Dennis Novak vs Frederico Ferreira Silva — Alicante CH Round of 16

Alicante CH · CHALLENGER · Round of 16
AUT
Dennis Novak
#818ATP
32 yrs · 183 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLWWLLWLW
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 2 October 2023
clay
Frederico Ferreira Silva
POR
Frederico Ferreira Silva
#233ATP
1468ELO
1404Clay ELO
31 yrs · 178 cm · Left-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLWLLWLLL
Novak D.
7-5 7-6
Ferreira Silva F.
Novak D.
7792
Ferreira Silva F.
5670

Dennis Novak defeated Frederico Ferreira Silva 7-5 7-6 in the Alicante CH round of 16 on clay. The upset overturned the form book — Frederico Ferreira Silva came in ranked #233, defending last year's quarter-final, but Dennis Novak had arrived on a 3-match winning run.

Key context

Head to head

No previous meetings on record.

Serve vs return

This season
Novak D.serving70% hold

wins 58% of points on serve vs Ferreira Silva F.

Ferreira Silva F.serving63% hold

wins 55% 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

Statistics

This season
Novak D.Ferreira Silva F.
1st serve in·Even
65%
63%
1st serve points won·Even
68%
66%
2nd serve points won·Even
50%
50%
Service points won·Even
62%
60%
Return points won·Even
41%
40%
Break points saved·Even
59%
58%
Aces / match·Slight edge
3.2
2.3
Double faults / match·Even
2.2
2.1

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (126 vs 145). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Novak D.Ferreira Silva F.
Clutch Rating·Even
36
34
Break points saved·Even
80
80
Break points won·Slight edge
15
26
Deciding sets·Clear edge
33
56
Tiebreaks·Dominant
77
6

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
Ferreira Silva F.
6.1
Even matchUmpiry ScorePartial · surface data limited
Form & Matchup
5.0No prior meetings
H2H
5.0
5.8
Surface form
5.5
7.03-match win streak
Win streak
Fatigue & Travel
5.0
Minutes 14d
8.2
4.0
3-set count
6.0
Prev. match
9.0
Surface transition
6.0
Context
5.0
Defending pts
7.0

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.Ferreira Silva F.
Freshness·
—
80

Ferreira Silva F.: 2 days rest · 2 matches, 45 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-slowfavours grinders
SlowFast
Final
Lestienne C.[1]
Grenier H.
6-7106-26-4
Semi-finals
Grenier H.
Novak D.
4-66-46-3
Lestienne C.[1]
Marterer M.[6]
7-636-4
Quarter-finals
Novak D.
Ymer E.
6-46-2
Grenier H.
Harris B.
6-36-4
Marterer M.[6]
Damm M.
7-57-5
Lestienne C.[1]
Landaluce M.
6-37-65
R16
Ymer E.
Bellucci M.[8]
3-67-656-3
Harris B.
Martinez P.[3]
6-16-2
Marterer M.[6]
Klein L.
6-37-5
Damm M.
Paire B.[4]
6-26-3
Landaluce M.
Cazaux A.[5]
4-66-26-3
Lestienne C.[1]
Nava E.
6-16-1
Novak D.
Ferreira Silva F.
7-57-67
Grenier H.
Echargui M.
6-46-4
R32
Bellucci M.[8]
Santillan A.
6-47-5
Novak D.
Molcan A.[2]
6-16-3
Harris B.
Celikbilek A.
6-26-756-1
Marterer M.[6]
Moro Canas A.
6-46-4
Landaluce M.
Maestrelli F.
6-44-66-4
Ferreira Silva F.
Blanch D.
6-46-3
Ymer E.
Andreev A.
4-66-16-4
Martinez P.[3]
Carreno Busta P.
6-37-5
Grenier H.
Neuchrist M.
6-46-3
Echargui M.
Tirante T.[7]
6-46-4
Damm M.
Barroso Campos A.
6-47-65
Paire B.[4]
Cukierman D.
6-46-1
Nava E.
Barreto Sanchez D.
6-46-3
Lestienne C.[1]
Gaio F.
6-17-5
Klein L.
Cox D.
6-36-2
Cazaux A.[5]
Brancaccio R.
6-26-1