Blaz Rola vs Dennis Novikov — Tallahassee CH Quarter-final

Tallahassee CH · CHALLENGER · Quarter-final
SLO
Blaz Rola
35 yrs · 193 cm · Left-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLWLLWLWW
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 24 April 2017
clay
USA
Dennis Novikov
32 yrs · 193 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLLLWLLLW
Rola B.
6-1 6-2
Novikov D.
Rola B.
662
Novikov D.
120

Blaz Rola defeated Dennis Novikov 6-1 6-2 in the Tallahassee CH quarter-final on clay. 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
Rola B.serving82% hold

wins 64% of points on serve vs Novikov D.

Novikov D.serving74% hold

wins 60% of points on serve vs Rola B.

Serve advantage — Rola B.

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
Rola B.Novikov D.
1st serve in·Slight edge
63%
58%
1st serve points won·Even
70%
72%
2nd serve points won·Even
51%
49%
Service points won·Even
63%
62%
Return points won·Even
38%
35%
Break points saved·Even
60%
63%
Aces / match·Clear edge
5.9
8.1
Double faults / match·Clear edge
2.4
3.6

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 130). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Rola B.Novikov D.
Clutch Rating·Even
17
19
Break points saved·Even
81
78
Break points won·Even
5
2
Deciding sets·Clear edge
6
24
Tiebreaks·Clear edge
51
36

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

Conditions

Court speed
Slowlow bounce, long rallies
SlowFast
Final
Rola B.
Ramanathan R.
6-26-767-5
Semi-finals
Rola B.
Krueger M.
6-35-76-4
Ramanathan R.
Arnaboldi A.
6-25-76-4
Quarter-finals
Krueger M.
Kozlov S.[7]
6-47-5
Arnaboldi A.
Klahn B.
6-27-66
Ramanathan R.
Andreozzi G.[4]
4-67-51-1
Rola B.
Novikov D.
6-16-2
R16
Andreozzi G.[4]
Millot V.
0-66-44-0
Novikov D.
Smith J.
6-37-5
Rola B.
Mayer L.[6]
6-26-4
Krueger M.
Laaksonen H.[3]
6-36-2
Kozlov S.[7]
Melzer J.
2-66-36-4
Ramanathan R.
Mcgee J.
3-66-36-2
Klahn B.
Koepfer D.
7-56-1
Arnaboldi A.
Harrison C.
6-46-3
R32
Novikov D.
Mcdonald M.
6-36-726-3
Rola B.
Giron M.
6-26-4
Mayer L.[6]
Statham J.
6-46-2
Laaksonen H.[3]
Sandgren T.
7-56-4
Krueger M.
Oconnell C.
3-67-56-2
Melzer J.
Gonzalez A.
7-56-2
Kozlov S.[7]
Coria F.
6-34-66-4
Ramanathan R.
Polansky P.[5]
6-17-5
Mcgee J.
Quiroz R.
6-46-4
Klahn B.
Gonzalez M.[8]
7-686-756-4
Arnaboldi A.
Hernandez J.
6-31-66-3
Harrison C.
Bangoura S.
3-66-16-2
Smith J.
King D.[2]
6-36-4
Koepfer D.
Ghem A.
6-16-1
Millot V.
Shapovalov D.
7-57-63
Andreozzi G.[4]
Galan D.
6-46-4