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Ernesto Escobedo #120 def. Jozef Kovalik #165

6-2 7-6(4)

Match Information

Date	Dec 31, 2017*
Tournament	Brisbane
Category	ATP 250
Surface	Hard
Round	Q2
Winner	Ernesto Escobedo
Score	6-2 7-6(4)
Loser	Jozef Kovalik
Duration	1h 25m

Stat	Ernesto Escobedo	Jozef Kovalik
Aces	10	6
Double faults	1	0
First serve %	65	60
First serve points won %	74	81
Second serve points won %	55	57
Break points saved %	100	0
Break points converted %	100	0
Service points won %	67	72
Return points won %	28	33
Total points won %	52	48

Pre-match Comparison

Field	Ernesto Escobedo	Jozef Kovalik
Country	MEX	SVK
Birth date	Jul 4, 1996	Nov 4, 1992
Age	21	25
Height	185	183
Handedness	Right-Handed	Right-Handed
Backhand style	—	—
Ranking (entering)	120	165
Ranking points (entering)	498	335
Elo (entering)	1,632	1,640
Career W-L	20–39	26–46
Career earnings	$1,588,064	$2,293,813

Pre-match H2H

Ernesto Escobedo 0 – 0 Jozef Kovalik

Path

Ernesto Escobedo's path

Date	Round	Opponent	Score	W/L	H2H	Match data
Dec 31, 2017	Q1	James Duckworth	6-2 4-6 6-4	W	H2H	Match data

Ernesto Escobedo's next match

Date	Round	Opponent	Score	W/L	H2H	Match data
Jan 3, 2018	R32	Horacio Zeballos	3-6 4-6	L	H2H	Match data

Jozef Kovalik's path

Date	Round	Opponent	Score	W/L	H2H	Match data
Dec 31, 2017	Q1	Denis Kudla	7-6(5) 6-4	W	H2H	Match data