ATP Challenger Tour · Quarterfinals · Mestre
Final score
Playing styles and historical archetype record
Kovalik
⚙️ Grinder
Baena
🛡️ The Spoiler
Matchup analysis
⚙️ Grinder vs 🛡️ The Spoiler is historically tight (49% vs 51%, 1,778 matches). Neither style has a clear edge, so form, surface, and H2H matter most when Jozef Kovalik plays Roberto Carballes Baena.
Hypothetical if you put 1u on each player to win every one of their matches · Last 90 days
| Metric | Kovalik | Baena |
|---|---|---|
| W-L | 0–1 | 8–8 |
| Avg odds | 2.07 | 1.74 |
| ROI % | -100.0% | -32.1% |
| Units P/L | -1.00u | -5.13u |
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
Baena
Sep 18, 2023
Bad Waltersdorf
C Clay · Round of 32
Oct 3, 2019
Barcelona
C Clay · Round of 16
Jul 3, 2017
Wimbledon
G Grass · 1st Round Qualifying
Feb 27, 2017
Sao Paulo
C Clay · 2nd Round Qualifying
Oct 9, 2015
Mohammedia
C Clay · Semifinals
Jun 5, 2015
Mestre
C Clay · Quarterfinals
Results vs. opponents both players faced · Last 12 months
Baena has a higher win rate against shared opponents (100% vs Kovalik's 50%).
| Opponent | Kovalik | Baena |
|---|---|---|
| Dennis Novak | W 61 36 61 | W 63 61 |
| Alex Barrena | L 62 67 57 | W 76 76 |
Serve and return comparison · Last 90 days
| Stat | Kovalik | Baena |
|---|---|---|
| Serve | ||
| 1st Serve In % | 59.2% | 65.9% |
| 1st Serve Pts Won % | 59.5% | 59.2% |
| 2nd Serve Pts Won % | 43.8% | 49.2% |
| Aces / Match | 1 | 1.9 |
| Double Faults / Match | 3 | 2.1 |
| Break Points Saved % | 35% | 49.6% |
| Return | ||
| 1st Return Pts Won % | 27% | 28.9% |
| 2nd Return Pts Won % | 42.3% | 51.3% |
| BP Converted % | 50% | 49.9% |
| Rally | ||
| Winners / Match | 18 | 18 |
| Unforced Errors / Match | 33 | 28.6 |
| Net Pts Won % | 25% | 53.7% |
| Total Pts Won % | 42.5% | 47.3% |
| Surface (Clay) | ||
| Clay Win % | 0% | 56% |
Last five matches per player
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Matchup overview
Jozef Kovalik and Roberto Carballes Baena face off in the Quarterfinals at Mestre on Clay.
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).
Roberto Carballes Baena is 3-2 over the last 5 matches. Latest result: L vs Sebastian Ofner (Jun 18).
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