Federico Gaio vs Dennis Novak — Lisbon CH Round of 32

Lisbon CH · CHALLENGER · Round of 32
ITA
Federico Gaio
34 yrs · 178 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
WWLWWLWLLL
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 14 May 2018
clay
AUT
Dennis Novak
#818ATP
32 yrs · 183 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLWWLLWLW
Gaio F.
7-6 6-1
Novak D.
Gaio F.
7762
Novak D.
6510

Federico Gaio defeated Dennis Novak 7-6 6-1 in the Lisbon CH round of 32 on clay. The upset overturned the form book — Dennis Novak came in leading the head-to-head 1–0, but Federico Gaio had been the form player, winning 5 of their last 7 on clay. Federico Gaio claimed a first win over Dennis Novak in two meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 1–1.

Key context

  • Match story: Federico Gaio came through a tight passage before pulling clear — 7–6 6–1.

Head to head

0–1
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2022-06-27WimbledonQ2grassDennis Novak6-2 6-3

Serve vs return

This season
Gaio F.serving70% hold

wins 58% of points on serve vs Novak D.

Novak D.serving76% hold

wins 61% of points on serve vs Gaio F.

Serve advantage — Novak D.

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
Gaio F.Novak D.
1st serve in·Slight edge
57%
64%
1st serve points won·Even
71%
68%
2nd serve points won·Even
49%
51%
Service points won·Even
62%
62%
Return points won·Even
37%
40%
Break points saved·Even
60%
59%
Aces / match·Slight edge
4.5
3.6
Double faults / match·Clear edge
3.3
2.0

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Gaio F.Novak D.
Clutch Rating·Clear edge
20
36
Break points saved·Even
76
80
Break points won·Clear edge
3
15
Deciding sets·Slight edge
40
33
Tiebreaks·Dominant
7
77

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
Robredo T.
Garin C.
3-66-36-2
Semi-finals
Garin C.
Sousa P.[4]
5-77-56-4
Robredo T.
Ofner S.[6]
3-66-46-1
Quarter-finals
Ofner S.[6]
Kecmanovic M.
6-47-5
Sousa P.[4]
Auger Aliassime F.
6-36-1
Robredo T.
Harrison C.
7-56-1
Garin C.
Daniel T.[1]
4-66-16-0
R16
Ofner S.[6]
Krueger M.
6-36-4
Robredo T.
Broady L.[7]
6-34-66-3
Harrison C.
Davidovich Fokina A.
5-77-686-1
Sousa P.[4]
Giustino L.
6-26-0
Garin C.
Munar J.[8]
6-47-64
Kecmanovic M.
Gaio F.
6-46-2
Auger Aliassime F.
Domingues J.
6-47-5
Daniel T.[1]
Rosol L.
6-13-67-63
R32
Munar J.[8]
Olivo R.
6-14-1
Davidovich Fokina A.
De Minaur A.[2]
7-656-4
Harrison C.
Sakharov G.
6-06-4
Domingues J.
Arevalo M.[5]
6-26-2
Giustino L.
De Loore J.
7-51-67-67
Kecmanovic M.
Bellucci T.
6-37-64
Gaio F.
Novak D.
7-656-1
Broady L.[7]
Robert S.
7-636-4
Auger Aliassime F.
Oliveira G.
6-37-5
Garin C.
Ficovich J.
6-37-5
Rosol L.
Eremin E.
7-53-66-4
Ofner S.[6]
Cacao T.
6-06-3
Krueger M.
King E.
6-36-0
Robredo T.
Ojeda Lara R.
6-26-2
Sousa P.[4]
Gil F.
6-27-5
Daniel T.[1]
Monteiro J.
7-647-62