Zsombor Piros and Jozef Kovalik will square off in the final of the Split Challenger for the 3rd time in their career. They are scheduled to compete on Sunday at 11:00 am on CENTRE 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 Zsombor Piros who should win in 3 sets.
As per the initial odds, Zsombor Piros is the pick to win this match.
Zsombor Piros -> 1.68
Jozef Kovalik -> 2.1
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Prediction and head to head Zsombor Piros vs. Jozef Kovalik
This will be the 3rd time that Zsombor Piros and Jozef Kovalik play each other. The head to head is 1-1 for Piros and Kovalik (see full H2H stats),but they are 1-1 on clay.
The last time that they fought against each other, Kovalik won 0-6 7-6(4) 6-3 in the 2nd round in the Zadar Challenger back in March 2024.
Zsombor Piros
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 15-16 | 1-4 | 7-10 | 7-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 48-29 | 3-2 | 35-18 | 5-7 | 5-2 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 38-23 | 7-6 | 19-9 | 10-7 | 2-1 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 47-16 | 3-2 | 31-9 | 13-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2020 | 8-2 | 1-1 | 7-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Ranked no. 114, Zsombor got to the final after defeating Nerman Fatic 4-6 6-3 6-1, Lukas Neumayer 6-3 6-2, Filip Misolic 6-4 6-1 and Matej Dodig 6-3 6-3.
In the semifinal, Zsombor had a good straight sets win against Dodig (6-3 6-3). During the match, Piros scored 72 points vs Dodig’s 53. Zsombor was extremely aggressive to blast 28 winners.
Talking about the service games, Piros scored just 1 ace in the course of the match and he committed only 1 double fault. Zsombor Piros was very effective on serve to win 74% (28/38) of his 1st serve and 73% (11/15) on the second serve. This was the main reason for not conceding a single break during the match. Piros broke Dodig 3 times after converting 23% of his break points (3/13).
Overall Performance in this tournament
The Hungarian has dropped 1 set in this competition to win 57% of the points he played.
Piros has a solid record in the last 9 years having won 63% of his matches (247-142). 7-3 on clay in 2024. Regarding his performance on the same surface of this event, Piros has a compiled159-76 record in the last 9 years on clay.
His best result of the current season was winning the title the Cherbourg Challenger where he overcame Matteo Martineau in the final 6-3 6-4.
The Hungarian has a composed 15-8 win-loss record in 2024, 7-3 on clay (See FULL STATS).
Previously in the Split Challenger
Jozef Kovalik
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 27-14 | 3-4 | 24-9 | 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. 179, Kovalik reached the final after defeating Nicholas David Ionel 6-4 6-1, Quentin Halys 6-2 3-6 6-4, Stefano Travaglia 6-4 7-62 and Benjamin Bonzi 6-4 6-3.
In the semifinal, Kovalik had a good straight sets win against Bonzi (6-4 6-3). During the match Kovalik scored 66 points vs Bonzi’s 45. Jozef was extremely aggressive to blast 26 winners.
About the serving games, Kovalik recorded 2 aces and he was very steady in conceding no double faults for the entire match. Jozef Kovalik was very effective on serve to win 90% (26/29) of his 1st serve and 79% (15/19) on the second serve. This was the main reason for not conceding a single break during the match. Kovalik broke Bonzi twice after converting 25% of his break points (2/8).
Overall Performance in this tournament
Jozef has conceded 1 set in the tournament to win 57% of the points he played.
His best result of the season was winning the title the Zadar Challenger where he defeated Adrian Andreev in the final 6-4 6-2.
The Slovakian has a compiled 14-7 win-loss record in 2024, 11-3 on clay (See FULL STATS).
Previously in the Split Challenger
Previously, his best result was reaching the quarter in 2020. See his history.
H2H Performance in the tournament (main draw)
Matches, sets, games and points
| Points | Piros | Kovalik |
|---|---|---|
| Match played | 4 | 4 |
| Tot Set | 9 | 9 |
| Tot Games | 78 | 86 |
| Pts | 284-218 | 291-224 |
| Total Points | 502 | 515 |
| Winners | 118 | 115 |
| %Winners | 42% | 40% |
Both Piros and Kovalik played 4 matches. Both players lost a set in the event. Zsombor Piros dropped 1 set, while Jozef Kovalik dropped 1 set. Talking about their workload, Piros and Kovalik have played the same amount of sets 9. However, Piros played 8 games less than Kovalik. Piros scored 118 winners (42% of the total points). On the other side, Jozef bagged 115 winners (40%).
Serve Performance
| Serve | Piros | Kovalik |
|---|---|---|
| Aces | 8 | 10 |
| Avg per match | 2 | 2.5 |
| 1st in | 158/234 | 155/247 |
| %1st in | 68% | 63% |
| 1st pts | 118/158 | 115/155 |
| %1st pts | 75% | 74% |
| 2nd pts | 43/76 | 56/92 |
| %2nd pts | 57% | 61% |
Piros blasted 8 aces (2 per match). Kovalik managed to score 10 aces (2.5 per match). Piros won 75% points on his first serve. He pretty solid on his second serve to win 57% of the points. On the other side, Kovalik won 74% of the points on his first serve. He had a solid display on his second serve to win 61% of the points.
How they played the important points
| Breaks | Piros | Kovalik |
|---|---|---|
| Won | 16 | 16 |
| Converted | 16/43 | 16/34 |
| % Converted | 37% | 47% |
| Conceded | 14 | 16 |
| Saved | 10 | 7 |
| % Saved | 71% | 44% |
| Times Broken | 4 | 9 |
The Hungarian broke his opponents 16 times with a 37% conversion rate. Zsombor lost his serve 4 times and he saved 71% of the break points that he conceded. The Slovakian broke his opponents 16 times with a 47% conversion rate. Jozef conceded his serve 9 times and he saved 44% of the break points that he conceded.
| Piros | ||||||
| R1 Fatic |
R2 Neumayer |
1/4 Misolic |
1/2 Dodig |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 4-6 6-3 6-1 | 6-3 6-2 | 6-4 6-1 | 6-3 6-3 | ||
| Tot Set | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 9 | |
| Tot Games | 26 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 78 | |
| pts | 89-74 | 56-40 | 67-51 | 72-53 | 284-218 | |
| Total points | 163 | 96 | 118 | 125 | 502 | |
| Winners | 40 | 29 | 21 | 28 | 118 | |
| %Winners | 45% | 52% | 31% | 39% | 42% | |
| SERVE | ||||||
| Aces | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 | |
| Double Faults | 4 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 10 | |
| 1st in | 57/78 | 36/49 | 27/54 | 38/53 | 158/234 | |
| % 1st in | 73% | 73% | 50% | 72% | 68% | |
| 1st pts | 40/57 | 29/36 | 21/27 | 28/38 | 118/158 | |
| % 1st pts | 70% | 81% | 78% | 74% | 75% | |
| 2nd pts | 8/21 | 8/13 | 16/27 | 11/15 | 43/76 | |
| % 2nd pts | 38% | 62% | 59% | 73% | 57% | |
| Breaks | ||||||
| Won | 6 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 16 | |
| Converted | 6/13 | 3/4 | 4/13 | 3/13 | 16/43 | |
| Converted % | 46% | 75% | 31% | 23% | 37% | |
| Conceded | 8 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 14 | |
| Saved | 5/8 | 1/1 | 1/2 | 3/3 | 10 | |
| Saved % | 63% | 100% | 50% | 100% | 78% | |
| Times Broken | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | |
| Kovalik | ||||||
| R1 David |
R2 Halys |
1/4 Travaglia |
1/2 Bonzi |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-4 6-1 | 6-2 3-6 6-4 | 6-4 7-62 | 6-4 6-3 | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 9 | |
| Tot Games | 17 | 27 | 23 | 19 | 86 | |
| pts | 60-39 | 88-78 | 77-62 | 66-45 | 291-224 | |
| Total points | 99 | 166 | 139 | 111 | 515 | |
| Winners | 23 | 29 | 37 | 26 | 115 | |
| %Winners | 38% | 33% | 48% | 39% | 40% | |
| SERVE | ||||||
| Aces | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 10 | |
| Double Faults | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
| 1st in | 31/49 | 45/82 | 50/68 | 29/48 | 155/247 | |
| % 1st in | 63% | 55% | 74% | 60% | 63% | |
| 1st pts | 23/31 | 29/45 | 37/50 | 26/29 | 115/155 | |
| % 1st pts | 74% | 64% | 74% | 90% | 74% | |
| 2nd pts | 12/18 | 20/37 | 9/18 | 15/19 | 56/92 | |
| % 2nd pts | 67% | 54% | 50% | 79% | 61% | |
| Breaks | ||||||
| Won | 4 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 16 | |
| Converted | 4/4 | 6/12 | 4/10 | 2/8 | 16/34 | |
| Converted % | 100% | 50% | 40% | 25% | 47% | |
| Conceded | 1 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 16 | |
| Saved | 0/1 | 2/7 | 3/6 | 2/2 | 7 | |
| Saved % | 0% | 29% | 50% | 100% | 45% | |
| Times Broken | 1 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 9 | |
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