ATP Challenger Tour · Round of 32 · Santiago
Final score
Playing styles and historical archetype record
Kicker
🧱 The Wall
Kovalik
⚙️ Grinder
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 | Kicker | Kovalik |
|---|---|---|
| W-L | 8–6 | 0–1 |
| Avg odds | 1.65 | 2.07 |
| ROI % | -8.9% | -100.0% |
| Units P/L | -1.24u | -1.00u |
Small sample: ROI stabilizes with more matches; fewer than 10 in the window is noisy.
Prior meetings and scores · 2 career meetings
2
Kicker
0
Kovalik
Mar 9, 2021
Santiago
C Clay · Round of 32
Mar 1, 2021
Buenos Aires
C Clay · 2nd Round Qualifying
Results vs. opponents both players faced · Last 12 months
Across 2 shared opponents, both Kicker and Kovalik posted a 50% win rate.
| Opponent | Kicker | Kovalik |
|---|---|---|
| Franco Roncadelli | L 62 67 57 | L 57 26 |
| Marvin Moeller | W 75 64 | W 62 75 |
Serve and return comparison · Last 90 days
| Stat | Kicker | Kovalik |
|---|---|---|
| Serve | ||
| 1st Serve In % | 63.9% | 59.2% |
| 1st Serve Pts Won % | 63.1% | 59.5% |
| 2nd Serve Pts Won % | 46% | 43.8% |
| Aces / Match | 2.2 | 1 |
| Double Faults / Match | 1.9 | 3 |
| Break Points Saved % | 55.2% | 35% |
| Return | ||
| 1st Return Pts Won % | 35.4% | 27% |
| 2nd Return Pts Won % | 46.1% | 42.3% |
| BP Converted % | 39.3% | 50% |
| Rally | ||
| Winners / Match | 17.3 | 0 |
| Unforced Errors / Match | 27.3 | 0 |
| Net Pts Won % | 86.1% | 0% |
| Total Pts Won % | 47.8% | 42.5% |
| Surface (Clay) | ||
| Clay Win % | 53% | 0% |
Last five matches per player
Bruno Fernandez
Copa Internacional de Tenis · Round of 32
Jun 25
Federico Coria
CIT Open · Round of 32
Jun 16
Johan Alexander Rodriguez
AAT Challenger IEB+ Edicion San Miguel de Tucuman · Semifinals
Jun 13
Federico Coria
AAT Challenger IEB+ Edicion San Miguel de Tucuman · Quarterfinals
Jun 12
Nick Hardt
AAT Challenger IEB+ Edicion San Miguel de Tucuman · Round of 16
Jun 12
Matchup overview
Nicolas Kicker and Jozef Kovalik face off in the Round of 32 at Santiago on Clay.
Nicolas Kicker leads 2-0 over 2 previous meetings.
Nicolas Kicker is 4-1 over the last 5 matches. Latest result: W vs Bruno Fernandez (Jun 25).
Jozef Kovalik is 2-3 over the last 5 matches. Latest result: L vs Dimitar Kuzmanov (Jun 19).
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