Sekou Bangoura vs Dennis Novikov — Las Vegas CH Round of 16

Las Vegas CH · CHALLENGER · Round of 16
USA
Sekou Bangoura
#1964ATP
34 yrs · 183 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLLWLLLLL
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 17 October 2016
hard
USA7
Dennis Novikov
32 yrs · 193 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLLLWLLLW
Bangoura S.
7-6 6-4
Novikov D.
Bangoura S.
7862
Novikov D.
6640

Sekou Bangoura defeated Dennis Novikov 7-6 6-4 in the Las Vegas CH round of 16 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Dennis Novikov came in defending last year's semi-final.

Key context

Head to head

No previous meetings on record.

Serve vs return

This season
Bangoura S.serving85% hold

wins 66% of points on serve vs Novikov D.

Novikov D.serving82% hold

wins 64% of points on serve vs Bangoura S.

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
Bangoura S.Novikov D.
1st serve in·Slight edge
64%
58%
1st serve points won·Even
68%
72%
2nd serve points won·Even
51%
49%
Service points won·Even
62%
63%
Return points won·Even
38%
35%
Break points saved·Even
61%
61%
Aces / match·Dominant
3.6
7.8
Double faults / match·Clear edge
2.6
3.7

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (165 vs 181). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Bangoura S.Novikov D.
Clutch Rating·Even
15
19
Break points saved·Slight edge
67
78
Break points won·Slight edge
13
2
Deciding sets·Slight edge
29
24
Tiebreaks·Dominant
5
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
Final
Groth S.
Giraldo S.[4]
6-746-47-5
Semi-finals
Groth S.
Bangoura S.
7-656-4
Giraldo S.[4]
Trungelliti M.[8]
7-56-727-65
Quarter-finals
Bangoura S.
Klein B.
6-43-66-4
Groth S.
Sandgren T.
7-627-5
Giraldo S.[4]
Torpegaard M.
6-746-36-2
Trungelliti M.[8]
Zemlja G.
7-637-65
R16
Zemlja G.
Caruso S.
6-36-4
Klein B.
Li Z.
6-11-66-3
Bangoura S.
Novikov D.[7]
7-666-4
Giraldo S.[4]
Polansky P.
W/O
Groth S.
Fratangelo B.[3]
7-637-5
Sandgren T.
King D.[5]
6-46-4
Torpegaard M.
Krajicek A.
7-666-3
Trungelliti M.[8]
Escobedo E.
7-56-0
R32
Klein B.
Tiafoe F.[2]
2-67-56-3
Li Z.
Amilon J.
6-17-65
Novikov D.[7]
Mcgee J.
6-46-1
Fratangelo B.[3]
Broady L.
1-66-36-3
Groth S.
Glasspool L.
7-56-3
Sandgren T.
Song E.
6-46-4
King D.[5]
Struvay E.
6-757-50-0
Bangoura S.
Sarkissian A.
7-620-0
Krajicek A.
Paul T.
7-652-1
Torpegaard M.
Kudla D.[6]
6-36-2
Polansky P.
Vorster T.
6-47-65
Giraldo S.[4]
Ortega Olmedo R.
6-36-2
Trungelliti M.[8]
Clezar G.
3-66-46-4
Escobedo E.
Falla A.
6-46-3
Caruso S.
Arevalo M.
6-26-4
Zemlja G.
Estrella V.[1]
6-36-1