Santiago Giraldo vs Dennis NovikovIndian Wells CH Round of 64

Indian Wells CH · CHALLENGER · Round of 64
38 yrs · 188 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 25 February 2019 ·
hard
32 yrs · 193 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Giraldo S.
7-5 5-7 6-2
Novikov D.
Giraldo S.
7562
Novikov D.
5721

Santiago Giraldo defeated Dennis Novikov 7-5 5-7 6-2 in the Indian Wells CH round of 64 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Dennis Novikov came in defending last year's round of 16.

Key context

Head to head

No previous meetings on record.

Statistics

This season
1st serve in·Slight edge
61%
55%
1st serve points won·Even
69%
70%
2nd serve points won·Even
51%
47%
Service points won·Even
62%
60%
Return points won·Even
37%
35%
Break points saved·Even
60%
62%
Aces / match·Dominant
3.1
6.9
Double faults / match·Clear edge
2.5
3.8

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (45 vs 62). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Clutch Rating·Even
5
1
Break points saved·Even
59
58
Break points won·Slight edge
15
7
Deciding sets·Even
15
14
Tiebreaks·Slight edge
34
27

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

Conditions

Court speed
Slowlow bounce, long rallies
SlowFast

Draw