1st in | 58% | 64% |
| 1st pts | 108/157 | 115/162 |
| %1st pts | 69% | 71% |
| 2nd pts | 72/112 | 46/90 |
| %2nd pts | 64% | 51% |
Kovalik managed to score 9 aces (2.3 per match). Andreev recorded 13 aces (3.3 per match). Kovalik won 69% points behind his first serve. He quite strong on his second serve to win 64% of the points. On the other side, Andreev won 71% of the points on his first serve. He had a solid display on his second serve to win 51% of the points.
How they played the important points
| Breaks | Kovalik | Andreev |
|---|---|---|
| Won | 14 | 21 |
| Converted | 14/31 | 21/48 |
| % Converted | 45% | 44% |
| Conceded | 17 | 28 |
| Saved | 9 | 18 |
| % Saved | 53% | 64% |
| Times Broken | 8 | 10 |
The Slovakian broke his opponents 14 times with a 45% conversion rate. Jozef lost his serve 8 times and he saved 53% of the break points that he conceded. Andreev broke his opponents 21 times with a 44% conversion rate. Andreev conceded his serve 10 times and he saved 64% of the break points that he conceded.
| Kovalik | ||||||
| R1 Furness |
R2 Piros |
1/4 Serdarusic |
1/2 Forejtek |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-0 6-2 | 0-6 7-64 6-3 | 3-6 6-3 7-64 | 6-4 6-3 | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 10 | |
| Tot Games | 14 | 28 | 31 | 19 | 92 | |
| pts | 60-32 | 82-90 | 100-89 | 62-54 | 304-265 | |
| Total points | 92 | 172 | 189 | 116 | 569 | |
| Winners | 16 | 30 | 35 | 27 | 108 | |
| %Winners | 27% | 37% | 35% | 44% | 36% | |
| SERVE | ||||||
| Aces | 4 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 9 | |
| Double Faults | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 9 | |
| 1st in | 19/35 | 50/90 | 45/83 | 43/61 | 157/269 | |
| % 1st in | 54% | 56% | 54% | 70% | 58% | |
| 1st pts | 16/19 | 30/50 | 35/45 | 27/43 | 108/157 | |
| % 1st pts | 84% | 60% | 78% | 63% | 69% | |
| 2nd pts | 10/16 | 23/40 | 26/38 | 13/18 | 72/112 | |
| % 2nd pts | 63% | 58% | 68% | 72% | 64% | |
| Breaks | ||||||
| Won | 6 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 14 | |
| Converted | 6/13 | 2/6 | 2/5 | 4/7 | 14/31 | |
| Converted % | 46% | 33% | 40% | 57% | 45% | |
| Conceded | 1 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 17 | |
| Saved | 0/1 | 4/8 | 0/2 | 5/6 | 9 | |
| Saved % | 0% | 50% | 0% | 83% | 33% | |
| Times Broken | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 8 | |
| Andreev | ||||||
| R1 Guinard |
R2 Dodig |
1/4 Dalla Valle |
1/2 Skatov |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-1 6-4 | 6-4 4-6 6-1 | 3-6 6-4 6-2 | 6-3 6-4 | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 10 | |
| Tot Games | 17 | 27 | 27 | 19 | 90 | |
| pts | 57-32 | 92-81 | 92-84 | 67-58 | 308-255 | |
| Total points | 89 | 173 | 176 | 125 | 563 | |
| Winners | 28 | 29 | 32 | 26 | 115 | |
| %Winners | 49% | 32% | 35% | 39% | 37% | |
| SERVE | ||||||
| Aces | 5 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 13 | |
| Double Faults | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | |
| 1st in | 35/46 | 41/79 | 48/72 | 38/55 | 162/252 | |
| % 1st in | 76% | 52% | 67% | 69% | 64% | |
| 1st pts | 28/35 | 29/41 | 32/48 | 26/38 | 115/162 | |
| % 1st pts | 80% | 71% | 67% | 68% | 71% | |
| 2nd pts | 9/11 | 18/38 | 12/24 | 7/17 | 46/90 | |
| % 2nd pts | 82% | 47% | 50% | 41% | 51% | |
| Breaks | ||||||
| Won | 3 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 21 | |
| Converted | 3/6 | 7/14 | 6/18 | 5/10 | 21/48 | |
| Converted % | 50% | 50% | 33% | 50% | 44% | |
| Conceded | 1 | 13 | 8 | 6 | 28 | |
| Saved | 1/1 | 9/13 | 4/8 | 4/6 | 18 | |
| Saved % | 100% | 69% | 50% | 67% | 72% | |
| Times Broken | 0 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 10 | |
Head 2 Head
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