ATP 250 · Round of 32 · Chennai
Final score
Playing styles and historical archetype record
Kovalik
⚙️ Grinder
Elias
⚔️ The Gladiator
Matchup analysis
⚙️ Grinder vs ⚔️ The Gladiator is historically tight (49% vs 51%, 2,558 matches). Neither style has a clear edge, so form, surface, and H2H matter most when Jozef Kovalik plays Gastao Elias.
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 Round of 32 at Chennai 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: W vs Carles Rojas (May 4).
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