ATP Challenger Tour · Quarterfinals · Rome
Final score
Playing styles and historical archetype record
Kovalik
⚙️ Grinder
Tsitsipas
🎯 Baseliner
Matchup analysis
The 🎯 Baseliner archetype wins about 54% vs ⚙️ Grinder across 2,419 matches in our dataset. That is a small stylistic lean for Stefanos Tsitsipas here.
Baseliner players often use precise groundstrokes and court control to pressure the grinder's relentless consistency. On Clay, 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 | Tsitsipas |
|---|---|---|
| W-L | 0–1 | 4–6 |
| Avg odds | 2.07 | 1.81 |
| ROI % | -100.0% | -32.6% |
| Units P/L | -1.00u | -3.26u |
Small sample: ROI stabilizes with more matches; fewer than 10 in the window is noisy.
Prior meetings and scores · 2 career meetings
1
Kovalik
1
Tsitsipas
Jul 13, 2017
Scheveningen
C Clay · Round of 16
May 11, 2017
Rome
C Clay · Quarterfinals
Serve and return comparison · Last 90 days
| Stat | Kovalik | Tsitsipas |
|---|---|---|
| Serve | ||
| 1st Serve In % | 59.2% | 66.9% |
| 1st Serve Pts Won % | 59.5% | 76.1% |
| 2nd Serve Pts Won % | 43.8% | 43.5% |
| Aces / Match | 1 | 5.3 |
| Double Faults / Match | 3 | 1.9 |
| Break Points Saved % | 35% | 66.4% |
| Return | ||
| 1st Return Pts Won % | 27% | 28.2% |
| 2nd Return Pts Won % | 42.3% | 54.4% |
| BP Converted % | 50% | 34.3% |
| Rally | ||
| Winners / Match | 0 | 25.8 |
| Unforced Errors / Match | 0 | 24.5 |
| Net Pts Won % | 0% | 79% |
| Total Pts Won % | 42.5% | 51.5% |
| Surface (Clay) | ||
| Clay Win % | 0% | 45% |
Last five matches per player
Ignacio Buse
Vanda Pharmaceuticals Mallorca Championships · Round of 32
Jun 23
Matteo Arnaldi
Roland Garros · Round of 64
May 27
Alexandre Muller
Roland Garros · Round of 128
May 26
Learner Tien
Gonet Geneva Open · Round of 16
May 13
Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard
Gonet Geneva Open · Round of 32
May 9
Matchup overview
Jozef Kovalik and Stefanos Tsitsipas face off in the Quarterfinals at Rome on Clay.
Jozef Kovalik leads 1-1 over 2 previous meetings.
Jozef Kovalik is 2-3 over the last 5 matches. Latest result: L vs Dimitar Kuzmanov (Jun 19).
Stefanos Tsitsipas is 2-3 over the last 5 matches. Latest result: L vs Ignacio Buse (Jun 23).
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