ATP Challenger Tour · Round of 16 · Sanremo
Final score & match stats
Playing styles and historical archetype record
Piros
🛡️ The Spoiler
Kovalik
⚙️ Grinder
Matchup analysis
🛡️ The Spoiler vs ⚙️ Grinder is historically tight (51% vs 49%, 1,778 matches). Neither style has a clear edge, so form, surface, and H2H matter most when Zsombor Piros plays Jozef Kovalik.
Hypothetical if you put 1u on each player to win every one of their matches · Last 90 days
| Metric | Piros | Kovalik |
|---|---|---|
| W-L | 12–6 | 0–1 |
| Avg odds | 1.58 | 2.07 |
| ROI % | -3.7% | -100.0% |
| Units P/L | -0.67u | -1.00u |
Small sample: ROI stabilizes with more matches; fewer than 10 in the window is noisy.
Prior meetings and scores · 5 career meetings
1
Piros
4
Kovalik
Mar 19, 2025
Zadar
C Clay · Round of 16
Nov 2, 2024
Belgrade
H Hard · 1st Round Qualifying
Apr 14, 2024
Split
C Clay · Finals
Mar 21, 2024
Zadar
C Clay · Round of 16
Mar 30, 2023
Sanremo
C Clay · Round of 16
Results vs. opponents both players faced · Last 12 months
Across 3 shared opponents, both Piros and Kovalik posted a 33% win rate.
| Opponent | Piros | Kovalik |
|---|---|---|
| Jan Choinski | L 67 67 | L 06 26 |
| Marvin Moeller | L 36 67 | W 62 75 |
| Thiago Agustin Tirante | W 63 76 | L 36 64 57 |
Serve and return comparison · Last 90 days
| Stat | Piros | Kovalik |
|---|---|---|
| Serve | ||
| 1st Serve In % | 61.4% | 59.2% |
| 1st Serve Pts Won % | 67.6% | 59.5% |
| 2nd Serve Pts Won % | 50.2% | 43.8% |
| Aces / Match | 3.4 | 1 |
| Double Faults / Match | 3.3 | 3 |
| Break Points Saved % | 61.1% | 35% |
| Return | ||
| 1st Return Pts Won % | 31.9% | 27% |
| 2nd Return Pts Won % | 48.4% | 42.3% |
| BP Converted % | 44.9% | 50% |
| Rally | ||
| Winners / Match | 22.1 | 18 |
| Unforced Errors / Match | 31.1 | 33 |
| Net Pts Won % | 66.9% | 25% |
| Total Pts Won % | 50% | 42.5% |
| Surface (Clay) | ||
| Clay Win % | 65% | 0% |
Last five matches per player
Matchup overview
Zsombor Piros and Jozef Kovalik face off in the Round of 16 at Sanremo on Clay.
Zsombor Piros leads 1-4 over 5 previous meetings.
Zsombor Piros is 2-3 over the last 5 matches. Latest result: L vs Taro Daniel (Jun 12).
Jozef Kovalik is 2-3 over the last 5 matches. Latest result: L vs Dimitar Kuzmanov (Jun 19).
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