ATP 250 · Round of 32 · Cagliari
Final score
Playing styles and historical archetype record
Kovalik
⚙️ Grinder
Nagal
🧱 The Wall
Matchup analysis
The ⚙️ Grinder archetype wins about 54% vs 🧱 The Wall across 2,061 matches in our dataset. That is a small stylistic lean for Jozef Kovalik here.
Grinder players often use relentless consistency and deep court positioning to pressure the the wall's elite returner. 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 | Nagal |
|---|---|---|
| W-L | 0–1 | 4–9 |
| Avg odds | 2.07 | 3.33 |
| ROI % | -100.0% | +18.5% |
| Units P/L | -1.00u | +2.41u |
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
Nagal
Results vs. opponents both players faced · Last 12 months
Across 1 shared opponent, both Kovalik and Nagal posted a 100% win rate.
| Opponent | Kovalik | Nagal |
|---|---|---|
| Marco Cecchinato | W 76 62 | W 62 64 |
Serve and return comparison · Last 90 days
| Stat | Kovalik | Nagal |
|---|---|---|
| Serve | ||
| 1st Serve In % | 59.2% | 69.2% |
| 1st Serve Pts Won % | 59.5% | 64.5% |
| 2nd Serve Pts Won % | 43.8% | 50.2% |
| Aces / Match | 1 | 1.9 |
| Double Faults / Match | 3 | 2.8 |
| Break Points Saved % | 35% | 56.9% |
| Return | ||
| 1st Return Pts Won % | 27% | 35.7% |
| 2nd Return Pts Won % | 42.3% | 49.7% |
| BP Converted % | 50% | 51.3% |
| Rally | ||
| Winners / Match | 0 | 19.5 |
| Unforced Errors / Match | 0 | 27 |
| Net Pts Won % | 0% | 52.3% |
| Total Pts Won % | 42.5% | 50.5% |
| Surface (Clay) | ||
| Clay Win % | 0% | 20% |
Last five matches per player
Matchup overview
Jozef Kovalik and Sumit Nagal face off in the Round of 32 at Cagliari 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).
Sumit Nagal is 3-2 over the last 5 matches. Latest result: W vs Duje Ajdukovic (Jun 25).
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