Dennis Novak vs Gilles Simon — Montpellier Round of 32

Montpellier · ATP · Round of 32
AUT
Dennis Novak
#938ATP
32 yrs · 183 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLWWLLWLW
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 22 February 2021 ·
hard
FRA
Gilles Simon
#1116ATP
41 yrs · 183 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWLWWLLWL
Novak D.
7-6 1-6 6-3
Simon G.
Novak D.
7162
Simon G.
6631

Dennis Novak defeated Gilles Simon 7-6 1-6 6-3 in the Montpellier round of 32 on hard. The result followed the form book — Dennis Novak came in ranked #938, defending last year's round of 32.

Key context

  • Match story: Dennis Novak closed it out in three sets, 7–6 1–6 6–3.

Head to head

No previous meetings on record.

Statistics

This season
Novak D.Simon G.
1st serve in·Even
65%
64%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
69%
64%
2nd serve points won·Even
50%
47%
Service points won·Even
62%
58%
Return points won·Even
41%
39%
Break points saved·Slight edge
59%
54%
Aces / match·Slight edge
3.5
2.7
Double faults / match·Clear edge
2.1
3.0

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 80). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Novak D.Simon G.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
10
79
Break points saved·Dominant
36
86
Break points won·Dominant
23
83
Deciding sets·Dominant
46
89
Tiebreaks·Dominant
28
73

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