Lucas Pouille vs Dennis Novak — Quimper CH Round of 16

Quimper CH · CHALLENGER · Round of 16
FRA
Lucas Pouille
32 yrs · 185 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWWWLLLLW
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 23 January 2023
hard
AUT6
Dennis Novak
#818ATP
32 yrs · 183 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLWWLLWLW
Pouille L.
6-3 6-3
Novak D.
Pouille L.
662
Novak D.
330

Lucas Pouille defeated Dennis Novak 6-3 6-3 in the Quimper CH round of 16 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Dennis Novak came in leading the head-to-head 1–0, defending last year's semi-final. Lucas Pouille claimed a first win over Dennis Novak in two meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 1–1.

Key context

Head to head

0–1
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2018-07-02WimbledonR64grassDennis Novak6-4 6-2 6-7(8) 3-6 6-2

Serve vs return

This season
Pouille L.serving80% hold

wins 63% of points on serve vs Novak D.

Novak D.serving78% hold

wins 62% of points on serve vs Pouille L.

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
Pouille L.Novak D.
1st serve in·Slight edge
57%
65%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
74%
68%
2nd serve points won·Even
53%
50%
Service points won·Even
65%
62%
Return points won·Even
39%
41%
Break points saved·Slight edge
68%
59%
Aces / match·Dominant
6.4
3.3
Double faults / match·Clear edge
3.1
2.2

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (94 vs 126). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Pouille L.Novak D.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
74
36
Break points saved·Clear edge
98
80
Break points won·Clear edge
29
15
Deciding sets·Dominant
96
33
Tiebreaks·Clear edge
94
77

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

Umpiry Score

Pre-match
Pouille L.
4.5
Heavy underdogUmpiry ScorePartial · surface data limited
  • Recent retirement (−1.5)
Novak D.
7.2
Strong advantageUmpiry ScorePartial · surface data limited
Form & Matchup
5.0
H2H
5.0
5.9
Surface form
8.5
0.0
Win streak
7.03-match win streak
Fatigue & Travel
7.7
Minutes 14d
6.5
7.0
3-set count
7.0
6.0
Prev. match
9.0
Context
6.0
Defending pts
8.5

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.

Conditions

Court speed
Fastbig serves, short points
SlowFast
Final
Barrere G.[2]
Fils A.
6-16-4
Semi-finals
Barrere G.[2]
Blancaneaux G.
6-46-3
Fils A.
Hemery C.
7-56-2
Quarter-finals
Hemery C.
Stricker D.[5]
6-32-0
Barrere G.[2]
Pouille L.
6-36-3
Blancaneaux G.
Albot R.[4]
6-47-65
Fils A.
Virtanen O.
4-66-26-3
R16
Virtanen O.
Ofner S.
5-2
Blancaneaux G.
Van Assche L.[8]
4-66-26-0
Albot R.[4]
Bellier A.
7-646-3
Hemery C.
Furness E.
6-36-4
Barrere G.[2]
Moreno De Alboran N.
7-656-4
Pouille L.
Novak D.[6]
6-36-3
Stricker D.[5]
Marchenko I.
2-66-36-3
Fils A.
Brouwer G.
4-66-46-2
R32
Bellier A.
Piros Z.
7-667-61
Novak D.[6]
Hardt N.
6-16-2
Stricker D.[5]
Herbert P.
6-26-3
Barrere G.[2]
Nava E.
6-756-27-65
Blancaneaux G.
Rodriguez Taverna S.
6-13-67-65
Van Assche L.[8]
Nardi L.
6-46-3
Ofner S.
Arnaldi M.[7]
3-66-26-1
Virtanen O.
Mpetshi Perricard G.
6-46-2
Fils A.
Yunchaokete B.
6-36-2
Marchenko I.
Paire B.
6-16-4
Furness E.
Tatlot J.
3-66-46-3
Brouwer G.
Pospisil V.[3]
3-66-36-3
Moreno De Alboran N.
Guinard M.
7-56-2
Albot R.[4]
Muller A.
6-46-2
Hemery C.
Grenier H.
6-45-77-5
Pouille L.
Cobolli F.
6-36-4