Dusan Lajovic vs Dennis Novak — Salzburg CH Round of 16

Salzburg CH · CHALLENGER · Round of 16
Dusan Lajovic
SRB2
Dusan Lajovic
#152ATP
1620ELO
1588Clay ELO
$208kYTD
$11MCAREER
36 yrs · 183 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 4 July 2022
clay
AUT
Dennis Novak
#818ATP
32 yrs · 183 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Lajovic D.
6-4 6-4
Novak D.
Lajovic D.
662
Novak D.
440

Dusan Lajovic defeated Dennis Novak 6-4 6-4 in the Salzburg CH round of 16 on clay. Dusan Lajovic extended the head-to-head to 2–1.

Key context

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

Head to head

1–1
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2021-02-22MontpellierR16hardDennis Novak7-6(5) 7-5
2018-07-30KitzbuhelR16clayDusan Lajovic6-2 6-4

Serve vs return

This season
Lajovic D.serving70% hold

wins 58% of points on serve vs Novak D.

Novak D.serving74% hold

wins 60% of points on serve vs Lajovic 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
Lajovic D.Novak D.
1st serve in·Slight edge
69%
64%
1st serve points won·Even
68%
68%
2nd serve points won·Even
51%
51%
Service points won·Even
63%
62%
Return points won·Even
38%
41%
Break points saved·Even
58%
59%
Aces / match·Even
3.1
3.5
Double faults / match·Clear edge
1.3
2.1

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 184). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Lajovic D.Novak D.
Clutch Rating·Clear edge
59
36
Break points saved·Clear edge
95
80
Break points won·Clear edge
36
15
Deciding sets·Dominant
69
33
Tiebreaks·Clear edge
61
77

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

Umpiry Score

Pre-match
Lajovic D.
3.8
Heavy underdogUmpiry ScorePartial · surface data limited
  • Recent retirement (−1.5)
  • Surface jump clay↔grass (−0.8)
Novak D.
5.3
Clear underdogUmpiry ScorePartial · surface data limited
  • Surface jump clay↔grass (−0.8)
Form & Matchup
5.0
H2H
5.0
6.2
Surface form
4.8
0.0
Win streak
7.03-match win streak
Fatigue & Travel
7.2
Minutes 14d
3.7
7.0
3-set count
0.0
9.0
Prev. match
8.0
3.0
Surface transition
3.0
Context
5.0
Defending pts
6.0

The Umpiry Score combines match-context factors — matchup, form, fatigue, travel and motivation — into a single 0–10 score, updated daily. Read how it works.

Freshness

Recent load
Lajovic D.Novak D.
Freshness·
75
—

Lajovic D.: 1 day rest · 1 match, 30 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-slowfavours grinders
SlowFast
Final
Monteiro T.[6]
Gombos N.
6-37-62
Semi-finals
Monteiro T.[6]
Bagnis F.[7]
3-67-56-3
Gombos N.
Moutet C.
3-67-56-3
Quarter-finals
Monteiro T.[6]
Lajovic D.[2]
6-46-726-4
Bagnis F.[7]
Neuchrist M.
6-26-746-2
Moutet C.
Neumayer L.
6-26-2
Gombos N.
Martin Tiffon P.
6-36-1
R16
Bagnis F.[7]
Thiem D.
6-32-66-4
Lajovic D.[2]
Novak D.
6-46-4
Monteiro T.[6]
Shevchenko A.
6-47-64
Neuchrist M.
Carballes Baena R.[4]
6-756-37-612
Gombos N.
Zeppieri G.
7-57-60
Martin Tiffon P.
Lehecka J.[3]
6-46-4
Moutet C.
Ymer M.[5]
7-626-3
Neumayer L.
Rinderknech A.[1]
7-56-3
R32
Novak D.
Gakhov I.
6-27-5
Shevchenko A.
Guinard M.
6-26-3
Monteiro T.[6]
Rodionov J.
3-66-36-2
Carballes Baena R.[4]
Medjedovic H.
6-46-1
Neuchrist M.
Kolar Z.
7-656-3
Thiem D.
Misolic F.
6-47-5
Gombos N.
Nardi L.
5-77-56-2
Martin Tiffon P.
Miedler L.
6-43-66-0
Ymer M.[5]
Arnaboldi A.
6-46-1
Moutet C.
Ymer E.
6-46-3
Neumayer L.
Simon G.
6-26-4
Rinderknech A.[1]
Sachko V.
6-16-3
Lehecka J.[3]
Ofner S.
6-34-66-4
Lajovic D.[2]
Svrcina D.
7-56-1
Zeppieri G.
Verdasco F.[8]
6-11-67-65
Bagnis F.[7]
Diaz Acosta F.
6-20-0