Grand Slam · Round of 128 · Australian Open
Final score
Playing styles and historical archetype record
Dimitrov
🤖 Servebot
Novak
🛡️ The Spoiler
Matchup analysis
The 🤖 Servebot archetype wins about 63% vs 🛡️ The Spoiler across 1,609 matches in our dataset. That is a small stylistic lean for Grigor Dimitrov here.
Servebot players often use high ace rate and dominant service to pressure the the spoiler's strong court coverage. On Hard, that can swing with conditions.
Hypothetical if you put 1u on each player to win every one of their matches · Last 90 days
| Metric | Dimitrov | Novak |
|---|---|---|
| W-L | 2–5 | - |
| Avg odds | 1.67 | - |
| ROI % | -64.4% | - |
| Units P/L | -4.51u | - |
Small sample: ROI stabilizes with more matches; fewer than 10 in the window is noisy.
Prior meetings and scores · 1 career meeting
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Dimitrov
0
Novak
Serve and return comparison · Last 90 days
| Stat | Dimitrov | Novak |
|---|---|---|
| Serve | ||
| 1st Serve In % | 60.7% | 0% |
| 1st Serve Pts Won % | 76.1% | 0% |
| 2nd Serve Pts Won % | 55.7% | 0% |
| Aces / Match | 4.8 | 0 |
| Double Faults / Match | 3.3 | 0 |
| Break Points Saved % | 62.3% | 0% |
| Return | ||
| 1st Return Pts Won % | 26.1% | 0% |
| 2nd Return Pts Won % | 51.3% | 0% |
| BP Converted % | 50.2% | 0% |
| Rally | ||
| Winners / Match | 24 | 0 |
| Unforced Errors / Match | 31 | 0 |
| Net Pts Won % | 57.1% | 0% |
| Total Pts Won % | 52% | 0% |
| Surface (Hard) | ||
| Hard Win % | 0% | 0% |
Last five matches per player
Alejandro Davidovich Fokina
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Jun 25
Abdullah Shelbayh
Vanda Pharmaceuticals Mallorca Championships · Round of 16
Jun 24
Marc Polmans
Vanda Pharmaceuticals Mallorca Championships · Round of 32
Jun 23
Conor Gannon
Dublin Challenger · Round of 16
Jun 17
Chris Rodesch
Dublin Challenger · Round of 32
Jun 16
Matchup overview
Grigor Dimitrov and Dennis Novak face off in the Round of 128 at Australian Open on Hard.
Grigor Dimitrov leads 1-0 over 1 previous meeting.
Grigor Dimitrov is 4-1 over the last 5 matches. Latest result: L vs Alejandro Davidovich Fokina (Jun 25).
Dennis Novak is 2-3 over the last 5 matches. Latest result: L vs Harry Wendelken (Oct 15).
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