Dennis Novak vs Benoit Paire — Cologne 1 Round of 16

Cologne 1 · ATP · Round of 16
AUT
Dennis Novak
#806ATP
32 yrs · 183 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLWWLLWLW
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 12 October 2020
hard
FRA4
Benoit Paire
#1096ATP
1362ELO
1336Hard ELO
37 yrs · 196 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLLLLLLLW
Novak D.
6-3 6-4
Paire B.
Novak D.
662
Paire B.
340

Dennis Novak defeated Benoit Paire 6-3 6-4 in the Cologne 1 round of 16 on hard. Dennis Novak claimed a first win over Benoit Paire in two meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 1–1.

Key context

  • Match story: Dennis Novak closed it out in two sets, 6–3 6–4.

Head to head

0–1
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2018-08-27US OpenR128hardBenoit Paire7-6(6) 3-6 7-5 7-6(5)

Serve vs return

This season
Novak D.serving80% hold

wins 63% of points on serve vs Paire B.

Paire B.serving70% hold

wins 58% 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.Paire B.
1st serve in·Clear edge
64%
52%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
68%
74%
2nd serve points won·Slight edge
51%
43%
Service points won·Even
62%
59%
Return points won·Even
40%
38%
Break points saved·Even
59%
57%
Aces / match·Dominant
3.6
6.9
Double faults / match·Dominant
2.0
6.2

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Novak D.Paire B.
Clutch Rating·Clear edge
36
48
Break points saved·Slight edge
80
90
Break points won·Clear edge
15
31
Deciding sets·Clear edge
33
53
Tiebreaks·Clear edge
77
58

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

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-slowfavours grinders
SlowFast
Final
Zverev A.[1]
Auger Aliassime F.[3]
6-36-3
Semi-finals
Zverev A.[1]
Davidovich Fokina A.
7-57-63
Auger Aliassime F.[3]
Bautista Agut R.[2]
6-31-66-3
Quarter-finals
Davidovich Fokina A.
Novak D.
6-32-66-3
Auger Aliassime F.[3]
Albot R.
6-36-0
Bautista Agut R.[2]
Hurkacz H.[6]
7-645-76-0
Zverev A.[1]
Harris L.
6-43-66-0
R16
Novak D.
Paire B.[4]
6-36-4
Davidovich Fokina A.
Cilic M.[8]
3-67-636-2
Auger Aliassime F.[3]
Laaksonen H.
6-46-1
Hurkacz H.[6]
Zverev M.
6-46-3
Bautista Agut R.[2]
Simon G.
6-47-65
Harris L.
Johnson S.
7-657-62
Zverev A.[1]
Verdasco F.
6-46-1
Albot R.
Otte O.
6-45-77-5
R32
Harris L.
Edmund K.
7-57-61
Johnson S.
Krajinovic F.[5]
3-66-46-4
Novak D.
Thompson J.
6-36-3
Cilic M.[8]
Giron M.
6-24-66-3
Otte O.
Struff J.[7]
6-46-3
Albot R.
Herbert P.
6-24-66-4
Hurkacz H.[6]
Polmans M.
6-27-5
Zverev M.
Millman J.
6-16-4
Simon G.
Fucsovics M.
6-06-3
Davidovich Fokina A.
Ruusuvuori E.
7-56-4
Laaksonen H.
Altmaier D.
3-66-37-65
Verdasco F.
Murray A.
6-46-4