ATP Challenger Tour · Round of 32 · Marbella
Final score
Playing styles and historical archetype record
Clarke
🪃 Counterpuncher
Kovalik
⚙️ Grinder
Matchup analysis
🪃 Counterpuncher vs ⚙️ Grinder is historically tight (52% vs 48%, 4,082 matches). Neither style has a clear edge, so form, surface, and H2H matter most when Jay Clarke plays Jozef Kovalik.
Hypothetical if you put 1u on each player to win every one of their matches · Last 90 days
| Metric | Clarke | Kovalik |
|---|---|---|
| W-L | 11–9 | 0–1 |
| Avg odds | 1.84 | 2.07 |
| ROI % | +2.1% | -100.0% |
| Units P/L | +0.42u | -1.00u |
Small sample: ROI stabilizes with more matches; fewer than 10 in the window is noisy.
Prior meetings and scores · 2 career meetings
2
Clarke
0
Kovalik
Oct 28, 2020
Marbella
C Clay · Round of 32
Mar 2, 2019
ATP Masters 1000 Miami
H Hard · 1st Round Qualifying
Results vs. opponents both players faced · Last 12 months
Across 1 shared opponent, both Clarke and Kovalik posted a 0% win rate.
| Opponent | Clarke | Kovalik |
|---|---|---|
| Andrej Martin | L 67 36 | L 57 26 |
Serve and return comparison · Last 90 days
| Stat | Clarke | Kovalik |
|---|---|---|
| Serve | ||
| 1st Serve In % | 57.8% | 59.2% |
| 1st Serve Pts Won % | 68.1% | 59.5% |
| 2nd Serve Pts Won % | 47.2% | 43.8% |
| Aces / Match | 3.5 | 1 |
| Double Faults / Match | 3.6 | 3 |
| Break Points Saved % | 60.5% | 35% |
| Return | ||
| 1st Return Pts Won % | 35% | 27% |
| 2nd Return Pts Won % | 53.9% | 42.3% |
| BP Converted % | 48.9% | 50% |
| Rally | ||
| Winners / Match | 25.6 | 0 |
| Unforced Errors / Match | 35.5 | 0 |
| Net Pts Won % | 55.6% | 0% |
| Total Pts Won % | 51% | 42.5% |
| Surface (Clay) | ||
| Clay Win % | 53% | 0% |
Last five matches per player
August Holmgren
Lexus Nottingham Open · 2nd Round Qualifying
Jun 14
Daniel Masur
Lexus Nottingham Open · 1st Round Qualifying
Jun 13
Christopher O'Connell
Lexus Nottingham Open · Round of 16
Jun 11
Tristan Boyer
Lexus Nottingham Open · Round of 32
Jun 8
Giorgio Tabacco
M25 Caltanissetta · Round of 16
Jun 1
Matchup overview
Jay Clarke and Jozef Kovalik face off in the Round of 32 at Marbella on Clay.
Jay Clarke leads 2-0 over 2 previous meetings.
Jay Clarke is 3-2 over the last 5 matches. Latest result: W vs August Holmgren (Jun 14).
Jozef Kovalik is 2-3 over the last 5 matches. Latest result: L vs Dimitar Kuzmanov (Jun 19).
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