Dennis Novak vs Jan Lennard Struff — Meerbusch CH Round of 16

Meerbusch CH · CHALLENGER · Round of 16
AUT
Dennis Novak
#818ATP
32 yrs · 183 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLWWLLWLW
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 8 August 2022
clay
Jan Lennard Struff
GER3
Jan Lennard Struff
#41ATP
1694ELO
1659Clay ELO
$492kYTD
$13MCAREER
36 yrs · 193 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWWWLWLWL
Novak D.
1-6 6-4 6-4
Struff J.
Novak D.
1662
Struff J.
6441

Dennis Novak defeated Jan Lennard Struff 1-6 6-4 6-4 in the Meerbusch CH round of 16 on clay. The upset overturned the form book — Jan Lennard Struff came in ranked #41, leading the head-to-head 2–0. Dennis Novak claimed a first win over Jan Lennard Struff in three meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 2–1.

Key context

Head to head

0–2
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2021-11-28Davis Cup Finals RR: GER vs AUTRRhardJan Lennard Struff7-5 6-4
2016-10-24ViennaQ1hardJan Lennard Struff6-3 6-7(5) 6-4

Serve vs return

This season
Novak D.serving76% hold

wins 61% of points on serve vs Struff J.

Struff J.serving74% hold

wins 60% of points on serve vs Novak D.

Even serve battle

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.Struff J.
1st serve in·Slight edge
64%
59%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
68%
75%
2nd serve points won·Even
51%
51%
Service points won·Even
62%
65%
Return points won·Even
41%
37%
Break points saved·Even
59%
63%
Aces / match·Dominant
3.4
8.7
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
Novak D.Struff J.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
36
61
Break points saved·Clear edge
80
99
Break points won·Slight edge
15
21
Deciding sets·Dominant
33
68
Tiebreaks·Clear edge
77
94

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

Umpiry Score

Pre-match
Novak D.
6.3
Marginal edgeUmpiry ScorePartial · surface data limited
Struff J.
6.4
Marginal edgeUmpiry ScorePartial · surface data limited
Form & Matchup
5.0
H2H
5.0
4.4
Surface form
6.1
Fatigue & Travel
7.6
Minutes 14d
8.1
3-set count
7.0
9.0
Prev. match
8.0
Context
5.0
Defending pts
5.0

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
Novak D.Struff J.
Freshness·
—
71

Struff J.: 7 days rest · 1 match, 34 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Slowlow bounce, long rallies
SlowFast
Final
Zapata Miralles B.[1]
Novak D.
6-16-2
Semi-finals
Zapata Miralles B.[1]
Tabur C.
6-46-0
Novak D.
Bonadio R.
6-46-2
Quarter-finals
Bonadio R.
Forejtek J.
6-46-3
Tabur C.
Moraing M.[7]
6-46-0
Zapata Miralles B.[1]
Nagal S.
6-21-67-5
Novak D.
Dzumhur D.
6-16-3
R16
Bonadio R.
Shevchenko A.
7-54-67-5
Dzumhur D.
Andreev A.
6-46-2
Tabur C.
Hanfmann Y.[4]
6-42-66-3
Moraing M.[7]
Milojevic N.
6-756-26-2
Novak D.
Struff J.[3]
1-66-46-4
Forejtek J.
Coppejans K.
6-746-46-4
Zapata Miralles B.[1]
Krutykh O.
6-16-2
Nagal S.
Arnaboldi A.
7-57-63
R32
Coppejans K.
Lopez Montagud C.
6-21-0
Andreev A.
Squire H.
6-26-4
Zapata Miralles B.[1]
Rehberg M.
6-46-2
Krutykh O.
Topo M.
3-66-16-2
Bonadio R.
Agamenone F.[2]
6-11-66-3
Forejtek J.
Marterer M.[8]
6-37-64
Novak D.
Kopriva V.
6-746-27-5
Tabur C.
Klein L.
6-42-67-66
Hanfmann Y.[4]
Vatutin A.
6-26-2
Arnaboldi A.
Blancaneaux G.[6]
7-56-1
Milojevic N.
Horansky F.
6-26-1
Struff J.[3]
Molleker R.
7-56-0
Moraing M.[7]
Gerch L.
4-66-46-4
Nagal S.
Added D.
7-616-3
Shevchenko A.
Ferreira Silva F.
4-66-36-3
Dzumhur D.
Rodionov J.[5]
6-46-3