ATP Challenger Tour · Round of 16 · Como
Final score
Playing styles and historical archetype record
Martin
⚔️ The Gladiator
Kovalik
🏃 Pusher
Matchup analysis
The ⚔️ The Gladiator archetype wins about 58% vs 🏃 Pusher across 476 matches in our dataset. That is a small stylistic lean for Andrej Martin here.
The Gladiator players often use physical intensity and balanced game to pressure the pusher's extreme retrieval. On Clay, that can swing with conditions.
Hypothetical if you put 1u on each player to win every one of their matches · Last 90 days
| Metric | Martin | Kovalik |
|---|---|---|
| W-L | 2–1 | - |
| Avg odds | 2.51 | - |
| ROI % | +54.0% | - |
| Units P/L | +1.62u | - |
Small sample: ROI stabilizes with more matches; fewer than 10 in the window is noisy.
Prior meetings and scores · 6 career meetings
1
Martin
5
Kovalik
Nov 20, 2019
Maia
C Clay · Semifinals
May 9, 2018
Rome
C Clay · Round of 32
Oct 20, 2017
Lima
C Clay · Quarterfinals
Feb 1, 2017
Buenos Aires
C Clay · 1st Round Qualifying
Feb 12, 2016
Santo Domingo
C Clay · Quarterfinals
Sep 3, 2015
Como
C Clay · Round of 16
Results vs. opponents both players faced · Last 12 months
Kovalik has a higher win rate against shared opponents (33% vs Martin's 0%).
| Opponent | Martin | Kovalik |
|---|---|---|
| Marco Cecchinato | L 67 36 | W 76 62 |
| Filip Cristian Jianu | L 26 26 | L 62 67 46 |
| Milos Karol | L 67 67 | L 26 75 67 |
Serve and return comparison · Last 90 days
| Stat | Martin | Kovalik |
|---|---|---|
| Serve | ||
| 1st Serve In % | 66.1% | 0% |
| 1st Serve Pts Won % | 71.8% | 0% |
| 2nd Serve Pts Won % | 53.9% | 0% |
| Aces / Match | 2.5 | 0 |
| Double Faults / Match | 2 | 0 |
| Break Points Saved % | 72.2% | 0% |
| Return | ||
| 1st Return Pts Won % | 28.1% | 0% |
| 2nd Return Pts Won % | 48.1% | 0% |
| BP Converted % | 14.6% | 0% |
| Rally | ||
| Winners / Match | 23.8 | 0 |
| Unforced Errors / Match | 25.8 | 0 |
| Net Pts Won % | 73.1% | 0% |
| Total Pts Won % | 50.6% | 0% |
| Surface (Clay) | ||
| Clay Win % | 50% | 0% |
Last five matches per player
Matchup overview
Andrej Martin and Jozef Kovalik face off in the Round of 16 at Como on Clay.
Andrej Martin leads 1-5 over 6 previous meetings.
Andrej Martin is 2-3 over the last 5 matches. Latest result: L vs Marco Cecchinato (Mar 13).
Jozef Kovalik is 3-2 over the last 5 matches. Latest result: L vs Sebastian Sorger (Sep 17).
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