Dennis Novak and Alexis Gautier will face off in the qualifications of the Helsinki Challenger for the 1st time in their career. They are scheduled to compete on Monday at 4:00 pm on COURT 3. 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.

As per the initial odds, Dennis Novak is the pick to win this match.
Dennis Novak -> 1.27
Alexis Gautier -> 3.48

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Prediction and head to head Dennis Novak vs. Alexis Gautier

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

Dennis Novak

Dennis Novak

27 - 24win/loss

Hard
5-6
I Hard
5-3
Clay
17-14
Grass
0-1
Rank
342
High
85
WLLWWWWLLW
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2024 27-24 5-6 17-14 5-3 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. 376, the Austrian reached the qualifications after beating Michael Agwi 6-0 6-2.

In the qualifications, Dennis had a good straight sets win against Agwi (6-0 6-2). During the match, Novak scored 59 points vs Agwi’s 30. Novak was pretty aggressive to blast 21 winners.

Talking about the service games, Novak wasn’t able to score even 1 ace and he committed only 2 double faults. Dennis Novak lost the serve once and he saved 4 break points. Furthermore, Novak put 64% of his first serves in, winning 70% (21/30) of the points behind his 1st serve and 65% (11/17) on the 2nd serve. Dennis broke Agwi 6 times after converting 67% of his break points (6/9).

Novak has a solid match record in the last 10 years having won 62% of his matches (385-241). 5-3 on indoor hard courts in 2024. In connection with his performance on the same surface of this event, Novak has a composed 77-58 win-loss record in the last years on indoor hard courts.

Novak’s best result of the season was reaching the final in M25 Trnava.

The Austrian has an aggregate 27-24 win-loss record in 2024, 5-3 on indoor hard courts (See FULL STATS).

Previously in the Helsinki Challenger

Helsinki Challenger
Novak's Record

Alexis Gautier

Alexis Gautier

20 - 30win/loss

Hard
2-8
I Hard
17-16
Clay
1-6
Rank
513
High
326
WLWWLLLWLW
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2024 20-30 2-8 1-6 17-16 0-0 0-0
2023 55-28 36-15 0-0 16-11 0-0 3-2
2022 31-26 5-3 14-17 10-4 0-0 2-2
2021 44-28 6-5 33-18 5-5 0-0 0-0
2020 9-13 2-4 0-0 2-6 0-0 5-3

Ranked no. 502, Gautier got to the qualifications after defeating Martin Klizan 2-6 6-3 6-3.

In the qualifications against Klizan, Gautier recovered from a 1-set down deficit before winning (2-6 6-3 6-3). During the match Gautier scored 85 points vs Klizan’s 77. Alexis was exceptionally aggressive to blast 36 winners.

About the serving games, Gautier struck 8 aces and he committed only 3 double faults. Alexis Gautier lost the serve 3 times and he saved 4 break points. Furthermore, Gautier put 61% of his first serves in, winning 71% (36/51) of the points behind his 1st serve and 45% (15/33) on the 2nd serve. The French player broke Klizan 4 times after converting 67% of his break points (4/6).

Alexis’s best result of the season was reaching the final in M25 Creteil.

Gautier has an overall 20-30 win-loss record in 2024, 17-16 on indoor hard courts (See FULL STATS).

Previously in the Helsinki Challenger

Gautier has never competed in this tournament before.

Helsinki Challenger
Gautier's Record

H2H Performance in the tournament

D.Novak
A.Gautier
0h:53
0h:53
Time on court​
!
1h:46
1h:46
!
0h:53
0h:53
Last match​
1h:46
1h:46
1
1
Match played
1
1
14
14
Games Played​
26
26
2
2
Set played​​
3
3
59
59
Total points​
85
85
59
59
Avg point​
85
85
21
21
Winners
36
36
21
21
Avg Winners​
36
36
36%
36%
Ratio winners
42%
42%
-- Serve --
0
0
Aces
8
8
0
0
Avg Aces
8
8
2
2
Double Faults
3
3
2
2
Avg Double Faults
3
3
21/30
21/30
1st won total​
36/51
36/51
70%
70%
1st won %
!
71%
71%
11/17
11/17
2nd won total​
15/33
15/33
!
65%
65%
2nd won %
45%
45%
-- Break Points --
6/9
6/9
BP won
4/6
4/6
6/9
6/9
Avg BP won
4/6
4/6
!
67%
67%
Won
!
67%
67%
5
5
Conceded
7
7
5
5
Avg Conceded
7
7
1
1
Broken
3
3
1
1
Avg Broken
3
3
4
4
Saved
4
4

Matches, sets, games and points

Points Novak Gautier
Match played 1 1
Tot Set 2 3
Tot Games 14 26
Pts 59-30 85-77
Total Points 89 162
Winners 21 36
%Winners 36% 42%

Both Novak and Gautier played 1 match. Also both players started their run from the qualifications.At the moment, Alexis Gautier conceded 1 set while Dennis Novak hasn’t lost a set so far. Novak has played 1 set(s) less than Gautier (2 vs 3). Therefore, Novak played 12 games less than Gautier. Dennis scored 21 winners (36% of the total points). On the other side, Gautier blasted 36 winners (42%).

Serve Performance

Serve Novak Gautier
Aces 0 8
Avg per match 0 8
1st in 30/47 51/84
%1st in 64% 61%
1st pts 21/30 36/51
%1st pts 70% 71%
2nd pts 11/17 15/33
%2nd pts 65% 45%

Novak didn’t manage to fire a single ace to far. Gautier recorded 8 aces . Novak won 70% points on his first serve. He very solid his second serve to win 65% of the points. On the other side, Gautier won 71% of the points behind his first serve. He had a solid display on his second serve to win 45% of the points.

How they played the important points

Breaks Novak Gautier
Won 6 4
Converted 6/9 4/6
% Converted 67% 67%
Conceded 5 7
Saved 4 4
% Saved 80% 57%
Times Broken 1 3

Novak broke his opponent 6 times with a 67% conversion rate. Novak conceded his serve once and he saved 80% of the break points that he conceded. The French player broke his opponent 4 times with a 67% conversion rate. Alexis conceded his serve 3 times and he saved 57% of the break points that he conceded.

Novak
Q1
Agwi
Total
Score 6-0 6-2
Tot Set 2 2
Tot Games 14 14
pts 59-30 59-30
Total points 89 89
Winners 21 21
%Winners 36% 36%
SERVE
Aces 0 0
Double Faults 2 2
1st in 30/47 30/47
% 1st in 64% 64%
1st pts 21/30 21/30
% 1st pts 70% 70%
2nd pts 11/17 11/17
% 2nd pts 65% 65%
Breaks
Won 6 6
Converted 6/9 6/9
Converted % 67% 67%
Conceded 5 5
Saved 4/5 4
Saved % 80% 80%
Times Broken 1 1
Gautier
Q1
Klizan
Total
Score 2-6 6-3 6-3
Tot Set 3 3
Tot Games 26 26
pts 85-77 85-77
Total points 162 162
Winners 36 36
%Winners 42% 42%
SERVE
Aces 8 8
Double Faults 3 3
1st in 51/84 51/84
% 1st in 61% 61%
1st pts 36/51 36/51
% 1st pts 71% 71%
2nd pts 15/33 15/33
% 2nd pts 45% 45%
Breaks
Won 4 4
Converted 4/6 4/6
Converted % 67% 67%
Conceded 7 7
Saved 4/7 4
Saved % 57% 57%
Times Broken 3 3

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