Dennis Novak vs Go Soeda — Australian Open Qualifying Final

Australian Open · ATP · Qualifying Final
AUT
Dennis Novak
#938ATP
32 yrs · 183 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 15 January 2018 ·
hard
JPN
Go Soeda
41 yrs · 178 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Novak D.
4-6 6-2 6-2
Soeda G.
Novak D.
4662
Soeda G.
6221

Dennis Novak defeated Go Soeda 4-6 6-2 6-2 in the Australian Open qualifying final on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Go Soeda came in defending last year's round of 128.

Key context

Head to head

No previous meetings on record.

Statistics

This season
Novak D.Soeda G.
1st serve in·Slight edge
65%
60%
1st serve points won·Even
69%
70%
2nd serve points won·Even
50%
51%
Service points won·Even
62%
63%
Return points won·Even
41%
37%
Break points saved·Even
59%
59%
Aces / match·Even
3.5
3.4
Double faults / match·Even
2.1
2.3

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 179). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Novak D.Soeda G.
Clutch Rating·Slight edge
10
0
Break points saved·Clear edge
36
23
Break points won·Slight edge
23
13
Deciding sets·Even
46
44
Tiebreaks·Clear edge
28
6

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

Conditions

Court speed
Fastbig serves, short points
SlowFast

Draw