Dennis Novak vs Aleksandar Kovacevic — Us Open Qualifying Round 1

Us Open · CHALLENGER · Qualifying Round 1
AUT
Dennis Novak
#806ATP
32 yrs · 183 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 29 August 2022
hard
Aleksandar Kovacevic
USA
Aleksandar Kovacevic
#70ATP
1636ELO
1611Hard ELO
$627kYTD
$2.9MCAREER
27 yrs · 183 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Novak D.
7-6 6-1
Kovacevic A.
Novak D.
7862
Kovacevic A.
661–

Dennis Novak defeated Aleksandar Kovacevic 7-6 6-1 in the Us Open qualifying round 1 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Aleksandar Kovacevic came in ranked #70.

Key context

  • Match story: Dennis Novak came through a tight passage before pulling clear — 7–6 6–1.

Head to head

No previous meetings on record.

Serve vs return

This season
Novak D.serving86% hold

wins 67% of points on serve vs Kovacevic A.

Kovacevic A.serving82% hold

wins 64% 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

Serve & return on hard

Novak D.Kovacevic A.
—
Serve
52
—
Return
0

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

Statistics

This season
Novak D.Kovacevic A.
1st serve in·Even
64%
60%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
68%
77%
2nd serve points won·Even
51%
51%
Service points won·Even
62%
66%
Return points won·Slight edge
41%
34%
Break points saved·Slight edge
59%
64%
Aces / match·Dominant
3.5
9.3
Double faults / match·Clear edge
2.1
3.3

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Novak D.Kovacevic A.
Clutch Rating·Clear edge
36
53
Break points saved·Clear edge
80
96
Break points won·Slight edge
15
4
Deciding sets·Dominant
33
81
Tiebreaks·Clear edge
77
61

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

Freshness

Recent load
Novak D.Kovacevic A.
Freshness·
—
94

Kovacevic A.: 11 days rest · 1 match (14d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-fastrewards aggression
SlowFast

Draw — qualifying

Q3
Wu Y.
Moutet C.
7-656-2
Jarry N.
Novak D.
6-36-3
Marterer M.
Bonadio R.
6-46-3
Holt B.
Kuzmanov D.
6-43-66-3
Gombos N.
Grenier H.
6-43-66-3
Kotov P.
Verdasco F.
6-17-63
Ritschard A.
Agamenone F.
6-22-66-4
Zhang Z.
Bergs Z.
6-26-4
Bagnis F.
Seppi A.
7-56-2
Borges N.
Maestrelli F.
3-67-647-68
Machac T.
Cobolli F.
7-675-76-1
Eubanks C.
Brancaccio R.
4-66-16-4
Delbonis F.
De Jong J.
6-746-16-4
Brouwer G.
Jubb P.
7-633-66-2
Galan D.
Arnaldi M.
6-47-61
Couacaud E.
Blancaneaux G.
7-56-0
Q2
Kuzmanov D.
Broady L.
4-66-16-4
Marterer M.
Taberner C.
6-33-67-66
Bonadio R.
Gojo B.
4-67-6116-2
Jarry N.
Fratangelo B.
7-644-66-3
Novak D.
Svrcina D.
6-36-4
Bagnis F.
Uchida K.
6-26-3
Seppi A.
Pospisil V.
3-66-27-5
Bergs Z.
Bhambri Y.
6-36-2
Zhang Z.
Collarini A.
6-27-5
Agamenone F.
Marcora R.
7-632-66-1
Ritschard A.
Svajda Z.
6-45-76-1
Moutet C.
Misolic F.
6-26-4
Wu Y.
Travaglia S.
6-747-646-3
Blancaneaux G.
Lestienne C.
6-46-746-3
Couacaud E.
Struff J.
4-67-636-2
Galan D.
Purcell M.
7-666-4
Arnaldi M.
Simon G.
6-13-66-4
Jubb P.
Sousa P.
4-66-17-5
Brouwer G.
Mena F.
7-56-1
De Jong J.
Celikbilek A.
6-27-5
Delbonis F.
Quinn E.
5-76-26-1
Eubanks C.
Barrere G.
7-666-727-64
Brancaccio R.
Moraing M.
7-5
Cobolli F.
Kuzuhara B.
6-36-1
Machac T.
Kovalik J.
7-666-3
Borges N.
Nanda G.
6-46-4
Kotov P.
Ofner S.
6-36-4
Verdasco F.
Kukushkin M.
7-646-3
Gombos N.
Popko D.
6-44-66-2
Grenier H.
Passaro F.
7-6126-1
Holt B.
Gomez E.
2-66-36-2
Maestrelli F.
Masur D.
6-36-4
Q1
Brancaccio R.
Koepfer D.
7-646-4
Novak D.
Kovacevic A.
7-666-1
Svrcina D.
Lokoli L.
1-66-46-2
Fratangelo B.
Torres J.
7-643-67-64
Jarry N.
Diaz Acosta F.
3-66-36-4
Gojo B.
Stricker D.
6-737-636-3
Bonadio R.
Forejtek J.
6-44-66-3
Marterer M.
Dutra Da Silva D.
7-56-746-2
Taberner C.
Tirante T.
6-46-2
Broady L.
Cassone M.
3-67-636-1
Kuzmanov D.
Nardi L.
4-67-656-4
Holt B.
Muller A.
3-66-47-65
Gomez E.
Krueger M.
7-666-4
Grenier H.
Zeppieri G.
1-66-36-4
Passaro F.
Polmans M.
6-47-62
Popko D.
Pellegrino A.
4-67-636-2
Gombos N.
Clarke J.
6-46-4
Verdasco F.
Mager G.
7-656-3
Kukushkin M.
Kicker N.
6-36-744-0
Ofner S.
Hanfmann Y.
7-675-76-4
Kotov P.
Meligeni Alves F.
7-56-3
Wu Y.
Berankis R.
6-46-3
Travaglia S.
Geerts M.
6-36-4
Misolic F.
Damm M.
6-737-666-3
Moutet C.
Serdarusic N.
6-46-2
Ritschard A.
Furness E.
6-16-2
Marcora R.
Olivieri G.
6-46-1
Agamenone F.
Comesana F.
4-66-36-1
Zhang Z.
Trungelliti M.
6-46-4
Collarini A.
Moroni G.
7-646-4
Bergs Z.
Olivo R.
6-26-4
Bhambri Y.
Albot R.
7-646-4
Pospisil V.
Nagal S.
7-626-4
Seppi A.
Horansky F.
6-45-76-2
Struff J.
Klahn B.
6-44-66-2
Uchida K.
Sela D.
6-36-3
Bagnis F.
Wu T.
4-66-16-4
Couacaud E.
Pucinelli De Almeida M.
6-36-2
Blancaneaux G.
Crawford O.
6-36-4
Lestienne C.
Vavassori A.
6-36-1
Masur D.
Ymer E.
7-642-67-66
Maestrelli F.
Guinard M.
7-56-4
Nanda G.
Arnaboldi A.
4-67-56-3
Borges N.
Rybakov A.
6-747-643-0
Machac T.
Kolar Z.
7-54-66-1
Kovalik J.
Melzer G.
7-56-2
Kuzuhara B.
Ramanathan R.
6-37-5
Cobolli F.
Safiullin R.
6-46-4
Moraing M.
Ficovich J.
6-36-1
Eubanks C.
Rodriguez Taverna S.
6-46-4
Barrere G.
Varillas J.
6-26-2
Delbonis F.
Piros Z.
7-6106-0
Quinn E.
Escobedo E.
5-76-46-4
De Jong J.
Escoffier A.
7-646-1
Celikbilek A.
Ugo Carabelli C.
7-56-3
Mena F.
Shevchenko A.
6-47-5
Brouwer G.
Elias G.
7-646-2
Jubb P.
Bellier A.
5-76-46-4
Sousa P.
Laaksonen H.
7-56-2
Arnaldi M.
Peniston R.
6-22-66-2
Simon G.
Mmoh M.
2-67-56-1
Purcell M.
Milojevic N.
6-06-4
Galan D.
Darderi L.
6-36-2
Svajda Z.
Vukic A.
7-56-4