Bernabe Zapata Miralles and Dennis Novak will clash against each other in the final of the Meerbusch Challenger for the 3rd time in their career. They are scheduled to play on Sunday at 2:00 pm on B&B CENTRE COURT. Here the head to head stats and relative prediction.
Prediction, odds and live streaming
The pick for Tennis Tonic is Bernabe Zapata Miralles who should win in 2 sets.
As per the initial odds, Bernabe Zapata Miralles is the pick to win this match.
Bernabe Zapata Miralles -> 1.4
Dennis Novak -> 2.86
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Prediction and head to head Bernabe Zapata Miralles vs. Dennis Novak
This will be the 3rd time that Bernabe Zapata Miralles and Dennis Novak square off. The head to head is 2-0 for Zapata Miralles (see full H2H stats), 1-0 on clay.
The last time that they played each other, Zapata Miralles won 6-4 6-1 in the 1st round in Pune back in February 2022.
Bernabe Zapata Miralles
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 22-29 | 3-5 | 16-19 | 3-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2024 | 20-30 | 1-4 | 16-22 | 2-3 | 1-1 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 22-29 | 1-9 | 20-13 | 1-4 | 0-3 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 44-30 | 2-6 | 35-18 | 4-5 | 3-1 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 41-28 | 6-5 | 23-10 | 8-10 | 4-3 | 0-0 |
Ranked no. 89, the Spaniard reached the final after beating Max Hans Rehberg 6-4 6-2, Oleksii Krutykh 6-1 6-2, Sumit Nagal 6-2 1-6 7-5 and Clement Tabur 6-4 6-0.
In the semifinal, The Spaniard had a good straight sets win against Tabur (6-4 6-0). During the match, Zapata Miralles scored 65 points vs Tabur’s 42. Zapata Miralles was pretty aggressive to blast 23 winners.
Regarding the service games, Zapata Miralles struck 2 aces and he was exceptionally consistent in conceding no double faults. Bernabe Zapata Miralles was exceptionally effective on serve to win 74% (23/31) of his 1st serve and 74% (14/19) on the second serve. This was the main reason for not conceding a single break during the match. The Spaniard broke Tabur 4 times after converting 57% of his break points (4/7).
Overall Performance in this tournament
Zapata Miralles has lost 1 set in this tournament to win 58% of the points he played.
Zapata Miralles has a winning record in the last 8 years having won 59% of his matches (314-219). 30-17 on clay in 2022. Regarding his performance on the same surface of this competition, Zapata Miralles has a compiled232-129 record in the last 8 years on clay.
The Spaniard’s best result of the year was reaching the semifinal in the Amersfoort Challenger and the Meerbusch Challenger.
Bernabe has an overall 36-22 win-loss record in 2022, 30-17 on clay (See FULL STATS).
Previously in the Meerbusch Challenger
Dennis Novak
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 27-22 | 5-5 | 14-12 | 8-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2024 | 28-26 | 5-6 | 18-15 | 5-4 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 38-23 | 12-3 | 12-10 | 10-8 | 4-2 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 33-27 | 2-2 | 21-14 | 6-9 | 4-1 | 0-1 |
| 2021 | 26-29 | 1-3 | 9-12 | 14-11 | 2-3 | 0-0 |
Ranked no. 155, the Austrian got to the final after defeating Vit Kopriva 6-74 6-2 7-5, Jan-Lennard Struff 1-6 6-4 6-4, Damir Dzumhur 6-1 6-3 and Riccardo Bonadio 6-4 6-2.
In the semifinal, Dennis had a good straight sets win against Bonadio (6-4 6-2). During the match Novak scored 69 points vs Bonadio’s 53. Dennis was pretty aggressive to blast 26 winners.
Talking about serving, Novak recorded 2 aces and he committed only 1 double fault for the entire match. Dennis Novak lost the serve twice and he saved 4 break points. Furthermore, Novak put 54% of his first serves in, winning 79% (26/33) of the points behind his 1st serve and 43% (12/28) on the 2nd serve. Dennis broke Bonadio 5 times after converting 50% of his break points (5/10).
Overall Performance in this tournament
Dennis has conceded 2 set in the tournament to win 54% of the points he played.
The Austrian’s best result of the current year was reaching the semifinal in the Quimper Challenger,the Murcia Challenger,the Mauthausen Challenger and the Meerbusch Challenger.
Novak has a composed 26-19 win-loss record in 2022, 17-11 on clay (See FULL STATS).
H2H Performance in the tournament (main draw)
Matches, sets, games and points
| Points | Zapata Miralles | Novak |
|---|---|---|
| Match played | 4 | 4 |
| Tot Set | 9 | 10 |
| Tot Games | 76 | 94 |
| Pts | 292-212 | 349-297 |
| Total Points | 504 | 646 |
| Winners | 112 | 135 |
| %Winners | 38% | 39% |
Both Zapata Miralles and Novak played 4 matches. Both players lost a set in the event. Bernabe Zapata Miralles surrendered 1 set, while Dennis Novak dropped 2 sets. Zapata Miralles has played 1 set(s) less than Novak (9 vs 10). Therefore, Zapata Miralles played 18 games less than Novak. Zapata Miralles scored 112 winners (38% of the total points). On the other side, Dennis made 135 winners (39%).
Serve Performance
| Serve | Zapata Miralles | Novak |
|---|---|---|
| Aces | 4 | 16 |
| Avg per match | 1 | 4 |
| 1st in | 173/258 | 196/328 |
| %1st in | 67% | 60% |
| 1st pts | 112/173 | 135/196 |
| %1st pts | 65% | 69% |
| 2nd pts | 45/85 | 66/132 |
| %2nd pts | 53% | 50% |
Zapata Miralles managed to score 4 aces (1 per match). Novak made 16 aces (4 per match). Zapata Miralles won 65% points behind his first serve. He very solid his second serve to win 53% of the points. On the other side, Novak won 69% of the points behind his first serve. He had a solid display on his second serve to win 50% of the points.
How they played the important points
| Breaks | Zapata Miralles | Novak |
|---|---|---|
| Won | 22 | 18 |
| Converted | 22/38 | 18/42 |
| % Converted | 58% | 43% |
| Conceded | 34 | 32 |
| Saved | 23 | 23 |
| % Saved | 68% | 72% |
| Times Broken | 11 | 9 |
Bernabe broke his opponents 22 times with a 58% conversion rate. The Spaniard surrendered his serve 11 times and he saved 68% of the break points that he conceded. Dennis broke his opponents 18 times with a 43% conversion rate. Dennis conceded his serve 9 times and he saved 72% of the break points that he conceded.
| Zapata Miralles | ||||||
| R1 Hans Rehberg |
R2 Krutykh |
1/4 Nagal |
1/2 Tabur |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-4 6-2 | 6-1 6-2 | 6-2 1-6 7-5 | 6-4 6-0 | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 9 | |
| Tot Games | 18 | 15 | 27 | 16 | 76 | |
| pts | 71-51 | 63-40 | 93-79 | 65-42 | 292-212 | |
| Total points | 122 | 103 | 172 | 107 | 504 | |
| Winners | 26 | 30 | 33 | 23 | 112 | |
| %Winners | 37% | 48% | 35% | 35% | 38% | |
| SERVE | ||||||
| Aces | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | |
| Double Faults | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 7 | |
| 1st in | 39/57 | 44/60 | 59/91 | 31/50 | 173/258 | |
| % 1st in | 68% | 73% | 65% | 62% | 67% | |
| 1st pts | 26/39 | 30/44 | 33/59 | 23/31 | 112/173 | |
| % 1st pts | 67% | 68% | 56% | 74% | 65% | |
| 2nd pts | 8/18 | 8/16 | 15/32 | 14/19 | 45/85 | |
| % 2nd pts | 44% | 50% | 47% | 74% | 53% | |
| Breaks | ||||||
| Won | 6 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 22 | |
| Converted | 6/11 | 5/8 | 7/12 | 4/7 | 22/38 | |
| Converted % | 55% | 63% | 58% | 57% | 58% | |
| Conceded | 12 | 6 | 14 | 2 | 34 | |
| Saved | 9/12 | 5/6 | 7/14 | 2/2 | 23 | |
| Saved % | 75% | 83% | 50% | 100% | 77% | |
| Times Broken | 3 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 11 | |
| Novak | ||||||
| R1 Kopriva |
R2 Struff |
1/4 Dzumhur |
1/2 Bonadio |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-74 6-2 7-5 | 1-6 6-4 6-4 | 6-1 6-3 | 6-4 6-2 | ||
| Tot Set | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 10 | |
| Tot Games | 33 | 27 | 16 | 18 | 94 | |
| pts | 125-110 | 88-87 | 67-47 | 69-53 | 349-297 | |
| Total points | 235 | 175 | 114 | 122 | 646 | |
| Winners | 44 | 44 | 21 | 26 | 135 | |
| %Winners | 35% | 50% | 31% | 38% | 39% | |
| SERVE | ||||||
| Aces | 3 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 16 | |
| Double Faults | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 12 | |
| 1st in | 70/117 | 63/95 | 30/55 | 33/61 | 196/328 | |
| % 1st in | 60% | 66% | 55% | 54% | 60% | |
| 1st pts | 44/70 | 44/63 | 21/30 | 26/33 | 135/196 | |
| % 1st pts | 63% | 70% | 70% | 79% | 69% | |
| 2nd pts | 25/47 | 12/32 | 17/25 | 12/28 | 66/132 | |
| % 2nd pts | 53% | 38% | 68% | 43% | 50% | |
| Breaks | ||||||
| Won | 6 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 18 | |
| Converted | 6/16 | 3/4 | 4/12 | 5/10 | 18/42 | |
| Converted % | 38% | 75% | 33% | 50% | 43% | |
| Conceded | 8 | 14 | 4 | 6 | 32 | |
| Saved | 5/8 | 10/14 | 4/4 | 4/6 | 23 | |
| Saved % | 63% | 71% | 100% | 67% | 75% | |
| Times Broken | 3 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 9 | |
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