Michal Mertinak vs Jozef Kovalik, Bratislava Challenger 2012, Round of 32

Challenger · Round of 32 · Hard · Tue 6 Nov

Final

Michal Mertinak

WinnerRank #1403

Mertinak won in 3 sets · 2h 35m

2–1

Set 16–4

Set 26–7⁶

Set 36–4

Jozef Kovalik

LostRank #1380

Venue

National Tennis Centre

Bratislava, SVK· Hard

Court speed

What is court speed?

How much the court helps the server, judged from aces and serve points won and adjusted for who played. 100 is the average ATP tournament court that season.

Very slow< 92Monte Carlo, Rome
Slow92–97Roland Garros, Indian Wells
Average97–103US Open, Dubai
Fast103–108Wimbledon, Shanghai
Very fast108+Basel

Challenger and ITF courts usually read lower: partly the venues, partly the balls and conditions at those levels.

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Altitude

143 m

Above sea level

Indoor venue, weather not factored

Low

Match stats

2h 35m

13Aces10

3Double faults5

69Service points won70

16Service games played16

14Service games won12

16Return games played16

7/978%Break points saved71%10/14

4/1429%Break points converted22%2/9

Head to head

1Mertinak

0Kovalik

1 meeting

Bratislava ChallengerRound of 32 · 6 Nov 2012HardThis match
Michal Mertinak
Sets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 6⁶Set 3: 6
Jozef Kovalik
Sets won: 1Set 1: 4Set 2: 7⁸Set 3: 4

Form and path

Michal Mertinak

Bratislava CHThis week

Jozef Kovalik

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Run-inEvery match in the last 28 days, rest days and travel between venues.
Tale of the tapeRecords and serve numbers side by side, filtered by period and surface.
Record by opponent rankingHow each player does against the top 10, top 50 or any ranking range.
Similar conditionsResults in comparable heat, humidity, wind and altitude before scheduled matches.

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Michal Mertinak vs Jozef Kovalik, Bratislava Challenger 2012, Round of 32

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Venue and conditions

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