Damir Dzumhur vs Dennis NovakPrediction, Head-to-Head Results, and Stats
Damir Dzumhur and Dennis Novak have met 5 times since 2015; Dennis Novak leads 3–2. Their first meeting came at Alphen in 2015 on clay. On clay courts Dzumhur leads 2–1. On hard courts Novak leads 2–0. 1 of their meetings has been a final, with Novak leading those 1–0. Across all meetings Dzumhur has taken 5 sets to Novak's 7. Their most recent meeting: Damir Dzumhur won at Tunis Challenger (2023).
Spread & Straight-Sets Form
Completed best-of-3 matches · Last 12 months
| Indicator | Dzumhur | Novak | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indicator | Damir Dzumhur | Dennis Novak | ||
| Wins in straight sets | 54% | 13/24 | — | |
| Wins a set when losing | 32% | 9/28 | 100% | 1/1 |
| Goes to a deciding set | 38% | 20/52 | 100% | 1/1 |
| Covers −1.5 sets as favorite | 33% | 5/15 | — | |
| Covers +1.5 sets as underdog | 57% | 20/35 | 100% | 1/1 |
| Tiebreak sets won | 46% | 11/24 | — | |
| Wins after taking set 1 | 77% | 17/22 | — | |
| Wins 2-0 after taking set 1 | 59% | 13/22 | — | |
Colored rows are higher-is-better: green above 50%, red below. Favorite/underdog set by book odds; cover rows count only matches with odds on record. Small sample — read with care. Head-to-head: 3 of 5 completed meetings ended in straight sets (Dzumhur 1, Novak 2).
Style Matchup
Playing styles and historical archetype record
Dzumhur
🪃 Counterpuncher
Novak
🪃 Counterpuncher
Matchup analysis
Both Damir Dzumhur and Dennis Novak are 🪃 Counterpuncher types. Mirror matchups usually come down to execution, fitness, and surface fit, across 5,190 matches in our dataset the historical split is about even.
Previous meetings
5 career meetings, newest first
May 17, 2023
Tunis Challenger
C Clay · 2nd Round
Aug 12, 2022
Meerbusch Challenger
C Clay · Quarterfinals
Aug 2, 2020
ATP Masters 1000 Cincinnati
H Hard · 1st Round Qualifying
Nov 10, 2019
Bratislava 2
H Hard · Final
Sep 11, 2015
Alphen
C Clay · Quarterfinals
Player ROI
Hypothetical if you put 1u on each player to win every one of their matches · Last 90 days
| Metric | Dzumhur | Novak |
|---|---|---|
| W-L | 3–5 | - |
| Avg odds | 2.69 | - |
| ROI % | -29.0% | - |
| Units P/L | -2.32u | - |
Small sample: ROI stabilizes with more matches; fewer than 10 in the window is noisy.
Travel
Last 30 days
| Metric | Dzumhur | Novak |
|---|---|---|
| Countries | 1 | — |
| Events | 1 | — |
| Matches | 1 | — |
| Distance | 0 mi · 0 km | — |
| Route | POR | — |
Host country from each tournament in the last 30 days, including the current event even when a player arrived on a bye. Route is the order of countries visited; consecutive stops in the same country are shown once. Distance is the great-circle total between host cities, shown only when every stop in the window is geocoded. A rough fatigue signal, not a headline stat.
Recent Form
Last five matches per player
Abedallah Shelbayh
Villena Challenger · 2nd Round
Oct 8
Georgii Kravchenko
Villena Challenger · 1st Round
Oct 7
Moez Echargui
Porto Challenger · 1st Round
Sep 30
Hubert Hurkacz
U.S. Open - New York · 1st Round
Aug 31
Mathys Erhard
Grodzisk Mazowiecki Challenger · 2nd Round
Aug 6
Geoffrey Blancaneaux
Grodzisk Mazowiecki Challenger · 1st Round
Aug 4
Hugo Gaston
Millennium Estoril Open - Estoril · 1st Round
Jul 21
Daniel Merida Aguilar
Plava Laguna Croatia Open - Umag · Final
Jul 18
Harry Wendelken
Hersonissos 6 Challenger · 2nd Round
Oct 15
Bernabe Zapata Miralles
Hersonissos 6 Challenger · 1st Round
Oct 13
Dimitar Kuzmanov
Hersonissos 5 Challenger · 1st Round
Oct 7
Roberto Carballes Baena
Bad Waltersdorf Challenger · 1st Round
Sep 17
Syl Gaxherri
Bad Waltersdorf · 1st Round Qualifying
Sep 14
Jelle Sels
Biella Challenger · 2nd Round
Sep 10
Sandro Kopp
Biella Challenger · 1st Round
Sep 8
Jozef Kovalik
Tulln · 2nd Round Qualifying
Sep 1
Rivalry momentum
Cumulative head-to-head lead over time
Win rate
Matches, sets and games won · Last 12 months · 1–57 matches
| Metric | Dzumhur | Novak |
|---|---|---|
| Matches won | 44% | 0% |
| Sets won | 45% | 33% |
| Games won | 48% | 38% |
Record by tier
Head-to-head record by tournament tier
| Stage | Dzumhur | Novak |
|---|---|---|
| Finals | 0 | 1 |
| ATP Challenger Tour | 2 | 2 |
| ATP Masters 1000 | 0 | 1 |
By surface
Head-to-head record per surface
| Surface | Dzumhur | Novak |
|---|---|---|
| Hard | 0 | 2 |
| Clay | 2 | 1 |
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