Dennis Novak vs Vit KoprivaMeerbusch CH Round of 32

Meerbusch CH · CHALLENGER · Round of 32
#818ATP
32 yrs · 183 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLWWLLWLW
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 8 August 2022
clay
#64ATP
1740ELO
1699Clay ELO
$805kYTD
$2.4MCAREER
29 yrs · 178 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLWWLLWLW
Novak D.
6-7 6-2 7-5
Kopriva V.
Novak D.
64672
Kopriva V.
77251

Dennis Novak defeated Vit Kopriva 6-7 6-2 7-5 in the Meerbusch CH round of 32 on clay. The upset overturned the form book — Vit Kopriva came in ranked #64, defending last year's round of 16, but Dennis Novak had been the form player, winning 3 of their last 5 on clay.

Key context

Head to head

No previous meetings on record.

Serve vs return

This season
Novak D.serving68% hold

wins 57% of points on serve vs Kopriva V.

Kopriva V.serving66% hold

wins 56% of points on serve vs Novak D.

Baseline battle — serve is shaky, expect plenty of breaks

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 clay

Novak D.Kopriva V.
Serve
20
Return
56

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

Statistics

This season
1st serve in·Even
64%
61%
1st serve points won·Even
68%
67%
2nd serve points won·Even
51%
48%
Service points won·Even
62%
60%
Return points won·Even
40%
41%
Break points saved·Even
59%
60%
Aces / match·Even
3.5
3.2
Double faults / match·Clear edge
2.1
3.4

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Clutch Rating·Dominant
36
72
Break points saved·Even
80
83
Break points won·Dominant
15
66
Deciding sets·Dominant
33
90
Tiebreaks·Clear edge
77
61

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

Umpiry Score

Pre-match
6.3
Marginal edgeUmpiry ScorePartial · surface data limited
6.4
Marginal edgeUmpiry ScorePartial · surface data limited
Form & Matchup
5.0No prior meetings
H2H
5.0
4.4
Surface form
6.1
Fatigue & Travel
7.6
Minutes 14d
4.1
3-set count
0.0
9.0
Prev. match
9.0
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
Freshness·
88

Kopriva V.: 1 day rest · 1 match, 16 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Slowlow bounce, long rallies
SlowFast