ATP Challenger Tour · Finals · Rome
Final score
Playing styles and historical archetype record
Cecchinato
🪃 Counterpuncher
Kovalik
🏃 Pusher
Matchup analysis
The 🪃 Counterpuncher archetype wins about 60% vs 🏃 Pusher across 458 matches in our dataset. That is a small stylistic lean for Marco Cecchinato here.
Counterpuncher players often use elite bp conversion and strong return game to pressure the pusher's extreme retrieval. 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 | Cecchinato | Kovalik |
|---|---|---|
| W-L | 11–8 | - |
| Avg odds | 2.18 | - |
| ROI % | -11.0% | - |
| Units P/L | -2.09u | - |
Prior meetings and scores · 7 career meetings
3
Cecchinato
4
Kovalik
Sep 14, 2025
Bad Waltersdorf
C Clay · 1st Round Qualifying
Jul 5, 2022
Braunschweig
C Clay · Round of 32
Sep 3, 2020
ATP Masters 1000 Rome
C Clay · 3rd Round Qualifying
Sep 14, 2019
Szczecin
C Clay · Semifinals
Oct 24, 2017
Lima
C Clay · Semifinals
Jul 8, 2017
Braunschweig
C Clay · Round of 16
May 13, 2017
Rome
C Clay · Finals
Results vs. opponents both players faced · Last 12 months
Cecchinato has a higher win rate against shared opponents (67% vs Kovalik's 33%).
| Opponent | Cecchinato | Kovalik |
|---|---|---|
| Andrej Martin | W 76 63 | L 57 26 |
| Franco Roncadelli | L 26 67 | L 57 26 |
| Max Alcala Gurri | W 64 61 | W 63 64 |
Serve and return comparison · Last 90 days
| Stat | Cecchinato | Kovalik |
|---|---|---|
| Serve | ||
| 1st Serve In % | 63.3% | 53.4% |
| 1st Serve Pts Won % | 69.3% | 61.3% |
| 2nd Serve Pts Won % | 61% | 51.9% |
| Aces / Match | 3.5 | 1 |
| Double Faults / Match | 2.1 | 4 |
| Break Points Saved % | 57.1% | 50% |
| Return | ||
| 1st Return Pts Won % | 34.4% | 33.3% |
| 2nd Return Pts Won % | 52.7% | 34.6% |
| BP Converted % | 50% | 100% |
| Rally | ||
| Winners / Match | 23.8 | 18 |
| Unforced Errors / Match | 23.2 | 33 |
| Net Pts Won % | 76.3% | 25% |
| Total Pts Won % | 53.4% | 45.3% |
| Surface (Clay) | ||
| Clay Win % | 61% | 0% |
Last five matches per player
Valentin Royer
Internazionali di Tennis Città di Perugia | G.I.MA. Tennis Cup · Round of 16
Jun 3
Ilia Simakin
Internazionali di Tennis Città di Perugia | G.I.MA. Tennis Cup · Round of 32
Jun 1
Andrea Pellegrino
Roland Garros · 3rd Round Qualifying
May 25
Max Houkes
Roland Garros · 1st Round Qualifying
May 24
Stefanos Sakellaridis
Roland Garros · 2nd Round Qualifying
May 24
Matchup overview
Marco Cecchinato and Jozef Kovalik face off in the Finals at Rome on Clay.
Marco Cecchinato leads 3-4 over 7 previous meetings.
Marco Cecchinato is 4-1 over the last 5 matches. Latest result: W vs Valentin Royer (Jun 3).
Jozef Kovalik is 2-3 over the last 5 matches. Latest result: L vs Andrej Martin (May 26).
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