ATP 500 · Round of 32 · Barcelona
Final score & match stats
Playing styles and historical archetype record
Shapovalov
💥 Big Hitter
Kovalik
⚙️ Grinder
Matchup analysis
The 💥 Big Hitter archetype wins about 55% vs ⚙️ Grinder across 4,745 matches in our dataset. That is a small stylistic lean for Denis Shapovalov here.
Big Hitter players often use power groundstrokes and high winner count to pressure the grinder's relentless consistency. 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 | Shapovalov | Kovalik |
|---|---|---|
| W-L | 3–6 | 0–1 |
| Avg odds | 2.21 | 2.07 |
| ROI % | -38.1% | -100.0% |
| Units P/L | -3.43u | -1.00u |
Small sample: ROI stabilizes with more matches; fewer than 10 in the window is noisy.
Prior meetings and scores · 1 career meeting
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Shapovalov
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Kovalik
Serve and return comparison · Last 90 days
| Stat | Shapovalov | Kovalik |
|---|---|---|
| Serve | ||
| 1st Serve In % | 60% | 59.2% |
| 1st Serve Pts Won % | 68.2% | 59.5% |
| 2nd Serve Pts Won % | 48.8% | 43.8% |
| Aces / Match | 4.3 | 1 |
| Double Faults / Match | 5.5 | 3 |
| Break Points Saved % | 51.8% | 35% |
| Return | ||
| 1st Return Pts Won % | 28.7% | 27% |
| 2nd Return Pts Won % | 44.7% | 42.3% |
| BP Converted % | 40.5% | 50% |
| Rally | ||
| Winners / Match | 15.2 | 0 |
| Unforced Errors / Match | 28.7 | 0 |
| Net Pts Won % | 54.5% | 0% |
| Total Pts Won % | 48.2% | 42.5% |
| Surface (Clay) | ||
| Clay Win % | 29% | 0% |
Last five matches per player
Matchup overview
Denis Shapovalov and Jozef Kovalik face off in the Round of 32 at Barcelona on Clay.
Denis Shapovalov leads 1-0 over 1 previous meeting.
Denis Shapovalov is 1-4 over the last 5 matches. Latest result: L vs Alex de Minaur (Jun 17).
Jozef Kovalik is 2-3 over the last 5 matches. Latest result: L vs Dimitar Kuzmanov (Jun 19).
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