Grand Slam · 1st Round Qualifying · Australian Open
Final score
Playing styles and historical archetype record
Kovalik
⚙️ Grinder
Elias
⚔️ The Gladiator
Matchup analysis
The ⚔️ The Gladiator archetype wins about 56% vs ⚙️ Grinder across 4,294 matches in our dataset. That is a small stylistic lean for Gastao Elias here.
The Gladiator players often use physical intensity and balanced game to pressure the grinder's relentless consistency. On Hard, that can swing with conditions.
Hypothetical if you put 1u on each player to win every one of their matches · Last 90 days
| Metric | Kovalik | Elias |
|---|---|---|
| W-L | 0–1 | 1–2 |
| Avg odds | 2.07 | 2.06 |
| ROI % | -100.0% | -66.3% |
| Units P/L | -1.00u | -1.99u |
Small sample: ROI stabilizes with more matches; fewer than 10 in the window is noisy.
Prior meetings and scores · 6 career meetings
5
Kovalik
1
Elias
Mar 7, 2018
Santiago
C Clay · Round of 16
Jan 1, 2018
Australian Open
H Hard · 1st Round Qualifying
Nov 1, 2017
Guayaquil
C Clay · Round of 32
Jul 31, 2017
Kitzbuhel
C Clay · 1st Round Qualifying
Jan 4, 2017
Chennai
H Hard · Round of 32
Apr 9, 2016
Napoli
C Clay · Semifinals
Serve and return comparison · Last 90 days
| Stat | Kovalik | Elias |
|---|---|---|
| Serve | ||
| 1st Serve In % | 59.2% | 55.4% |
| 1st Serve Pts Won % | 59.5% | 73.6% |
| 2nd Serve Pts Won % | 43.8% | 58.3% |
| Aces / Match | 1 | 2.8 |
| Double Faults / Match | 3 | 1.6 |
| Break Points Saved % | 35% | 48% |
| Return | ||
| 1st Return Pts Won % | 27% | 31.7% |
| 2nd Return Pts Won % | 42.3% | 52.5% |
| BP Converted % | 50% | 38% |
| Rally | ||
| Winners / Match | 18 | 26 |
| Unforced Errors / Match | 33 | 23 |
| Net Pts Won % | 25% | 100% |
| Total Pts Won % | 42.5% | 52.6% |
| Surface (Hard) | ||
| Hard Win % | 67% | 50% |
Last five matches per player
Matchup overview
Jozef Kovalik and Gastao Elias face off in the 1st Round Qualifying at Australian Open on Hard.
Jozef Kovalik leads 5-1 over 6 previous meetings.
Jozef Kovalik is 2-3 over the last 5 matches. Latest result: L vs Dimitar Kuzmanov (Jun 19).
Gastao Elias is 2-3 over the last 5 matches. Latest result: L vs Joao Domingues (May 4).
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