Jozef Kovalik and Matej Dodig will face off in the 1st round of the Zadar Challenger for the 1st time in their career. They are scheduled to compete on Monday at 4:00 pm on CENTER COURT. In this post, we analyze their head to head performance 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 -> 1.666
Matej Dodig -> 2.11
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Prediction and head to head Jozef Kovalik vs. Matej Dodig
There is no head to head record between Jozef Kovalik and Matej Dodig 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 4-10 | 2-4 | 2-3 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 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 |
Ranked no. 125, Kovalik will start his run in the Zadar Challenger after he played his last match in Indian Wells where he lost 6-4 6-4 to Uchiyama in the qualifications on the 3rd of March.
Kovalik has a compiled 2-7 win-loss record in 2025, 0-0 on clay (See FULL STATS).
This will be the first match of the season on clay.
Talking about his overall career, The Slovakian has an overall 503-377 record. He has a positive 383-236 record on clay.
Previously in the Zadar Challenger
Previously, he won this tournament once in 2024. See his history.
Matej Dodig
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 4-9 | 0-0 | 4-5 | 0-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2024 | 46-26 | 14-5 | 30-20 | 2-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 43-16 | 1-2 | 38-12 | 2-1 | 0-0 | 2-1 |
Ranked no. 292, the Croatian will start his run in the Zadar Challenger after he played his last match in M15 Porec where he lost 6-3 2-6 7-6(3) to Pieri in the 2nd round on the 13th of March.
Matej has a compiled 1-5 win-loss record in 2025, 1-1 on clay (See FULL STATS).
In terms of his career, Matej has an overall 90-47 record. He has a positive 69-33 record on clay.
Previously in the Zadar Challenger
Previously, his best result was reaching the 2nd round in 2024. See his history.
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