ATP Challenger Tour · Quarterfinals · Bratislava
Final score
Playing styles and historical archetype record
Gombos
🪃 Counterpuncher
Kovalik
⚙️ Grinder
Matchup analysis
The 🪃 Counterpuncher archetype wins about 53% vs ⚙️ Grinder across 3,896 matches in our dataset. That is a small stylistic lean for Norbert Gombos here.
Counterpuncher players often use elite bp conversion and strong return game 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 | Gombos | Kovalik |
|---|---|---|
| W-L | 8–9 | 0–1 |
| Avg odds | 2.41 | 2.07 |
| ROI % | -29.4% | -100.0% |
| Units P/L | -5.00u | -1.00u |
Small sample: ROI stabilizes with more matches; fewer than 10 in the window is noisy.
Prior meetings and scores · 6 career meetings
5
Gombos
1
Kovalik
Jan 4, 2023
Canberra
H Hard · Round of 16
Jun 10, 2022
Bratislava
C Clay · Quarterfinals
Jun 16, 2019
Bratislava
C Clay · Quarterfinals
May 29, 2017
Roland Garros
C Clay · 3rd Round Qualifying
Nov 9, 2016
Bratislava
H Hard · Round of 32
Oct 26, 2015
Valencia
H Hard · 2nd Round Qualifying
Results vs. opponents both players faced · Last 12 months
Across 2 shared opponents, both Gombos and Kovalik posted a 0% win rate.
| Opponent | Gombos | Kovalik |
|---|---|---|
| Jan Choinski | L 36 46 | L 06 26 |
| Federico Bondioli | L 36 46 | L 26 26 |
Serve and return comparison · Last 90 days
| Stat | Gombos | Kovalik |
|---|---|---|
| Serve | ||
| 1st Serve In % | 57.9% | 59.2% |
| 1st Serve Pts Won % | 74.9% | 59.5% |
| 2nd Serve Pts Won % | 50.8% | 43.8% |
| Aces / Match | 4.6 | 1 |
| Double Faults / Match | 3.1 | 3 |
| Break Points Saved % | 53.6% | 35% |
| Return | ||
| 1st Return Pts Won % | 33.9% | 27% |
| 2nd Return Pts Won % | 48.7% | 42.3% |
| BP Converted % | 45.5% | 50% |
| Rally | ||
| Winners / Match | 18.6 | 18 |
| Unforced Errors / Match | 34.9 | 33 |
| Net Pts Won % | 56.9% | 25% |
| Total Pts Won % | 52.3% | 42.5% |
| Surface (Clay) | ||
| Clay Win % | 50% | 0% |
Last five matches per player
Matchup overview
Norbert Gombos and Jozef Kovalik face off in the Quarterfinals at Bratislava on Clay.
Norbert Gombos leads 5-1 over 6 previous meetings.
Norbert Gombos is 2-3 over the last 5 matches. Latest result: L vs Dalibor Svrcina (Jun 17).
Jozef Kovalik is 2-3 over the last 5 matches. Latest result: L vs Dimitar Kuzmanov (Jun 19).
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