Dennis Novak vs Valentin Royer — Nonthaburi 2 CH Round of 16

Nonthaburi 2 CH · CHALLENGER · Round of 16
AUT1
Dennis Novak
#818ATP
32 yrs · 183 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLWWLLWLW
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 9 January 2023
hard
Valentin Royer
FRA
Valentin Royer
#77ATP
1641ELO
1585Hard ELO
$521kYTD
$1.6MCAREER
25 yrs · 188 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWWLWLLWL
Novak D.
6-2 6-3
Royer V.
Novak D.
662
Royer V.
230

Dennis Novak defeated Valentin Royer 6-2 6-3 in the Nonthaburi 2 CH round of 16 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Valentin Royer came in ranked #77, but Dennis Novak had arrived on a 6-match winning run.

Key context

Head to head

No previous meetings on record.

Serve vs return

This season
Novak D.serving82% hold

wins 64% of points on serve vs Royer V.

Royer V.serving80% hold

wins 63% 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

Serve & return on hard

Novak D.Royer V.
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Serve
30
—
Return
20

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

Statistics

This season
Novak D.Royer V.
1st serve in·Even
65%
63%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
68%
73%
2nd serve points won·Even
50%
52%
Service points won·Even
62%
65%
Return points won·Even
41%
37%
Break points saved·Even
59%
63%
Aces / match·Clear edge
3.3
5.5
Double faults / match·Even
2.2
2.2

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (126 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Novak D.Royer V.
Clutch Rating·Clear edge
36
59
Break points saved·Clear edge
80
94
Break points won·Clear edge
15
30
Deciding sets·Dominant
33
76
Tiebreaks·Clear edge
77
62

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

Umpiry Score

Pre-match
Novak D.
6.8
Slight advantageUmpiry ScorePartial · surface data limited
Royer V.
6.5
Marginal edgeUmpiry ScorePartial · surface data limited
Form & Matchup
5.0No prior meetings
H2H
5.0
7.1
Surface form
6.4
9.06-match win streak
Win streak
0.0
Fatigue & Travel
5.8
Minutes 14d
8.9
7.0
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.Royer V.
Freshness·
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62

Royer V.: 3 days rest · 4 matches, 94 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Fastbig serves, short points
SlowFast
Final
Cazaux A.
Harris L.[2]
7-656-2
Semi-finals
Cazaux A.
Novak D.[1]
6-44-66-2
Harris L.[2]
Jung J.
6-16-4
Quarter-finals
Jung J.
Donskoy E.
4-67-56-3
Harris L.[2]
Michalski D.[6]
6-46-3
Cazaux A.
Sandgren T.[8]
6-36-3
Novak D.[1]
Gengel M.
6-36-3
R16
Harris L.[2]
Moraing M.
6-16-3
Jung J.
Zhukayev B.
6-47-63
Sandgren T.[8]
Hassan B.
6-31-67-66
Donskoy E.
Uchiyama Y.
6-47-63
Michalski D.[6]
Travaglia S.
7-647-68
Novak D.[1]
Royer V.
6-26-3
Gengel M.
Geerts M.[5]
2-67-607-5
Cazaux A.
Gunneswaran P.
6-757-646-3
R32
Zhukayev B.
Trongcharoenchaikul W.
7-627-65
Royer V.
Harris B.
6-10-0
Harris L.[2]
Samrej K.
6-16-2
Moraing M.
Mukund S.
6-46-4
Travaglia S.
Arnaboldi A.
6-757-56-3
Donskoy E.
Yevseyev D.
6-47-61
Jung J.
Shimabukuro S.[7]
6-46-1
Hassan B.
Ayeni O.
7-57-5
Gunneswaran P.
Kolar Z.[4]
6-36-3
Geerts M.[5]
Kovapitukted P.
6-16-3
Gengel M.
Moriya H.
6-16-2
Novak D.[1]
Squire H.
6-37-67
Uchiyama Y.
Zuk K.[3]
6-26-1
Cazaux A.
Fonio G.
6-46-4
Sandgren T.[8]
Added D.
2-67-626-4
Michalski D.[6]
Mochizuki S.
3-67-56-3