Dennis Novak vs Sergiy Stakhovsky — Taipei CH Final

Taipei CH · CHALLENGER · Final
AUT11
Dennis Novak
#818ATP
32 yrs · 183 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLWWLLWLW
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 8 April 2019
hard
UKR3
Sergiy Stakhovsky
40 yrs · 193 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLLWWWLLW
Novak D.
6-2 6-4
Stakhovsky S.
Novak D.
662
Stakhovsky S.
240

Dennis Novak defeated Sergiy Stakhovsky 6-2 6-4 in the Taipei CH final on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Sergiy Stakhovsky came in leading the head-to-head 2–0. Dennis Novak claimed a first win over Sergiy Stakhovsky in three meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 2–1.

Key context

Head to head

0–2
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2020-02-10RotterdamQ1hardSergiy Stakhovsky7-6(5) 6-2
2016-07-15Davis Cup G1 R2: UKR vs AUTRRhardSergiy Stakhovsky6-3 6-3 6-7(8) 7-5

Serve vs return

This season
Novak D.serving85% hold

wins 66% of points on serve vs Stakhovsky S.

Stakhovsky S.serving80% hold

wins 63% of points on serve vs Novak D.

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
Novak D.Stakhovsky S.
1st serve in·Slight edge
64%
59%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
68%
75%
2nd serve points won·Even
51%
48%
Service points won·Even
62%
64%
Return points won·Slight edge
40%
35%
Break points saved·Even
59%
60%
Aces / match·Dominant
3.6
7.5
Double faults / match·Clear edge
2.0
3.2

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 140). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Novak D.Stakhovsky S.
Clutch Rating·Slight edge
36
41
Break points saved·Slight edge
80
88
Break points won·Clear edge
15
3
Deciding sets·Clear edge
33
57
Tiebreaks·Clear edge
77
59

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
Final
Novak D.[11]
Stakhovsky S.[3]
6-26-4
Semi-finals
Stakhovsky S.[3]
Soeda G.
7-647-64
Novak D.[11]
Kwon S.[13]
6-36-4
Quarter-finals
Soeda G.
Jung J.[7]
7-636-1
Stakhovsky S.[3]
Ito T.[10]
7-636-756-4
Kwon S.[13]
Ramanathan R.[9]
7-666-3
Novak D.[11]
Sugita Y.[15]
7-656-3
R16
Ito T.[10]
Majchrzak K.[6]
6-737-677-62
Kwon S.[13]
Harris L.[1]
7-56-736-3
Sugita Y.[15]
Lacko L.[4]
3-66-36-4
Soeda G.
Harris A.
6-26-3
Jung J.[7]
Duckworth J.[12]
6-26-2
Stakhovsky S.[3]
Janvier M.[16]
7-56-4
Novak D.[11]
Uchida K.
6-36-766-4
Ramanathan R.[9]
Lo C.
4-66-36-2
R32
Lo C.
Baghdatis M.[8]
6-714-2
Stakhovsky S.[3]
Robert S.
7-626-2
Soeda G.
Donskoy E.[2]
4-66-47-65
Harris A.
Moriya H.[14]
4-66-46-4
Jung J.[7]
Wu T.
6-46-4
Janvier M.[16]
Wang T.
6-47-5
Ito T.[10]
Lee K.
6-36-3
Majchrzak K.[6]
Santillan A.
6-36-1
Novak D.[11]
Tokuda R.
6-26-2
Sugita Y.[15]
Ilkel C.
7-56-3
Lacko L.[4]
Huesler M.
4-67-606-2
Kwon S.[13]
Saville L.
6-46-4
Harris L.[1]
Klein B.
7-676-2
Duckworth J.[12]
Yang T.
7-666-0
Ramanathan R.[9]
Banes M.
6-36-2
Uchida K.
Bachinger M.[5]
7-666-2
R64
Ilkel C.
Mukund S.
6-36-4
Soeda G.
Uchiyama Y.
6-786-46-2
Harris A.
Myneni S.
7-644-66-2
Wu T.
Yu C.
6-46-3
Robert S.
Oliveira G.
6-36-4
Wang T.
Marchenko I.
4-66-36-4
Lee K.
Ho R.
6-46-2
Santillan A.
Hsu Y.
6-47-65
Uchida K.
Lee D.
6-46-4
Tokuda R.
Takahashi Y.
6-26-1
Huesler M.
Purcell M.
7-646-756-1
Lo C.
Altamirano C.
7-55-76-3
Banes M.
Chung Y.
2-67-656-4
Saville L.
Balaji N.
6-46-746-4
Klein B.
Hsieh C.
6-37-5
Yang T.
Ochi M.
6-46-3