ATP Challenger Tour · Round of 32 · Warsaw
Final score
Playing styles and historical archetype record
Kovalik
⚙️ Grinder
Nikles
⚔️ 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 Johan Nikles.
Hypothetical if you put 1u on each player to win every one of their matches · Last 90 days
| Metric | Kovalik | Nikles |
|---|---|---|
| W-L | 0–1 | 12–6 |
| Avg odds | 2.07 | 2.20 |
| ROI % | -100.0% | +2.2% |
| Units P/L | -1.00u | +0.39u |
Small sample: ROI stabilizes with more matches; fewer than 10 in the window is noisy.
Prior meetings and scores · 1 career meeting
1
Kovalik
0
Nikles
Results vs. opponents both players faced · Last 12 months
Kovalik has a higher win rate against shared opponents (50% vs Nikles's 0%).
| Opponent | Kovalik | Nikles |
|---|---|---|
| Max Alcala Gurri | W 63 64 | L 57 26 |
| Sebastian Sorger | L 46 75 46 | L 63 46 06 |
Serve and return comparison · Last 90 days
| Stat | Kovalik | Nikles |
|---|---|---|
| Serve | ||
| 1st Serve In % | 59.2% | 58.7% |
| 1st Serve Pts Won % | 59.5% | 64.6% |
| 2nd Serve Pts Won % | 43.8% | 47.3% |
| Aces / Match | 1 | 0.6 |
| Double Faults / Match | 3 | 2.8 |
| Break Points Saved % | 35% | 52.1% |
| Return | ||
| 1st Return Pts Won % | 27% | 42.6% |
| 2nd Return Pts Won % | 42.3% | 53.1% |
| BP Converted % | 50% | 45.5% |
| Rally | ||
| Winners / Match | 0 | 14.5 |
| Unforced Errors / Match | 0 | 40 |
| Net Pts Won % | 0% | 70.2% |
| Total Pts Won % | 42.5% | 52.3% |
| Surface (Clay) | ||
| Clay Win % | 0% | 70% |
Last five matches per player
Matchup overview
Jozef Kovalik and Johan Nikles face off in the Round of 32 at Warsaw on Clay.
Jozef Kovalik leads 1-0 over 1 previous meeting.
Jozef Kovalik is 2-3 over the last 5 matches. Latest result: L vs Dimitar Kuzmanov (Jun 19).
Johan Nikles is 3-2 over the last 5 matches. Latest result: L vs Max Alcala Gurri (Jun 8).
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