Dennis Novak vs Alexei Popyrin — 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 — 1
Sets
Monday, 4 November 2019
hard
Alexei Popyrin
AUS6
Alexei Popyrin
#103ATP
1741ELO
1681Hard ELO
$563kYTD
$9.7MCAREER
26 yrs · 196 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLLLWWLWL
Novak D.
6-4 5-7 6-4
Popyrin A.
Novak D.
6562
Popyrin A.
4741

Dennis Novak defeated Alexei Popyrin 6-4 5-7 6-4 in the Bratislava CH round of 32 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Alexei Popyrin came in ranked #103, leading the head-to-head 1–0. Dennis Novak claimed a first win over Alexei Popyrin in two meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 1–1.

Key context

  • Match story: Dennis Novak edged a tight contest from start to finish — 6–4 5–7 6–4.

Head to head

0–1
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2021-03-15DubaiR64hardAlexei Popyrin7-6(3) 7-5

Serve vs return

This season
Novak D.serving87% hold

wins 67% of points on serve vs Popyrin A.

Popyrin A.serving83% hold

wins 65% of points on serve vs Novak D.

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

Serve & return on hard

Novak D.Popyrin A.
—
Serve
41
—
Return
11

Per-surface Serve / Return Rating (0–100, percentile within the hard field, opponent-adjusted over 52 weeks). About

Statistics

This season
Novak D.Popyrin A.
1st serve in·Even
64%
62%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
68%
75%
2nd serve points won·Even
51%
51%
Service points won·Even
62%
66%
Return points won·Slight edge
40%
34%
Break points saved·Slight edge
59%
66%
Aces / match·Dominant
3.6
9.7
Double faults / match·Clear edge
2.0
3.0

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Novak D.Popyrin A.
Clutch Rating·Clear edge
36
59
Break points saved·Clear edge
80
99
Break points won·Slight edge
15
6
Deciding sets·Dominant
33
75
Tiebreaks·Clear edge
77
93

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

Freshness

Recent load
Novak D.Popyrin A.
Freshness·
—
98

Popyrin A.: 14 days rest · 1 match (14d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Fastbig serves, short points
SlowFast
Final
Gombos N.[8]
Balazs A.[7]
6-33-66-2
Novak D.
Dzumhur D.[5]
6-16-1
Semi-finals
Balazs A.[7]
Rola B.[6]
6-23-66-3
Gombos N.[8]
Nagal S.[16]
6-14-66-2
Novak D.
Gerasimov E.[9]
6-47-62
Dzumhur D.[5]
Kolar Z.
7-646-3
Quarter-finals
Gombos N.[8]
Kovalik J.[4]
6-37-5
Balazs A.[7]
Safranek V.
6-47-63
Rola B.[6]
Safwat M.[13]
7-626-4
Nagal S.[16]
Martin A.[5]
6-46-2
Gerasimov E.[9]
Ivashka I.
7-53-66-4
Dzumhur D.[5]
Kukushkin M.[1]
6-31-1
Novak D.
Travaglia S.[3]
6-42-67-65
Kolar Z.
Harris L.[8]
6-757-676-4
R16
Kovalik J.[4]
Ignatik U.[15]
3-67-6106-4
Safwat M.[13]
Arevalo M.
6-767-656-4
Gombos N.[8]
Miedler L.[12]
6-746-16-4
Rola B.[6]
Vatutin A.[9]
4-66-46-3
Safranek V.
Ferreira Silva F.
6-17-66
Balazs A.[7]
Kolar Z.[11]
6-36-756-2
Martin A.[5]
Pavlasek A.
3-66-16-2
Nagal S.[16]
Klizan M.[1]
1-66-17-63
Ivashka I.
Gojowczyk P.[13]
6-24-66-0
Gerasimov E.[9]
Caruso S.[7]
6-36-4
Travaglia S.[3]
Marcora R.
6-47-5
Novak D.
Gombos N.[11]
7-56-2
Harris L.[8]
Maden Y.[12]
1-66-36-3
Kolar Z.
Majchrzak K.[4]
6-46-4
Dzumhur D.[5]
Ruusuvuori E.
6-46-1
Kukushkin M.[1]
Klein L.
6-36-746-4
R32
Rola B.[6]
Hassan B.
6-36-4
Arevalo M.
Laaksonen H.[2]
6-24-66-1
Ferreira Silva F.
Oliveira G.[14]
6-26-1
Kolar Z.[11]
Karatsev A.
6-27-65
Safwat M.[13]
Patael B.
6-26-1
Vatutin A.[9]
Fanselow S.
6-46-4
Safranek V.
Moutet C.[3]
4-67-646-4
Balazs A.[7]
Vanneste J.
7-656-3
Gombos N.[8]
Ojeda Lara R.
6-36-2
Miedler L.[12]
Klein L.
6-44-67-5
Ignatik U.[15]
Forejtek J.
6-47-5
Kovalik J.[4]
Bangoura S.
6-36-4
Martin A.[5]
Jahn J.
6-756-26-2
Pavlasek A.
Benchetrit E.[10]
7-636-2
Nagal S.[16]
Granollers G.
6-36-1
Klizan M.[1]
Gerch L.
6-47-5
Ruusuvuori E.
Hoang A.[10]
6-46-2
Harris L.[8]
Rosol L.
7-657-65
Caruso S.[7]
Gaio F.
6-46-4
Travaglia S.[3]
Stakhovsky S.
6-47-5
Marcora R.
Ymer E.[16]
1-67-676-3
Maden Y.[12]
Otte O.
6-42-66-4
Majchrzak K.[4]
Marchenko I.
7-646-0
Dzumhur D.[5]
Lacko L.
6-43-66-1
Klein L.
Vesely J.[14]
4-67-656-2
Kukushkin M.[1]
Coppejans K.
6-06-2
Kolar Z.
Mager G.[15]
7-656-4
Gombos N.[11]
Stebe C.
6-26-0
Ivashka I.
Fucsovics M.[2]
3-67-657-67
Gojowczyk P.[13]
Molcan A.
3-67-646-4
Gerasimov E.[9]
Horansky F.
6-37-5
Novak D.
Popyrin A.[6]
6-45-76-4
R64
Gerch L.
Lehecka J.
6-46-4
Karatsev A.
Dima D.
6-06-1
Arevalo M.
Gojo B.
4-66-36-0
Patael B.
Juras D.
6-36-0
Fanselow S.
Molcan A.
7-656-3
Hassan B.
Rondoni P.
2-66-36-4
Safranek V.
Grenier H.
7-56-3
Ferreira Silva F.
Brkic T.
6-23-66-0
Vanneste J.
Heller P.
6-46-4
Ojeda Lara R.
Makk P.
6-46-4
Klein L.
Kopriva V.
7-56-4
Forejtek J.
Kalenichenko D.
6-47-66
Bangoura S.
Vrbensky M.
6-47-5
Jahn J.
Simon T.
6-46-766-1
Pavlasek A.
Serdarusic N.
7-636-2
Granollers G.
Safiullin R.
7-666-4
Marcora R.
Viola M.
3-66-37-63
Ivashka I.
Benchetrit E.
6-17-65
Molcan A.
Milojevic N.
6-36-4
Gaio F.
Bemelmans R.
1-66-46-3
Novak D.
Ofner S.
7-696-2
Rosol L.
Bourgue M.
6-47-61
Otte O.
Mukund S.
6-16-2
Horansky F.
Glvac A.
6-46-3
Kolar Z.
Lestienne C.
6-34-66-3
Ruusuvuori E.
Cressy M.
6-33-66-4
Klein L.
Safwat M.
6-26-3
Coppejans K.
Valkusz M.
6-36-2
Stakhovsky S.
Balazs A.
6-46-4
Lacko L.
Troicki V.
7-57-66
Marchenko I.
Nedovyesov A.
7-57-62
Stebe C.
Baldi F.
7-57-5