Benoit Paire vs Dennis Novak — US Open Round of 128

US Open · ATP · Round of 128
FRA
Benoit Paire
#1096ATP
1362ELO
1336Hard ELO
37 yrs · 196 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLLLLLLLW
3 — 1
Sets
Monday, 27 August 2018 ·
hard
AUT
Dennis Novak
#938ATP
32 yrs · 183 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLWWLLWLW
Paire B.
7-6 3-6 7-5 7-6
Novak D.
Paire B.
73773
Novak D.
66561

Benoit Paire defeated Dennis Novak 7-6 3-6 7-5 7-6 in the US Open round of 128 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Dennis Novak came in ranked #938, leading the head-to-head 1–0. Benoit Paire claimed a first win over Dennis Novak in two meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 1–1.

Key context

  • Match story: Benoit Paire closed it out in four sets, 7–6 3–6 7–5 7–6.

Head to head

0–1
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2020-10-12Cologne 1R16hardDennis Novak6-3 6-4

Statistics

This season
Paire B.Novak D.
1st serve in·Clear edge
51%
65%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
74%
69%
2nd serve points won·Slight edge
43%
50%
Service points won·Even
59%
62%
Return points won·Even
38%
41%
Break points saved·Even
58%
59%
Aces / match·Dominant
7.2
3.5
Double faults / match·Dominant
6.5
2.1

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Paire B.Novak D.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
42
10
Break points saved·Dominant
85
36
Break points won·Clear edge
37
23
Deciding sets·Clear edge
62
46
Tiebreaks·Even
30
28

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

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-fastrewards aggression
SlowFast

Draw