Dennis Novak vs Sebastian Ofner — Bratislava CH Quarter-final

Bratislava CH · CHALLENGER · Quarter-final
AUT
Dennis Novak
#818ATP
32 yrs · 183 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLWWLLWLW
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 5 November 2018
hard
Sebastian Ofner
AUT
Sebastian Ofner
#125ATP
1713ELO
1655Hard ELO
$345kYTD
$3.8MCAREER
30 yrs · 191 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLWLWWWWL
Novak D.
6-1 1-6 6-3
Ofner S.
Novak D.
6162
Ofner S.
1631

Dennis Novak defeated Sebastian Ofner 6-1 1-6 6-3 in the Bratislava CH quarter-final on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Sebastian Ofner came in ranked #125, defending last year's round of 32.

Key context

  • Match story: Dennis Novak closed it out in three sets, 6–1 1–6 6–3.

Head to head

No previous meetings on record.

Serve vs return

This season
Novak D.serving82% hold

wins 64% of points on serve vs Ofner S.

Ofner S.serving80% hold

wins 63% 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.Ofner S.
1st serve in·Slight edge
64%
57%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
68%
74%
2nd serve points won·Even
51%
51%
Service points won·Even
62%
64%
Return points won·Even
40%
37%
Break points saved·Even
59%
61%
Aces / match·Dominant
3.6
7.0
Double faults / match·Clear edge
2.0
2.9

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Novak D.Ofner S.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
36
70
Break points saved·Clear edge
80
93
Break points won·Dominant
15
43
Deciding sets·Dominant
33
82
Tiebreaks·Slight edge
77
84

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

Freshness

Recent load
Novak D.Ofner S.
Freshness·
—
77

Ofner S.: 5 days rest · 2 matches, 48 games (7d). 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