Alessandro Giannessi vs. Jozef Kovalik. Prediction for ATP Antalya match (28 January 2021)

Giannessi didn’t play much last season. For unknown reason, the Italian decided to refuse to participate in tournaments that were held on fast surfaces. He played only on clay court, but still did not have much success. The only exception is the challenger in Lisbon, where Alessandro reached the semifinals.

This year, the representative of Italy managed to play two matches. But they can hardly be called successful. First, in AO qualifying Giannessi was defeated by Spaniard Vilella Martinez (1-6, 3-6), and in Istanbul, he lost to Lorenzo Giustino (5-7, 6-7).

Kovalik performed great last week in Istanbul. On an unusual surface for himself, Jozef managed to beat Altug Celikbilek (7-5, 2-6, 6-4), Ergi Kirkin (6-7, 6-0, 7-6), and Carlos Taberner (7-6, 6-0). The Slovak had to stop at this, as in the semifinals he could not prevail over Arthur Rinderknech (5-7, 4-6).

It should be noted that Kovalik performs much better on the clay court. This is his favorite surface, where he won almost 300 victories over his entire career. In Antalya, his results can be even better.