Matteo Donati vs Dennis Novikov — Vancouver CH Round of 32

Vancouver CH · CHALLENGER · Round of 32
ITA
Matteo Donati
31 yrs · 185 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 17 August 2015
hard
USA
Dennis Novikov
32 yrs · 193 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Donati M.
4-6 7-6 6-1
Novikov D.
Donati M.
47762
Novikov D.
66411

Matteo Donati defeated Dennis Novikov 4-6 7-6 6-1 in the Vancouver CH round of 32 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Dennis Novikov came in defending last year's round of 32.

Key context

Head to head

No previous meetings on record.

Serve vs return

This season
Donati M.serving85% hold

wins 66% of points on serve vs Novikov D.

Novikov D.serving82% hold

wins 64% of points on serve vs Donati M.

Even serve battle

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
Donati M.Novikov D.
1st serve in·Slight edge
66%
58%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
67%
73%
2nd serve points won·Even
52%
50%
Service points won·Even
62%
63%
Return points won·Even
38%
35%
Break points saved·Even
59%
61%
Aces / match·Dominant
4.0
7.8
Double faults / match·Dominant
1.8
3.7

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Donati M.Novikov D.
Clutch Rating·Slight edge
25
19
Break points saved·Clear edge
60
78
Break points won·Clear edge
14
2
Deciding sets·Dominant
61
24
Tiebreaks·Dominant
6
36

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

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-slowfavours grinders
SlowFast

Draw

Final
Sela D.
Smith J.
6-47-5
Semi-finals
Smith J.
Evans D.
4-66-26-3
Sela D.
Bhambri Y.
6-26-4
Quarter-finals
Sela D.
Zopp J.
6-46-746-1
Bhambri Y.
Dustov F.
6-46-4
Evans D.
Klein B.
7-616-776-0
Smith J.
Khachanov K.
7-56-1
R16
Sela D.
Andreozzi G.
6-747-51-0
Zopp J.
Donati M.
6-756-26-2
Dustov F.
Marchenko I.
4-66-46-2
Bhambri Y.
Copil M.
3-67-636-2
Evans D.
Daniel T.[7]
4-66-37-66
Klein B.
Bemelmans R.[4]
6-33-67-64
Smith J.
Melzer J.
6-36-2
Khachanov K.
Millman J.[2]
7-664-67-64
R32
Khachanov K.
Broady L.
6-46-3
Daniel T.[7]
Ebden M.
6-00-0
Copil M.
Soeda G.[5]
0-0
Melzer J.
Ymer E.
6-27-5
Zopp J.
Berankis R.[1]
6-46-1
Donati M.
Novikov D.
4-67-646-1
Andreozzi G.
Bester P.
6-46-3
Sela D.
Hamou M.
6-47-63
Marchenko I.
Gulbis E.[3]
6-36-757-62
Dustov F.
Bourgue M.
4-67-646-2
Bhambri Y.
Falla A.
6-36-0
Evans D.
Stepanek R.
6-46-1
Klein B.
Krajicek A.
6-46-3
Bemelmans R.[4]
Elias G.
3-67-56-2
Smith J.
Gonzalez A.[8]
6-36-1
Millman J.[2]
Sarkissian A.
6-16-1