Dennis Novak and Henri Squire will clash against each other in the quarter of the Ostrava Challenger for the 2nd time in their career. They are scheduled to play on Friday at 12:00 pm on COURT 3. Here the head to head stats and relative prediction.
Prediction, odds and live streaming
The pick for Tennis Tonic is Dennis Novak who should win in 3 sets.
As per the initial odds, Dennis Novak is the pick to win this match.
Dennis Novak -> 1.85
Henri Squire -> 1.87
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Prediction and head to head Dennis Novak vs. Henri Squire
This will be the 2nd time that Dennis Novak and Henri Squire fight against each other. The head to head is 1-0 for Novak (see full H2H stats), but they have never played each other on clay.
The last time that they fought against each other, Novak won 6-3 7-6(7) in the 1st round in the Nonthaburi 2 Challenger back in 2023.
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. 205, the Austrian reached the quarter after beating Lukas Neumayer 4-6 6-2 3-0 ret. and Gauthier Onclin 7-63 6-2.
In the 2nd round, The Austrian had a good straight sets win against Onclin (7-63 6-2). During the match, Novak scored 75 points vs Onclin’s 60. Novak was extremely aggressive to blast 25 winners.
Regarding the service games, Novak scored just 1 ace throughout the encounter and he committed only 2 double faults. Dennis Novak lost the serve 3 times and he saved 4 break points. Furthermore, Novak put 56% of his first serves in, winning 69% (25/36) of the points behind his 1st serve and 43% (12/28) on the 2nd serve. Novak broke Onclin 5 times after converting 36% of his break points (5/14).
Novak has a solid record in the last 10 years having won 62% of his matches (369-227). 6-4 on clay in 2024. Regarding his performance on the same surface of this tournament, Novak has an overall 179-115 win-loss record in the last years on clay.
Novak has an overall 11-10 win-loss record in 2024, 6-4 on clay (See FULL STATS).
Previously in the Ostrava Challenger
Henri Squire
23 - 13win/loss
178
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LLLLWWLWWW | Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 31-21 | 1-2 | 14-8 | 16-8 | 0-3 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 54-38 | 7-4 | 30-25 | 15-6 | 1-2 | 1-1 |
| 2022 | 38-31 | 1-2 | 8-11 | 27-16 | 2-2 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 30-12 | 0-0 | 21-8 | 4-1 | 0-0 | 5-3 |
| 2020 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Ranked no. 235 (career-high), Squire got to the quarter after defeating Gabriel Diallo 6-2 5-7 6-4 and Jelle Sels 7-64 6-2.
In the 2nd round, Henri had a good straight sets win against Sels (7-64 6-2). During the match Squire scored 76 points vs Sels’s 57. The German was exceptionally aggressive to blast 26 winners.
Talking about serving, Squire managed to score 4 aces and he committed only 4 double faults. Henri Squire lost the serve 3 times and he saved 5 break points. Furthermore, Squire put 58% of his first serves in, winning 70% (26/37) of the points behind his 1st serve and 56% (15/27) on the 2nd serve. Squire broke Sels 5 times after converting 56% of his break points (5/9).
Overall Performance in this tournament
Henri has conceded 1 set in the tournament to win 55% of the points he played.
His best result of the current year was winning the title the Hamburg Challenger where he beat Clement Chidekh in the final 6-4 6-2.
Squire has an aggregate 22-13 win-loss record in 2024, 5-3 on clay (See FULL STATS).
Previously in the Ostrava Challenger
Previously, his best result was reaching the 1st round in 2023. See his history.
H2H Performance in the tournament (main draw)
Matches, sets, games and points
| Points | Novak | Squire |
|---|---|---|
| Match played | 2 | 2 |
| Tot Set | 6 | 5 |
| Tot Games | 42 | 51 |
| Pts | 147-111 | 173-144 |
| Total Points | 258 | 317 |
| Winners | 54 | 67 |
| %Winners | 37% | 39% |
Both Novak and Squire played 2 matches. Both players lost a set in the event. Dennis Novak surrendered 1 set, while Henri Squire surrendered 1 set. Novak has played 1 set more than Squire (6 vs 5). However, it’s interesting to notice that Novak played 9 games less than Squire. The Austrian scored 54 winners (37% of the total points). On the other side, The German recorded 67 winners (39%).
Serve Performance
| Serve | Novak | Squire |
|---|---|---|
| Aces | 7 | 10 |
| Avg per match | 3.5 | 5 |
| 1st in | 70/122 | 92/165 |
| %1st in | 57% | 56% |
| 1st pts | 54/70 | 67/92 |
| %1st pts | 77% | 73% |
| 2nd pts | 26/52 | 34/73 |
| %2nd pts | 50% | 47% |
Novak struck 7 aces (3.5 per match). Squire blasted 10 aces (5 per match). Novak won 77% points behind his first serve. He was rock solid on his second serve to win 50% of the points. On the other side, Squire won 73% of the points behind his first serve. He had a solid display on his second serve to win 47% of the points.
How they played the important points
| Breaks | Novak | Squire |
|---|---|---|
| Won | 8 | 11 |
| Converted | 8/20 | 11/20 |
| % Converted | 40% | 55% |
| Conceded | 12 | 19 |
| Saved | 8 | 12 |
| % Saved | 67% | 63% |
| Times Broken | 4 | 7 |
The Austrian broke his opponents 8 times with a 40% conversion rate. The Austrian lost his serve 4 times and he saved 67% of the break points that he conceded. Henri broke his opponents 11 times with a 55% conversion rate. The German conceded his serve 7 times and he saved 63% of the break points that he conceded.
| Novak | ||||
| R1 Neumayer |
R2 Onclin |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 4-6 6-2 3-0 ret. | 7-63 6-2 | ||
| Tot Set | 3 | 2 | 5 | |
| Tot Games | 21 | 21 | 42 | |
| pts | 72-51 | 75-60 | 147-111 | |
| Total points | 123 | 135 | 258 | |
| Winners | 29 | 25 | 54 | |
| %Winners | 40% | 33% | 37% | |
| SERVE | ||||
| Aces | 6 | 1 | 7 | |
| Double Faults | 1 | 2 | 3 | |
| 1st in | 34/58 | 36/64 | 70/122 | |
| % 1st in | 59% | 56% | 57% | |
| 1st pts | 29/34 | 25/36 | 54/70 | |
| % 1st pts | 85% | 69% | 77% | |
| 2nd pts | 14/24 | 12/28 | 26/52 | |
| % 2nd pts | 58% | 43% | 50% | |
| Breaks | ||||
| Won | 3 | 5 | 8 | |
| Converted | 3/6 | 5/14 | 8/20 | |
| Converted % | 50% | 36% | 40% | |
| Conceded | 5 | 7 | 12 | |
| Saved | 4/5 | 4/7 | 8 | |
| Saved % | 80% | 57% | 69% | |
| Times Broken | 1 | 3 | 4 | |
| Squire | ||||
| R1 Diallo |
R2 Sels |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-2 5-7 6-4 | 7-64 6-2 | ||
| Tot Set | 3 | 2 | 5 | |
| Tot Games | 30 | 21 | 51 | |
| pts | 97-87 | 76-57 | 173-144 | |
| Total points | 184 | 133 | 317 | |
| Winners | 41 | 26 | 67 | |
| %Winners | 42% | 34% | 39% | |
| SERVE | ||||
| Aces | 6 | 4 | 10 | |
| Double Faults | 6 | 4 | 10 | |
| 1st in | 55/101 | 37/64 | 92/165 | |
| % 1st in | 54% | 58% | 56% | |
| 1st pts | 41/55 | 26/37 | 67/92 | |
| % 1st pts | 75% | 70% | 73% | |
| 2nd pts | 19/46 | 15/27 | 34/73 | |
| % 2nd pts | 41% | 56% | 47% | |
| Breaks | ||||
| Won | 6 | 5 | 11 | |
| Converted | 6/11 | 5/9 | 11/20 | |
| Converted % | 55% | 56% | 55% | |
| Conceded | 11 | 8 | 19 | |
| Saved | 7/11 | 5/8 | 12 | |
| Saved % | 64% | 63% | 64% | |
| Times Broken | 4 | 3 | 7 | |
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