Frances Tiafoe vs Dennis Novikov — Knoxville CH Semi-final
Knoxville CH · CHALLENGER · Semi-final
#23ATP
1918ELO
1861Hard ELO
$1.9MYTD
$18MCAREER
28 yrs · 188 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWWWWLWLL
2 — 0
Sets
Tuesday, 10 November 2015 ·
hard
Tiafoe F.6-4 6-4
Novikov D.
Tiafoe F.
662
Novikov D.
440
Frances Tiafoe defeated Dennis Novikov 6-4 6-4 in the Knoxville CH semi-final on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Dennis Novikov came in leading the head-to-head 1–0, but Frances Tiafoe had been the form player, winning 5 of their last 7 on hard. Frances Tiafoe claimed a first win over Dennis Novikov in two meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 1–1.
Key context
- Match story: Frances Tiafoe edged a tight contest from start to finish — 6–4 6–4.
Head to head
0–1| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015-03-23 | USA F11 | F | hard | Dennis Novikov | 7-6(4) 7-6(6) |
Statistics
This season1st serve in·Even
59%
57%
1st serve points won·Even
75%
72%
2nd serve points won·Even
53%
49%
Service points won·Even
66%
62%
Return points won·Even
36%
35%
Break points saved·Even
64%
61%
Aces / match·Even
7.9
7.7
Double faults / match·Clear edge
2.4
3.7
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Clutch
Under pressureClutch Rating·Dominant
74
1
Break points saved·Dominant
97
58
Break points won·Dominant
45
7
Deciding sets·Dominant
86
14
Tiebreaks·Dominant
98
27
Performance in the biggest moments — break points, deciding sets and tiebreaks (0–100, higher is better). About
Freshness
Recent loadFreshness·
56
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Tiafoe F.: 2 days rest · 5 matches, 117 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About
Conditions
Court speed
Fastbig serves, short points
SlowFast