ATP Challenger Tour · Quarterfinals · Istanbul
Final score & match stats
Playing styles and historical archetype record
Kovalik
⚙️ Grinder
Kirkin
⚔️ The Gladiator
Matchup analysis
⚙️ Grinder vs ⚔️ The Gladiator is historically tight (51% vs 49%, 2,579 matches). Neither style has a clear edge, so form, surface, and H2H matter most when Jozef Kovalik plays Ergi Kirkin.
Hypothetical if you put 1u on each player to win every one of their matches · Last 90 days
| Metric | Kovalik | Kirkin |
|---|---|---|
| W-L | 0–1 | 5–7 |
| Avg odds | 2.07 | 1.56 |
| ROI % | -100.0% | -53.2% |
| Units P/L | -1.00u | -6.38u |
Small sample: ROI stabilizes with more matches; fewer than 10 in the window is noisy.
Prior meetings and scores · 3 career meetings
3
Kovalik
0
Kirkin
Sep 20, 2023
Bad Waltersdorf
C Clay · Round of 16
Apr 5, 2022
Oeiras 2
C Clay · Round of 32
Sep 17, 2021
Istanbul
H Hard · Quarterfinals
Results vs. opponents both players faced · Last 12 months
Kirkin has a higher win rate against shared opponents (100% vs Kovalik's 0%).
| Opponent | Kovalik | Kirkin |
|---|---|---|
| Sebastian Sorger | L 46 75 46 | W 63 16 63 |
Serve and return comparison · Last 90 days
| Stat | Kovalik | Kirkin |
|---|---|---|
| Serve | ||
| 1st Serve In % | 59.2% | 56.6% |
| 1st Serve Pts Won % | 59.5% | 73.1% |
| 2nd Serve Pts Won % | 43.8% | 48.3% |
| Aces / Match | 1 | 4.8 |
| Double Faults / Match | 3 | 2.3 |
| Break Points Saved % | 35% | 49.4% |
| Return | ||
| 1st Return Pts Won % | 27% | 38.5% |
| 2nd Return Pts Won % | 42.3% | 50.3% |
| BP Converted % | 50% | 52.9% |
| Rally | ||
| Winners / Match | 0 | 0 |
| Unforced Errors / Match | 0 | 0 |
| Net Pts Won % | 0% | 0% |
| Total Pts Won % | 42.5% | 53.1% |
| Surface (Hard) | ||
| Hard Win % | 67% | 75% |
Last five matches per player
Matchup overview
Jozef Kovalik and Ergi Kirkin face off in the Quarterfinals at Istanbul on Hard.
Jozef Kovalik leads 3-0 over 3 previous meetings.
Jozef Kovalik is 2-3 over the last 5 matches. Latest result: L vs Dimitar Kuzmanov (Jun 19).
Ergi Kirkin is 3-2 over the last 5 matches. Latest result: L vs Aziz Ouakaa (Jun 21).
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