Dennis Novak vs Miguel Damas — Valencia CH Qualifying Round 2

Valencia CH · CHALLENGER · Qualifying Round 2
AUT3
Dennis Novak
#818ATP
32 yrs · 183 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLWWLLWLW
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 7 October 2024
clay
ESP10
Miguel Damas
#300ATP
1398ELO
1370Clay ELO
26 yrs · 208 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
WWLWWWLLLL
Novak D.
6-4 6-2
Damas M.
Novak D.
662
Damas M.
420

Dennis Novak defeated Miguel Damas 6-4 6-2 in the Valencia CH qualifying round 2 on clay. The upset overturned the form book — Miguel Damas came in ranked #300, defending last year's round of 32.

Key context

Head to head

No previous meetings on record.

Serve vs return

This season
Novak D.serving64% hold

wins 56% of points on serve vs Damas M.

Damas M.serving59% hold

wins 54% 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.Damas M.
1st serve in·Even
67%
63%
1st serve points won·Even
66%
63%
2nd serve points won·Even
49%
50%
Service points won·Even
60%
58%
Return points won·Even
41%
41%
Break points saved·Even
56%
56%
Aces / match·Slight edge
2.5
1.4
Double faults / match·Clear edge
2.1
3.1

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (68 vs 83). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Novak D.Damas M.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
36
0
Break points saved·Dominant
80
29
Break points won·Even
15
17
Deciding sets·Dominant
33
1
Tiebreaks·Dominant
77
49

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

Umpiry Score

Pre-match
Novak D.
6.4
Marginal edgeUmpiry ScorePartial · surface data limited
Damas M.
5.3
Clear underdogUmpiry ScorePartial · surface data limited
Form & Matchup
10.0No prior meetings
H2H
0.0
5.3
Surface form
2.9
0.0
Win streak
0.0
Fatigue & Travel
6.8
Minutes 14d
4.0
3-set count
7.0
Prev. match
4.0
Context
5.0
Defending pts
6.0

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.Damas M.
Freshness·
—
49

Damas M.: 1 day rest · 5 matches, 119 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Slowlow bounce, long rallies
SlowFast
Q2
Schwaerzler J.[12]
Santamarta Roig A.
6-26-4
Brancaccio R.
Molcan A.[8]
6-36-4
Novak D.[3]
Damas M.[10]
6-46-2
Gakhov I.[7]
Lopez Montagud C.
6-44-66-4
Sanchez Jover C.
Sanchez Quilez A.
6-16-2
Negritu C.
Alvarez Varona N.
6-34-67-5
Q1
Gakhov I.[7]
Fita Juan S.
7-656-2
Santamarta Roig A.
Rincon D.[1]
6-17-5
Schwaerzler J.[12]
Maftei M.
6-15-76-1
Brancaccio R.
Neumayer L.[2]
6-36-2
Molcan A.[8]
Rola B.
7-56-736-3
Novak D.[3]
Feldbausch K.
4-66-27-5
Damas M.[10]
Marti Pujolras A.
7-52-66-3
Lopez Montagud C.
Martin Tiffon P.[4]
6-44-66-3
Sanchez Quilez A.
Tabur C.[5]
6-46-4
Sanchez Jover C.
Campana Lee G.[11]
6-17-5
Alvarez Varona N.
Elias G.[6]
6-26-1
Negritu C.
Merida Aguilar D.[9]
6-746-16-4