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ATP Challenger Tour · Round of 32 · Zadar

Timofey SkatovvsDennis Novak

March 18, 2024C Clay

Match Result

Final score & match stats

#176Timofey Skatov

7⁷6⁵6

#810Dennis Novak

6⁵7⁷1

SkatovNovak

1st Serve %71%78%

1st Serve Won68%71%

2nd Serve Won53%65%

Serve Pts Won64%70%

BP Saved8/121/3

Return Pts Won30%36%

Total Pts Won47%53%

Aces31

Double Faults11

Archetype Matchup

Playing styles and historical archetype record

Skatov

⚙️ Grinder

Relentless consistencyDeep court positioningHigh rally toleranceMental fortitude

Novak

🛡️ The Spoiler

Strong court coverageStrong retrievalDefensive consistencyBeats elite opponents

Matchup analysis

⚙️ Grinder vs 🛡️ The Spoiler is historically tight (52% vs 48%, 1,642 matches). Neither style has a clear edge, so form, surface, and H2H matter most when Timofey Skatov plays Dennis Novak.

Player ROI

Hypothetical if you put 1u on each player to win every one of their matches · Last 90 days

Metric	Skatov	Novak
W-L	11–11	-
Avg odds	2.17	-
ROI %	-11.6%	-
Units P/L	-2.56u	-

Head-to-Head

Prior meetings and scores · 2 career meetings

Skatov

Novak

Mar 6, 2025

Hersonissos 1

H Hard · Round of 16

Novak

Mar 18, 2024

Zadar

C Clay · Round of 32

7⁷6⁵

6⁵7⁷

Skatov

Full head-to-head & rivalry stats

Mechanics

Serve and return comparison · Last 90 days

Stat	Skatov	Novak
Serve
1st Serve In %	61.6%	0%
1st Serve Pts Won %	68.8%	0%
2nd Serve Pts Won %	52.3%	0%
Aces / Match	4.7	0
Double Faults / Match	3.1	0
Break Points Saved %	54.5%	0%
Return
1st Return Pts Won %	34.1%	0%
2nd Return Pts Won %	54.1%	0%
BP Converted %	40.1%	0%
Rally
Winners / Match	31.7	0
Unforced Errors / Match	28.2	0
Net Pts Won %	77.8%	0%
Total Pts Won %	52.1%	0%
Surface (Clay)
Clay Win %	53%	0%

Recent Form

Last five matches per player

Skatov

LLWWL

Taro Daniel

Bratislava Open · Round of 32

Jun 9

Henrique Rocha

Internazionali di Tennis Città di Perugia | G.I.MA. Tennis Cup · Semifinals

Jun 6

Marco Cecchinato

Internazionali di Tennis Città di Perugia | G.I.MA. Tennis Cup · Quarterfinals

Jun 5

Chun-Hsin Tseng

Internazionali di Tennis Città di Perugia | G.I.MA. Tennis Cup · Round of 16

6²7⁷

7⁹6⁷

7⁷6⁴

Jun 3

James Watt

Lexus Nottingham Open · 1st Round Qualifying

7⁷6⁵

6²7⁷

7¹⁰6⁸

Jun 1

Novak

LWLLW

Harry Wendelken

Hersonissos 6 · Round of 16

Oct 15

Bernabe Zapata Miralles

Hersonissos 6 · Round of 32

Oct 13

Dimitar Kuzmanov

Hersonissos 5 · Round of 32

Oct 7

Roberto Carballes Baena

Bad Waltersdorf · Round of 32

Sep 17

Syl Gaxherri

Bad Waltersdorf · 1st Round Qualifying

7⁷6⁴

Sep 14