Facundo Mena vs Dennis Novikov — Cary CH Round of 16

Cary CH · CHALLENGER · Round of 16
Facundo Mena
ARG
Facundo Mena
#354ATP
1427ELO
1355Hard ELO
33 yrs · 183 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWLLWLWLL
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 11 September 2017
hard
USA8
Dennis Novikov
32 yrs · 193 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLLLWLLLW
Mena F.
6-4 6-3
Novikov D.
Mena F.
662
Novikov D.
430

Facundo Mena defeated Dennis Novikov 6-4 6-3 in the Cary CH round of 16 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Dennis Novikov came in defending last year's semi-final.

Key context

  • Match story: Facundo Mena closed it out in two sets, 6–4 6–3.

Head to head

No previous meetings on record.

Serve vs return

This season
Mena F.serving85% hold

wins 66% of points on serve vs Novikov D.

Novikov D.serving78% hold

wins 62% of points on serve vs Mena F.

Serve advantage — Mena F.

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
Mena F.Novikov D.
1st serve in·Even
56%
58%
1st serve points won·Even
71%
72%
2nd serve points won·Even
50%
49%
Service points won·Even
62%
62%
Return points won·Even
39%
35%
Break points saved·Even
60%
62%
Aces / match·Clear edge
5.4
8.1
Double faults / match·Clear edge
2.5
3.6

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (199 vs 130). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Mena F.Novikov D.
Clutch Rating·Slight edge
9
19
Break points saved·Clear edge
57
78
Break points won·Slight edge
7
2
Deciding sets·Slight edge
28
23
Tiebreaks·Dominant
10
36

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

Freshness

Recent load
Mena F.Novikov D.
Freshness·
55
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Mena F.: 1 day rest · 3 matches, 88 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-fastrewards aggression
SlowFast
Final
King K.
Norrie C.
6-46-1
Semi-finals
Norrie C.
Arevalo M.
6-06-4
King K.
Rubin N.[6]
6-24-66-4
Quarter-finals
Arevalo M.
Krueger M.[5]
6-36-0
Rubin N.[6]
Garin C.[9]
6-46-2
King K.
Mena F.
7-626-4
Norrie C.
Mcdonald M.[7]
6-16-3
R16
Norrie C.
Sandgren T.[2]
6-32-66-2
Arevalo M.
Zlobinsky J.
6-27-65
Krueger M.[5]
Blumberg W.
6-26-2
Rubin N.[6]
Sorgi J.
6-46-2
King K.
Escobedo E.[1]
3-67-56-3
Mcdonald M.[7]
Harrison C.
6-37-5
Mena F.
Novikov D.[8]
6-46-3
Garin C.[9]
Bambridge L.
6-16-4
R32
Mena F.
Haviland R.
6-34-0
Krueger M.[5]
Spencer W.
7-646-3
Norrie C.
Bangoura S.
6-26-3
Zlobinsky J.
Galarneau A.
6-45-77-5
Blumberg W.
Klein B.
6-27-65
Rubin N.[6]
Sakamoto P.
6-36-3
Novikov D.[8]
Krajicek A.
4-67-57-5
Mcdonald M.[7]
Ward A.
6-36-2
Sandgren T.[2]
Pavic A.
6-46-4
King K.
Hiltzik J.
6-27-66
Arevalo M.
Mmoh M.[3]
5-2
Escobedo E.[1]
Kypson P.
6-17-60
Harrison C.
Vukic A.
6-37-5
Bambridge L.
Kwiatkowski T.
7-653-67-62
Sorgi J.
Mansouri S.
6-46-3
Garin C.[9]
Sarmiento R.
6-26-3