H2H, prediction of Dennis Novak vs Sumit Nagal in Helsinki Challenger with odds, preview, pick | 7th November 2023

PREVIEW. Helsinki Challenger. Novak and Nagal will square off in the 1st round of the Helsinki Challenger. See the prediction, H2H stats, odds, and preview of their next match on Tuesday the 7th of November

Prediction and head to head Dennis Novak vs. Sumit Nagal

Dennis Novak and Sumit Nagal will clash against each other in the 1st round of the Helsinki Challenger for the 1st time in their career. They are scheduled to compete on Tuesday at 3:30 pm on COURT 9. In the following lines you can find the head to head analysis and prediction.

Prediction, odds and live streaming

The pick for Tennis Tonic is Dennis Novak who should win in 2 sets.

See updated oddsAs per the initial odds, Dennis Novak is the pick to win this match.
Dennis Novak -> 1.33
Sumit Nagal -> 3.125

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Prediction and head to head Dennis Novak vs. Sumit Nagal

There is no head to head record between Dennis Novak and Sumit Nagal since this will be the first time that they will face off in the main tour.

Dennis Novak

Dennis Novak
Dennis Novak

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Rank
371
High
85
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Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2025 8-5 0-0 0-0 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. 164, the Austrian got to the 1st round after beating Skander Mansouri 3-6 7-64 6-3.

In the qualifications against Mansouri, The Austrian recovered from a 1-set down deficit before winning (3-6 7-64 6-3). During the match, Novak and Mansouri scored the same amount of points (105). However, the world no. 164 was stronger during the important points and that was the most significant difference in the match. Novak was quite aggressive to blast 44 winners.

Talking about the service games, Novak scored 2 aces and he committed only 7 double faults. Dennis Novak lost the serve 3 times and he saved 5 break points. Furthermore, Novak put 64% of his first serves in, winning 69% (44/64) of the points behind his 1st serve and 44% (16/36) on the 2nd serve. Novak broke Mansouri 4 times after converting 33% of his break points (4/12).

Novak has a solid match record in the last 10 years having won 63% of his matches (412-239). 10-7 on indoor hard courts in 2023. Talking about his performance on the same surface of this competition, Novak has an overall 75-59 match record in the last years on indoor hard courts.

His best result of the current year was winning the title the Nonthaburi 1 Challenger where he overcame Tung-Lin Wu in the final 6-4 6-4.

Dennis has an overall 38-22 win-loss record in 2023, 10-7 on indoor hard courts (See FULL STATS).

Previously in the Helsinki Challenger

The Austrian has never competed in this tournament before.

Novak
Helsinki Challenger
Novak's Record

Sumit Nagal

Sumit Nagal
Sumit Nagal

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Rank
131
High
68
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Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2025 4-6 2-3 2-3 0-0 0-0 0-0
2024 32-29 15-13 16-11 1-4 0-1 0-0
2023 46-29 9-8 32-17 5-4 0-0 0-0
2022 17-18 0-1 16-17 1-0 0-0 0-0
2021 23-26 1-4 22-22 0-0 0-0 0-0

Ranked no. 169, Nagal will start his run in the Helsinki Challenger after he played his last match in Basel where he lost 3-6 6-1 7-6(3) to Koepfer in the qualifications on the 21st of October.

The Indian has an overall 41-26 win-loss record in 2023, 1-3 on indoor hard courts (See FULL STATS).

His best result of the current season was winning the title the Rome Challenger where he defeated Jesper De Jong in the final 6-3 6-2 and the Tampere Challenger where he overcame Dalibor Svrcina in the final 6-4 7-5.

In terms of his career, The Indian has an overall 293-190 record. He has a negative 4-11 record on indoor hard courts.

Nagal
Helsinki Challenger
Nagal's Record
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Head 2 Head

Win Loss
Novak
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Nagal
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2025 2024 2023
8 - 5
4 - 6
0-0
Hard
2-3
8-5
I Hard
0-0
0-0
Clay
2-3

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