Prajnesh Gunneswaran vs Dennis Novikov — Ilkley CH Qualifying Round 1

Ilkley CH · CHALLENGER · Qualifying Round 1
IND3
Prajnesh Gunneswaran
36 yrs · 188 cm · Left-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWLLWLWLL
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 18 June 2018
grass
USA
Dennis Novikov
32 yrs · 193 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLLLWLLLW
Gunneswaran P.
6-4 6-2
Novikov D.
Gunneswaran P.
662
Novikov D.
420

Prajnesh Gunneswaran defeated Dennis Novikov 6-4 6-2 in the Ilkley CH qualifying round 1 on grass. 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
Gunneswaran P.serving91% hold

wins 71% of points on serve vs Novikov D.

Novikov D.serving87% hold

wins 68% of points on serve vs Gunneswaran P.

Serve-dominated — both hold easily, expect tiebreaks

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
Gunneswaran P.Novikov D.
1st serve in·Slight edge
61%
56%
1st serve points won·Even
71%
72%
2nd serve points won·Even
51%
49%
Service points won·Even
64%
62%
Return points won·Even
36%
35%
Break points saved·Even
61%
62%
Aces / match·Dominant
5.1
8.3
Double faults / match·Clear edge
2.4
3.7

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (199 vs 77). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Gunneswaran P.Novikov D.
Clutch Rating·Slight edge
24
19
Break points saved·Slight edge
84
78
Break points won·Clear edge
14
2
Deciding sets·Clear edge
37
24
Tiebreaks·Dominant
4
36

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

Conditions

Court speed
Fastbig serves, short points
SlowFast
Q3
Moriya H.
Schnur B.
6-35-76-3
Santillan A.
Polmans M.[5]
6-46-4
Majchrzak K.
Barrere G.
6-36-1
Rubin N.[4]
Soeda G.[7]
2-66-46-3
Q2
Soeda G.[7]
Napolitano S.
6-16-4
Schnur B.
Klein B.
7-657-64
Polmans M.[5]
Peliwo F.
7-56-3
Santillan A.
Glasspool L.
6-37-61
Barrere G.
Caruso S.
7-667-63
Majchrzak K.
Harris B.
6-26-2
Moriya H.
Gunneswaran P.[3]
W/O
Rubin N.[4]
Smith J.
7-57-5
Q1
Polmans M.[5]
Marchenko I.
5-77-656-1
Soeda G.[7]
Eubanks C.
6-26-2
Napolitano S.
Koepfer D.
5-76-46-4
Rubin N.[4]
Gray J.
6-36-3
Klein B.
Kozlov S.[8]
4-66-17-5
Moriya H.
Johnson L.
6-36-3
Gunneswaran P.[3]
Novikov D.
6-46-2
Peliwo F.
Harrison C.
5-76-46-4
Glasspool L.
Whittington A.
7-56-4
Santillan A.
Moutet C.[2]
6-22-66-1
Barrere G.
Bolt A.[6]
7-657-65
Harris B.
Bass F.
6-757-646-2
Majchrzak K.
Hurkacz H.[1]
3-67-57-64
Schnur B.
Purcell M.
6-36-1
Smith J.
Harris L.
7-636-3
Caruso S.
King E.
6-43-66-2