Jozef Kovalik vs Mikhail Fufygin Important H2H Prediction Stats:

Head-to-head: Kovalik 1 - 0 Fufygin

• Second serve performance recent form: In recent form (last 6 months), Kovalik has won 53.46% of points on their second serve, while Fufygin has won 0%. There is a high correlation between this stat and match prediction accuracy.
• Return game stats recent form: Return stats show Kovalik, in recent form, has won 52.61% of their opponent's second serve points, while Fufygin has won 0%. The same stats for first serve returns are 32.58% and 0% respectively and this has a high correlation to pick who is favored in this H2H matchup.
• Under pressure analysis: Kovalik has saved 58.4% of breakpoints in recent form, whereas Fufygin has saved 0% which is a useful statistic for in-game betting predictions.
• Performance overview: Over the last year Kovalik has won 59.42% of matches played (W/L 41/ 28), with Fufygin winning 50% (W/L 1/ 1) that gives us an overall head-to head prediction overview.
• Best surface: Kovalik has their best career surface win % on Clay, winning 62% (W/L 377/ 228), and worse career win % on Grass, winning 21% (W/L 3/ 11). Fufygin has their best career surface win % on Clay, winning 57% (W/L 144/ 110), and worse career win % on Hard, winning 48% (W/L 84/ 91).
• Player level: In the last year, Kovalik has played most of their matches on the Challengers/ITF tournaments > $10K, winning 61.54% of matches (W/L 32/ 20), where as Fufygin has played most of their matches on the Futures/Satellites/ITF tournaments $10K, winning 50% of matches (W/L 1/ 1). When comparing stats between players to predict the favorite, it is of course all relative to the event level they have been playing at.
• Direct H2H matches: They have played 1 times before with Kovalik winning 1 times and Fufygin being victorious 0 times. They have played 2 sets in total, with Kovalik winning 2 and Fufygin winning 0. The last match between Kovalik and Fufygin was at the Israel F2, 21-01-2013, Second, Hard with Jozef Kovalik getting the victory 6-3 6-4.
• Head to head match duration: In past head to head matches, the average match time between these players has been 0:0:0.
• Deciding set H2H prediction: Kovalik and Fufygin have played a deciding set 0 times, with Kovalik winning 0 times and Fufygin 0 times. Very useful for predicting the outcome if this match goes the distance.
• Head-to-Head extreme pressure situations: They have played 0 tiebreaks against each other with Kovalik winning 0, and Fufygin 0.
• Opponent quality stats: Over the last 12 months, Kovalik has played against opponents with an average rank of 250.36 while Fufygin has played against players with an average rank of 0.
• Deciding set performance vs all players: If you are interested in live predictions and betting, if this match goes into a deciding set, Kovalik has won 59% of deciding sets over the last 12 months, while Fufygin has won 0% in all matches played on tour.
• Break point conversion: In recent form, Kovalik has converted 42.81% of breakpoint opportunities, and Fufygin has converted 0% of their chances to break their opponents serve. A telling stat for in-game live betting tips when either player has a breakpoint opportunity.
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