Dennis Novak vs Alex Molcan — Bratislava CH Round of 32

Bratislava CH · CHALLENGER · Round of 32
AUT
Dennis Novak
#818ATP
32 yrs · 183 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLWWLLWLW
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 5 November 2018
hard
Alex Molcan
SVK
Alex Molcan
#101ATP
1742ELO
1653Hard ELO
$295kYTD
$2.7MCAREER
28 yrs · 178 cm · Left-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLWWLWWWW
Novak D.
6-4 6-4
Molcan A.
Novak D.
662
Molcan A.
440

Dennis Novak defeated Alex Molcan 6-4 6-4 in the Bratislava CH round of 32 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Alex Molcan came in ranked #101.

Key context

  • Match story: Dennis Novak edged a tight contest from start to finish — 6–4 6–4.

Head to head

No previous meetings on record.

Serve vs return

This season
Novak D.serving76% hold

wins 61% of points on serve vs Molcan A.

Molcan A.serving74% hold

wins 60% of points on serve vs Novak D.

Even serve battle

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
Novak D.Molcan A.
1st serve in·Even
64%
64%
1st serve points won·Even
68%
67%
2nd serve points won·Even
51%
51%
Service points won·Even
62%
61%
Return points won·Even
40%
40%
Break points saved·Even
59%
58%
Aces / match·Slight edge
3.6
2.9
Double faults / match·Slight edge
2.0
2.4

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Novak D.Molcan A.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
36
79
Break points saved·Slight edge
80
90
Break points won·Dominant
15
61
Deciding sets·Dominant
33
91
Tiebreaks·Clear edge
77
91

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

Freshness

Recent load
Novak D.Molcan A.
Freshness·
—
92

Molcan A.: 11 days rest · 2 matches (14d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Fastbig serves, short points
SlowFast
Final
Bublik A.
Rosol L.
6-46-4
Semi-finals
Bublik A.
Bachinger M.
7-57-64
Rosol L.
Novak D.
7-57-61
Quarter-finals
Bublik A.
Stakhovsky S.
6-37-65
Novak D.
Ofner S.
6-11-66-3
Rosol L.
Gerasimov E.
6-756-36-4
Bachinger M.
Donskoy E.[2]
6-47-66
R16
Bachinger M.
Ramanathan R.[6]
6-33-66-2
Novak D.
Baghdatis M.[7]
6-46-1
Ofner S.
Garcia Lopez G.[4]
7-56-4
Gerasimov E.
Lacko L.[1]
6-36-3
Donskoy E.[2]
Rodionov J.
6-746-47-65
Rosol L.
Bemelmans R.[8]
4-66-37-62
Stakhovsky S.
Gombos N.
6-766-46-2
Bublik A.
Sonego L.[3]
6-46-2
R32
Rodionov J.
Ignatik U.
2-67-617-66
Bachinger M.
Klein L.
6-47-66
Ramanathan R.[6]
Gutierrez Ferrol S.
6-37-5
Sonego L.[3]
Donati M.
6-36-2
Novak D.
Molcan A.
6-46-4
Gerasimov E.
Masur D.
6-26-2
Lacko L.[1]
Robert S.
4-66-47-5
Bublik A.
Martin A.
2-66-37-5
Gombos N.
Liska T.
6-26-1
Donskoy E.[2]
Zopp J.
7-646-2
Stakhovsky S.
Trungelliti M.[5]
6-26-4
Baghdatis M.[7]
Horansky F.
6-36-4
Garcia Lopez G.[4]
Brands D.
7-656-4
Bemelmans R.[8]
Molleker R.
6-46-3
Rosol L.
Haerteis J.
6-36-3
Ofner S.
Arnaboldi A.
6-7116-36-4