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Dennis Novak celebrates seventh consecutive victory in the Challenger in Ortisei

Dennis Novak continued his winning streak on Wednesday. In the ATP Challenger of Ortisei / Ortisei (Italy) he defeated the local hero Stefano Napolitano with 6: 3, 7: 6 (5).

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last edit: Nov 13, 2019, 11:29 pm

In the first set Novak honored three breakballs in the fifth game, before he took the serve off his opponent in the eighth game. In the second round, the 26-year-old already led 4: 2, but had to accept a rebreak to 4: 4.

At 5: 6 in his view, Novak defended three set balls and turned after one hour and 25 minutes his first match point. It was already the seventh consecutive win for Novak, who had won the Challenger of Bratislava last week.

Lucas Miedler also lost to Jannik Sinner in straight sets. The newly crowned ATP NextGen Finals winner reached a strong tiebreak in the first set and a late break in the second set to a 7: 6 (5), 7: 5 win.

Sebastian Ofner finished a dry spell and celebrated after two defeats in series a success against the qualifier Francesco Forti. Ofner won 6: 2, 6: 3 and now play in the second round for the second week in a row against Novak.

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Wednesday
Nov 13, 2019, 08:26 pm
last edit: Nov 13, 2019, 11:29 pm