Dennis Novak and Antoine Escoffier will clash against each other in the semifinal of the Nonthaburi 1 Challenger for the 2nd time in their career. They are scheduled to play on Friday at 11:00 am on COURT B. In this post, we analyze their head to head performance and prediction.
Prediction, odds and live streaming
The pick for Tennis Tonic is Dennis Novak who should win in 2 sets.
As per the initial odds, Dennis Novak is the pick to win this match.
Dennis Novak -> 1.41
Antoine Escoffier -> 2.8
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Prediction and head to head Dennis Novak vs. Antoine Escoffier
This will be the 2nd time that Dennis Novak and Antoine Escoffier play each other. The head to head is 1-0 for Escoffier (see full H2H stats), but they have never competed against each other on hard.
The last time that they locked horns, Escoffier won 6-4 6-2 in the 1st round in the Biel Challenger back in 2022.
Dennis Novak
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 14-16 | 5-5 | 9-9 | 0-1 | 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 |
| 2020 | 16-14 | 8-6 | 0-2 | 8-6 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Ranked no. 180, the Austrian reached the semifinal after defeating Dan Added 6-2 6-2, Giovanni Fonio 6-2 6-1 and Marek Gengel 6-3 6-75 6-3.
In the quarter, Dennis defeated Gengel (6-3 6-75 6-3). During the match, Novak scored 103 points vs Gengel’s 90. The Austrian was quite aggressive to blast 46 winners.
Regarding the service games, Novak made 6 aces and he committed only 1 double fault. Dennis Novak lost the serve 3 times and he saved 4 break points. Furthermore, Novak put 72% of his first serves in, winning 68% (46/68) of the points behind his 1st serve and 62% (16/26) on the 2nd serve. The Austrian broke Gengel 5 times after converting 45% of his break points (5/11).
Overall Performance in this tournament
The Austrian has conceded 1 set in this competition to win 57% of the points he played.
Novak has a solid win-loss record in the last 10 years having won 63% of his matches (377-217). 3-0 on hard in 2023. Talking about his performance on the same surface of this tournament, Novak has a compiled 80-35 match record in the last years on hard.
Novak has an aggregate 3-0 win-loss record in 2023, 3-0 on hard (See FULL STATS).
Previously in the Nonthaburi 1 Challenger
The Austrian has never competed in this tournament before.
Antoine Escoffier
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 22-19 | 14-8 | 0-1 | 7-9 | 1-1 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 40-30 | 21-14 | 1-2 | 17-12 | 1-2 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 44-33 | 12-12 | 0-2 | 31-16 | 1-2 | 0-1 |
| 2021 | 56-26 | 19-8 | 11-8 | 26-10 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2020 | 17-6 | 8-1 | 0-0 | 7-5 | 0-0 | 2-0 |
Ranked no. 205, Antoine reached the semifinal after defeating Shintaro Mochizuki 6-4 6-75 6-2, Sho Shimabukuro 2-6 7-66 6-3 and Max Purcell 6-2 7-68.
In the quarter, Antoine had a good straight sets win against Purcell (6-2 7-68). During the match Escoffier scored 80 points vs Purcell’s 68. Antoine was very aggressive to blast 40 winners.
Talking about serving, Escoffier made 7 aces and he committed only 4 double faults. Antoine Escoffier lost the serve once and he saved 4 break points. Furthermore, Escoffier put 65% of his first serves in, winning 78% (40/51) of the points behind his 1st serve and 48% (13/27) on the 2nd serve. Escoffier broke Purcell 3 times after converting 60% of his break points (3/5).
Overall Performance in this tournament
The French player has conceded 2 set in the tournament to win 53% of the points he played.
Escoffier has a compiled 3-0 win-loss record in 2023, 3-0 on hard (See FULL STATS).
H2H Performance in the tournament (main draw)
Matches, sets, games and points
| Points | Novak | Escoffier |
|---|---|---|
| Match played | 3 | 3 |
| Tot Set | 7 | 8 |
| Tot Games | 62 | 82 |
| Pts | 225-168 | 286-257 |
| Total Points | 393 | 543 |
| Winners | 88 | 111 |
| %Winners | 39% | 39% |
Both Novak and Escoffier played 3 matches. Both players lost a set in the event. Dennis Novak dropped 1 set, while Antoine Escoffier surrendered 2 sets. Novak has played 1 set(s) less than Escoffier (7 vs 8). Therefore, Novak played 20 games less than Escoffier. Dennis scored 88 winners (39% of the total points). On the other side, Antoine struck 111 winners (39%).
Serve Performance
| Serve | Novak | Escoffier |
|---|---|---|
| Aces | 13 | 20 |
| Avg per match | 4.3 | 6.7 |
| 1st in | 123/180 | 155/270 |
| %1st in | 68% | 57% |
| 1st pts | 88/123 | 111/155 |
| %1st pts | 72% | 72% |
| 2nd pts | 38/57 | 66/115 |
| %2nd pts | 67% | 57% |
Novak scored 13 aces (4.3 per match). Escoffier blasted 20 aces (6.7 per match). Novak won 72% points on his first serve. He was rock solid on his second serve to win 67% of the points. On the other side, Escoffier won 72% of the points on his first serve. He had a solid display on his second serve to win 57% of the points.
How they played the important points
| Breaks | Novak | Escoffier |
|---|---|---|
| Won | 14 | 12 |
| Converted | 14/32 | 12/21 |
| % Converted | 44% | 57% |
| Conceded | 8 | 25 |
| Saved | 5 | 18 |
| % Saved | 63% | 72% |
| Times Broken | 3 | 7 |
Dennis broke his opponents 14 times with a 44% conversion rate. The Austrian dropped his serve 3 times and he saved 63% of the break points that he conceded. Escoffier broke his opponents 12 times with a 57% conversion rate. The French player conceded his serve 7 times and he saved 72% of the break points that he conceded.
| Novak | |||||
| R1 Added |
R2 Fonio |
1/4 Gengel |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-2 6-2 | 6-2 6-1 | 6-3 6-75 6-3 | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 | |
| Tot Games | 16 | 15 | 31 | 62 | |
| pts | 63-47 | 59-31 | 103-90 | 225-168 | |
| Total points | 110 | 90 | 193 | 393 | |
| Winners | 25 | 17 | 46 | 88 | |
| %Winners | 40% | 29% | 45% | 39% | |
| SERVE | |||||
| Aces | 5 | 2 | 6 | 13 | |
| Double Faults | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 | |
| 1st in | 33/50 | 22/36 | 68/94 | 123/180 | |
| % 1st in | 66% | 61% | 72% | 68% | |
| 1st pts | 25/33 | 17/22 | 46/68 | 88/123 | |
| % 1st pts | 76% | 77% | 68% | 72% | |
| 2nd pts | 10/17 | 12/14 | 16/26 | 38/57 | |
| % 2nd pts | 59% | 86% | 62% | 67% | |
| Breaks | |||||
| Won | 4 | 5 | 5 | 14 | |
| Converted | 4/12 | 5/9 | 5/11 | 14/32 | |
| Converted % | 33% | 56% | 45% | 44% | |
| Conceded | 1 | 0 | 7 | 8 | |
| Saved | 1/1 | 0/0 | 4/7 | 5 | |
| Saved % | 100% | – | 57% | 52% | |
| Times Broken | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | |
| Escoffier | |||||
| R1 Mochizuki |
R2 Shimabukuro |
1/4 Purcell |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-4 6-75 6-2 | 2-6 7-66 6-3 | 6-2 7-68 | ||
| Tot Set | 3 | 3 | 2 | 8 | |
| Tot Games | 31 | 30 | 21 | 82 | |
| pts | 109-89 | 97-100 | 80-68 | 286-257 | |
| Total points | 198 | 197 | 148 | 543 | |
| Winners | 37 | 34 | 40 | 111 | |
| %Winners | 34% | 35% | 50% | 39% | |
| SERVE | |||||
| Aces | 6 | 7 | 7 | 20 | |
| Double Faults | 6 | 5 | 4 | 15 | |
| 1st in | 51/93 | 53/99 | 51/78 | 155/270 | |
| % 1st in | 55% | 54% | 65% | 57% | |
| 1st pts | 37/51 | 34/53 | 40/51 | 111/155 | |
| % 1st pts | 73% | 64% | 78% | 72% | |
| 2nd pts | 29/42 | 24/46 | 13/27 | 66/115 | |
| % 2nd pts | 69% | 52% | 48% | 57% | |
| Breaks | |||||
| Won | 4 | 5 | 3 | 12 | |
| Converted | 4/7 | 5/9 | 3/5 | 12/21 | |
| Converted % | 57% | 56% | 60% | 57% | |
| Conceded | 3 | 17 | 5 | 25 | |
| Saved | 2/3 | 12/17 | 4/5 | 18 | |
| Saved % | 67% | 71% | 80% | 73% | |
| Times Broken | 1 | 5 | 1 | 7 | |
Head 2 Head
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WLWWWWWWWW Tennis Scores in Nonthaburi 1 Challenger
- Tung-Lin WuWu – Evgeny DonskoyDonskoy (7-5 3-6 6-3) – See score progression
- Antoine EscoffierEscoffier – Max PurcellPurcell (6-2 7-68) – See score progression
- Lloyd HarrisHarris – Yu Hsiou HsuHsiou Hsu (6-77 6-3 6-4) – See score progression
- Dennis NovakNovak – Marek GengelGengel (6-3 6-75 6-3) – See score progression
- Antoine EscoffierEscoffier – Max PurcellPurcell (6-2 7-6(8)) – See score progression
Upcoming matches in the draw
- Antoine EscoffierEscoffier – Dennis NovakNovak (1-0) – H2H and prediction
- Lloyd HarrisHarris – Tung-Lin WuWu (1-0) – H2H and prediction
