ATP Challenger Tour · Round of 32 · Rome
Final score & match stats
Playing styles and historical archetype record
Kovalik
⚙️ Grinder
Izquierdo
⚔️ 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 Nikolas Sanchez Izquierdo.
Hypothetical if you put 1u on each player to win every one of their matches · Last 90 days
| Metric | Kovalik | Izquierdo |
|---|---|---|
| W-L | 0–1 | 16–7 |
| Avg odds | 2.07 | 2.05 |
| ROI % | -100.0% | +37.3% |
| Units P/L | -1.00u | +8.58u |
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
Izquierdo
Results vs. opponents both players faced · Last 12 months
Izquierdo has a higher win rate against shared opponents (100% vs Kovalik's 0%).
| Opponent | Kovalik | Izquierdo |
|---|---|---|
| Dimitar Kuzmanov | L | W 60 67 61 |
Serve and return comparison · Last 90 days
| Stat | Kovalik | Izquierdo |
|---|---|---|
| Serve | ||
| 1st Serve In % | 59.2% | 60.8% |
| 1st Serve Pts Won % | 59.5% | 65.9% |
| 2nd Serve Pts Won % | 43.8% | 47.9% |
| Aces / Match | 1 | 2 |
| Double Faults / Match | 3 | 2.3 |
| Break Points Saved % | 35% | 57.2% |
| Return | ||
| 1st Return Pts Won % | 27% | 33.1% |
| 2nd Return Pts Won % | 42.3% | 45.8% |
| BP Converted % | 50% | 43.8% |
| Rally | ||
| Winners / Match | 0 | 22.8 |
| Unforced Errors / Match | 0 | 30.8 |
| Net Pts Won % | 0% | 70.1% |
| Total Pts Won % | 42.5% | 48.6% |
| Surface (Clay) | ||
| Clay Win % | 0% | 74% |
Last five matches per player
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Emilia-Romagna Tennis Cup · Round of 32
Jun 15
Tristan Boyer
Open Sopra Steria de Lyon · Quarterfinals
Jun 12
Luca Van Assche
Open Sopra Steria de Lyon · Round of 16
Jun 11
Robin Bertrand
Open Sopra Steria de Lyon · Round of 32
Jun 9
Lautaro Midon
Unicredit Czech Open · Quarterfinals
Jun 5
Matchup overview
Jozef Kovalik and Nikolas Sanchez Izquierdo face off in the Round of 32 at Rome 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).
Nikolas Sanchez Izquierdo is 3-2 over the last 5 matches. Latest result: L vs Luca Van Assche (Jun 15).
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