James Ward vs Dennis Novikov — Manchester CH Round of 16

Manchester CH · CHALLENGER · Round of 16
GBR5
James Ward
39 yrs · 190 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWWLLLLWW
2 — 0
Sets
Tuesday, 2 June 2015
grass
USA
Dennis Novikov
32 yrs · 193 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLLLWLLLW
Ward J.
7-6 6-4
Novikov D.
Ward J.
7862
Novikov D.
6640

James Ward defeated Dennis Novikov 7-6 6-4 in the Manchester CH round of 16 on grass. The upset overturned the form book — Dennis Novikov came in leading the head-to-head 1–0. James Ward claimed a first win over Dennis Novikov in two meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 1–1.

Key context

Head to head

0–1
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2016-01-18Australian OpenQ2hardDennis Novikov6-4 7-5

Serve vs return

This season
Ward J.serving90% hold

wins 70% of points on serve vs Novikov D.

Novikov D.serving91% hold

wins 71% of points on serve vs Ward J.

Serve-dominated — both hold easily, expect tiebreaks

Each player's serve crossed against the other's return, converted to expected hold of serve. Recent completed matches, ATP, WTA & Challenger. About

Statistics

This season
Ward J.Novikov D.
1st serve in·Even
59%
58%
1st serve points won·Even
72%
73%
2nd serve points won·Even
50%
50%
Service points won·Even
63%
63%
Return points won·Even
34%
35%
Break points saved·Even
63%
61%
Aces / match·Even
8.1
7.8
Double faults / match·Slight edge
3.3
3.7

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Ward J.Novikov D.
Clutch Rating·Slight edge
29
19
Break points saved·Slight edge
86
78
Break points won·Even
6
2
Deciding sets·Clear edge
36
24
Tiebreaks·Even
39
36

Performance in the biggest moments — break points, deciding sets and tiebreaks (0–100, higher is better). About

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-fastrewards aggression
SlowFast

Draw

Final
Groth S.[2]
Saville L.
7-56-1
Semi-finals
Groth S.[2]
Ram R.
4-67-62
Saville L.
Kravchuk K.
6-747-646-3
Quarter-finals
Saville L.
Klein B.
4-66-46-4
Kravchuk K.
Ebden M.
7-644-67-5
Ram R.
Milton J.
7-56-2
Groth S.[2]
Ward J.[5]
7-636-3
R16
Milton J.
Moriya H.
3-66-16-1
Ward J.[5]
Novikov D.
7-666-4
Klein B.
Baghdatis M.[1]
6-36-747-65
Saville L.
Falla A.[7]
0-67-626-3
Ebden M.
Reid M.
6-17-66
Kravchuk K.
Smith J.
6-46-4
Ram R.
Nielsen F.
6-27-66
Groth S.[2]
Wang J.
6-26-3
R32
Novikov D.
Thompson J.
4-66-46-0
Ward J.[5]
Sijsling I.
6-707-657-65
Smith J.
Desein N.
6-43-66-3
Baghdatis M.[1]
Willis M.
6-46-2
Milton J.
Krajicek A.[8]
6-47-65
Klein B.
Cox D.
6-25-77-63
Saville L.
Martin F.
6-46-3
Falla A.[7]
Smethurst D.
6-36-1
Reid M.
Jaziri M.[3]
6-46-2
Ebden M.
Bolt A.
6-756-37-67
Kravchuk K.
Ito T.[6]
7-662-66-4
Moriya H.
Broady L.
0-67-646-1
Nielsen F.
Harrison R.
6-15-76-2
Ram R.
Bemelmans R.[4]
6-46-4
Wang J.
Corrie E.
7-52-66-3
Groth S.[2]
Mitchell B.
6-26-3