Gerald Melzer vs Dennis Novak, Prague Challenger 2016, Round of 16

Challenger · Round of 16 · Clay · Wed 8 Jun

Final

Gerald Melzer

LostRank #1610

Novak won in 2 sets · 1h 21m

0–2

Set 14–6

Set 22–6

Dennis Novak

WinnerRank #1514

Venue

TK Sparta Praha

Prague, CZE· Clay

Court speed

What is court speed?

How much the court helps the server, judged from aces and serve points won and adjusted for who played. 100 is the average ATP tournament court that season.

Very slow< 92Monte Carlo, Rome
Slow92–97Roland Garros, Indian Wells
Average97–103US Open, Dubai
Fast103–108Wimbledon, Shanghai
Very fast108+Basel

Challenger and ITF courts usually read lower: partly the venues, partly the balls and conditions at those levels.

How court speed works

Know how fast this court plays before the first serve

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Wind

9 km/h

Light

Humidity

62%

Moderate

Temperature

25°C

Warm

Altitude

184 m

Low

Historical daily weather

Match stats

1h 21m

3Aces1

2Double faults1

28Service points won35

9Service games played9

2Service games won5

9Return games played9

6/1346%Break points saved60%6/10

4/1040%Break points converted54%7/13

Head to head

0Melzer

3Novak

3 meetings

Prague ChallengerRound of 16 · 8 Jun 2016ClayThis match
Dennis Novak
Sets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 6
Gerald Melzer
Sets won: 0Set 1: 4Set 2: 2
Mauthausen ChallengerRound of 16 · 5 May 2022Clay
Dennis Novak
Sets won: 1Set 1: 2Set 2: 6Set 3: 0
Gerald Melzer
Sets won: 1Set 1: 6Set 2: 3Set 3: 0
Gerald Melzer · Retired
Casablanca ChallengerRound of 32 · 11 Oct 2016Clay
Dennis Novak
Sets won: 2Set 1: 7⁷Set 2: 6
Gerald Melzer
Sets won: 0Set 1: 6⁴Set 2: 4

Match research

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Everything that shapes this match: each player’s run-in and travel, records side by side, and results against similar opponents and in similar conditions. Better information, better-informed decisions.

Run-inEvery match in the last 28 days, rest days and travel between venues.
Tale of the tapeRecords and serve numbers side by side, filtered by period and surface.
Record by opponent rankingHow each player does against the top 10, top 50 or any ranking range.
Similar conditionsResults in comparable heat, humidity, wind and altitude before scheduled matches.

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Gerald Melzer vs Dennis Novak, Prague Challenger 2016, Round of 16

Final score

Venue and conditions

Match stats

Head to head

Match research