Stefano Napolitano vs Dennis Novikov — Aptos CH Round of 32

Aptos CH · CHALLENGER · Round of 32
Stefano Napolitano
ITA
Stefano Napolitano
#240ATP
1528ELO
1456Hard ELO
31 yrs · 196 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
WLLWLLLWWW
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 6 August 2018
hard
USA
Dennis Novikov
32 yrs · 193 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLLLWLLLW
Napolitano S.
6-4 6-3
Novikov D.
Napolitano S.
662
Novikov D.
430

Stefano Napolitano defeated Dennis Novikov 6-4 6-3 in the Aptos CH round of 32 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Dennis Novikov came in defending last year's quarter-final, but Stefano Napolitano had been the form player, winning 3 of their last 6 on hard.

Key context

Head to head

No previous meetings on record.

Serve vs return

This season
Napolitano S.serving86% hold

wins 67% of points on serve vs Novikov D.

Novikov D.serving78% hold

wins 62% of points on serve vs Napolitano S.

Serve advantage — Napolitano S.

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
Napolitano S.Novikov D.
1st serve in·Even
60%
56%
1st serve points won·Even
70%
72%
2nd serve points won·Even
52%
49%
Service points won·Even
63%
62%
Return points won·Even
39%
35%
Break points saved·Even
58%
62%
Aces / match·Dominant
4.7
8.1
Double faults / match·Dominant
1.7
3.7

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 77). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Napolitano S.Novikov D.
Clutch Rating·Clear edge
35
19
Break points saved·Even
77
78
Break points won·Slight edge
13
2
Deciding sets·Dominant
60
24
Tiebreaks·Slight edge
26
36

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

Freshness

Recent load
Napolitano S.Novikov D.
Freshness·
81
—

Napolitano S.: 1 day rest · 1 match, 24 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-slowfavours grinders
SlowFast
Final
Kokkinakis T.[4]
Harris L.
6-26-3
Semi-finals
Kokkinakis T.[4]
Fabbiano T.[1]
7-56-1
Harris L.
Eubanks C.
6-26-2
Quarter-finals
Kokkinakis T.[4]
Gunneswaran P.[8]
4-66-46-3
Harris L.
Broady L.
6-26-2
Eubanks C.
Escobedo E.
6-47-66
Fabbiano T.[1]
Redlicki M.
6-26-2
R16
Escobedo E.
Vukic A.
7-667-61
Redlicki M.
Giron M.
6-36-4
Fabbiano T.[1]
Napolitano S.
6-26-2
Gunneswaran P.[8]
Aragone J.
4-67-56-4
Broady L.
Clarke J.[7]
7-636-4
Kokkinakis T.[4]
Uchida K.
7-56-0
Harris L.
De Loore J.
6-26-0
Eubanks C.
Mmoh M.[2]
7-646-4
R32
Redlicki M.
Safwat M.[6]
7-636-4
Vukic A.
King K.[5]
6-16-3
Harris L.
Halys Q.[3]
6-46-2
Broady L.
Polmans M.
6-36-4
Aragone J.
Saville L.
7-57-66
Uchida K.
Kozlov S.
6-46-1
Fabbiano T.[1]
Kecmanovic M.
6-47-60
Eubanks C.
Ward A.
6-36-4
Escobedo E.
Gerasimov E.
7-57-66
Mmoh M.[2]
King E.
6-33-66-3
De Loore J.
Blanch U.
6-36-756-4
Giron M.
Paul T.
6-36-0
Kokkinakis T.[4]
Purcell M.
6-26-2
Clarke J.[7]
Marchenko I.
6-32-66-3
Gunneswaran P.[8]
Holt B.
4-66-46-2
Napolitano S.
Novikov D.
6-46-3