Benjamin Bonzi and Jozef Kovalik will clash against each other in the semifinal of the Split Challenger for the 1st time in their career. They are scheduled to play on Saturday at 11:00 am on CENTRE COURT. 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 -> 1.83
Benjamin Bonzi -> 1.89
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Prediction and head to head Benjamin Bonzi vs. Jozef Kovalik
There is no head to head record between Benjamin Bonzi and Jozef Kovalik since this will be the first time that they will square off in the main tour.
Benjamin Bonzi
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 8-16 | 3-6 | 5-7 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 29-26 | 10-8 | 2-4 | 17-11 | 0-3 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 35-27 | 7-10 | 9-5 | 11-8 | 8-4 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 57-27 | 23-5 | 7-7 | 20-13 | 7-2 | 0-0 |
| 2020 | 30-12 | 21-3 | 5-4 | 4-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Ranked no. 168, Bonzi got to the semifinal after beating Santiago Rodriguez Taverna 6-2 6-2, Duje Ajdukovic 6-3 4-6 7-65 and Henri Squire 4-6 6-3 6-4.
In the quarter against Squire, The French player recovered from a 1-set down deficit before winning (4-6 6-3 6-4). During the match, Bonzi scored 86 points vs Squire’s 79. The French player was very aggressive to blast 40 winners.
Regarding the service games, Bonzi scored 6 aces and he committed only 2 double faults. Benjamin Bonzi lost the serve 3 times and he saved 2 break points. Furthermore, Bonzi put 65% of his first serves in, winning 73% (40/55) of the points behind his 1st serve and 48% (14/29) on the 2nd serve. Benjamin broke Squire 4 times after converting 57% of his break points (4/7).
Overall Performance in this tournament
Bonzi has conceded 2 set in this tournament to conquer 53% of the points he played.
Bonzi has a solid win-loss record in the last 9 years having won 61% of his matches (326-212). 4-2 on clay in 2024. In connection with his performance on the same surface of this event, Bonzi has an aggregate114-74 record in the last 9 years on clay.
The French player has an aggregate 7-11 win-loss record in 2024, 4-2 on clay (See FULL STATS).
Previously in the Split Challenger
The French player has never competed in this tournament before.
Jozef Kovalik
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 16-9 | 3-4 | 13-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 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. 179, Jozef got to the semifinal after defeating Nicholas David Ionel 6-4 6-1, Quentin Halys 6-2 3-6 6-4 and Stefano Travaglia 6-4 7-62.
In the quarter, Jozef had a good straight sets win against Travaglia (6-4 7-62). During the match Kovalik scored 77 points vs Travaglia’s 62. Jozef was quite aggressive to blast 37 winners.
About the serving games, Kovalik made 2 aces and he was quite solid in conceding no double faults for the entire match. Jozef Kovalik lost the serve 3 times and he saved 3 break points. Furthermore, Kovalik put 74% of his first serves in, winning 74% (37/50) of the points behind his 1st serve and 50% (9/18) on the 2nd serve. Jozef broke Travaglia 4 times after converting 40% of his break points (4/10).
Overall Performance in this tournament
The Slovakian has conceded 1 set in the tournament to win 56% of the points he played.
His best result of the season was winning the title the Zadar Challenger where he beat Adrian Andreev in the final 6-4 6-2.
Jozef has a composed 13-7 win-loss record in 2024, 10-3 on clay (See FULL STATS).
H2H Performance in the tournament (main draw)
Matches, sets, games and points
| Points | Bonzi | Kovalik |
|---|---|---|
| Match played | 3 | 3 |
| Tot Set | 8 | 7 |
| Tot Games | 77 | 67 |
| Pts | 273-242 | 225-179 |
| Total Points | 515 | 404 |
| Winners | 113 | 89 |
| %Winners | 41% | 40% |
Both Bonzi and Kovalik played 3 matches. Both players lost a set in the event. Benjamin Bonzi lost 2 sets, while Jozef Kovalik conceded 1 set. Bonzi has played 1 set more than Kovalik (8 vs 7). Therefore, Bonzi played 10 games more than Kovalik. Benjamin scored 113 winners (41% of the total points). On the other side, Kovalik blasted 89 winners (40%).
Serve Performance
| Serve | Bonzi | Kovalik |
|---|---|---|
| Aces | 10 | 8 |
| Avg per match | 3.3 | 2.7 |
| 1st in | 177/264 | 126/199 |
| %1st in | 67% | 63% |
| 1st pts | 113/177 | 89/126 |
| %1st pts | 64% | 71% |
| 2nd pts | 45/87 | 41/73 |
| %2nd pts | 52% | 56% |
Bonzi managed to score 10 aces (3.3 per match). Kovalik recorded 8 aces (2.7 per match). Bonzi won 64% points on his first serve. He pretty effective on his second serve to win 52% of the points. On the other side, Kovalik won 71% of the points on his first serve. He had a solid display on his second serve to win 56% of the points.
How they played the important points
| Breaks | Bonzi | Kovalik |
|---|---|---|
| Won | 16 | 14 |
| Converted | 16/29 | 14/26 |
| % Converted | 55% | 54% |
| Conceded | 23 | 14 |
| Saved | 12 | 5 |
| % Saved | 52% | 36% |
| Times Broken | 11 | 9 |
Bonzi broke his opponents 16 times with a 55% conversion rate. The French player lost his serve 11 times and he saved 52% of the break points that he conceded. Kovalik broke his opponents 14 times with a 54% conversion rate. Jozef conceded his serve 9 times and he saved 36% of the break points that he conceded.
| Bonzi | |||||
| R1 Rodriguez |
R2 Ajdukovic |
1/4 Squire |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-2 6-2 | 6-3 4-6 7-65 | 4-6 6-3 6-4 | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 3 | 3 | 8 | |
| Tot Games | 16 | 32 | 29 | 77 | |
| pts | 67-45 | 120-118 | 86-79 | 273-242 | |
| Total points | 112 | 238 | 165 | 515 | |
| Winners | 22 | 51 | 40 | 113 | |
| %Winners | 33% | 43% | 47% | 41% | |
| SERVE | |||||
| Aces | 2 | 2 | 6 | 10 | |
| Double Faults | 1 | 4 | 2 | 7 | |
| 1st in | 30/45 | 92/135 | 55/84 | 177/264 | |
| % 1st in | 67% | 68% | 65% | 67% | |
| 1st pts | 22/30 | 51/92 | 40/55 | 113/177 | |
| % 1st pts | 73% | 55% | 73% | 64% | |
| 2nd pts | 10/15 | 21/43 | 14/29 | 45/87 | |
| % 2nd pts | 67% | 49% | 48% | 52% | |
| Breaks | |||||
| Won | 5 | 7 | 4 | 16 | |
| Converted | 5/11 | 7/11 | 4/7 | 16/29 | |
| Converted % | 45% | 64% | 57% | 55% | |
| Conceded | 2 | 16 | 5 | 23 | |
| Saved | 1/2 | 9/16 | 2/5 | 12 | |
| Saved % | 50% | 56% | 40% | 49% | |
| Times Broken | 1 | 7 | 3 | 11 | |
| Kovalik | |||||
| R1 David |
R2 Halys |
1/4 Travaglia |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-4 6-1 | 6-2 3-6 6-4 | 6-4 7-62 | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 3 | 2 | 7 | |
| Tot Games | 17 | 27 | 23 | 67 | |
| pts | 60-39 | 88-78 | 77-62 | 225-179 | |
| Total points | 99 | 166 | 139 | 404 | |
| Winners | 23 | 29 | 37 | 89 | |
| %Winners | 38% | 33% | 48% | 40% | |
| SERVE | |||||
| Aces | 5 | 1 | 2 | 8 | |
| Double Faults | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | |
| 1st in | 31/49 | 45/82 | 50/68 | 126/199 | |
| % 1st in | 63% | 55% | 74% | 63% | |
| 1st pts | 23/31 | 29/45 | 37/50 | 89/126 | |
| % 1st pts | 74% | 64% | 74% | 71% | |
| 2nd pts | 12/18 | 20/37 | 9/18 | 41/73 | |
| % 2nd pts | 67% | 54% | 50% | 56% | |
| Breaks | |||||
| Won | 4 | 6 | 4 | 14 | |
| Converted | 4/4 | 6/12 | 4/10 | 14/26 | |
| Converted % | 100% | 50% | 40% | 54% | |
| Conceded | 1 | 7 | 6 | 14 | |
| Saved | 0/1 | 2/7 | 3/6 | 5 | |
| Saved % | 0% | 29% | 50% | 26% | |
| Times Broken | 1 | 5 | 3 | 9 | |
Head 2 Head
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LWLWWWWWLW Tennis Scores in Split Challenger
- Zsombor PirosPiros – Filip MisolicMisolic (6-4 6-1) – See score progression
- Matej DodigDodig – Elmer MollerMoller (6-2 6-0) – See score progression
- Benjamin BonziBonzi – Henri SquireSquire (4-6 6-3 6-4) – See score progression
- Jozef KovalikKovalik – Stefano TravagliaTravaglia (6-4 7-62) – See score progression
- Filip Bergevi/Mick VeldheerBergevi/Mick Veldheer – Roman Jebavy/Philipp OswaldJebavy/Philipp Oswald (6-2 7-66) – See score progression
Upcoming matches in the draw
- Jozef KovalikKovalik – Benjamin BonziBonzi (0-0) – H2H and prediction
- Zsombor PirosPiros – (0-0) – H2H and prediction
