Opponent dossier

For the pair: Новиков / Хромов
Your pair’s chance by rating: 77%. Pair head-to-head: 0:0.
ЗНЗахар Назаров
Drive (right) · Right-handed · lvl 3.77
WWWLL 6–10 career

Net player — Holds the net, settles rallies with volleys and drop shots.

How to play against them

  • Keep the player at the back and play via the glass — they miss more off the wall.
  • No short lobs: finishes points overhead. Lobs only deep, into the corner.
  • Don’t give up the net: when at the net the pair wins well above average.
  • Put the left-hander on the side from which they attack cross-court.

Strengths

  • Service holds: 66% (database average 57.6%)
  • Break points saved: 58% (database average 50.9%)
  • Winners per match: 14.6 (database average 12.3)
  • Main weapon: Smash (16% of winners), Forehand volley (12% of winners)

Weaknesses

  • Unforced errors per match: 13.8 (database average 12.1)
  • Most errors come from the “Forehand” — 29% of all errors
  • Against pairs with a left-hander: 1–2
  • Lost after winning the first set: 3 time(s)
СМСемён Мельников
Revés (left) · Right-handed · lvl 3.96
WWWLL 7–10 career

Overhead attacker — Finishes points with smashes, x3/x4 and víboras — the pair’s main “hammer”.

How to play against them

  • Play low at the feet at the net with chiquitas: volleys are a source of errors.
  • No short lobs: finishes points overhead. Lobs only deep, into the corner.
  • Don’t give up the net: when at the net the pair wins well above average.
  • Errors lean to the right side of the court (91%): direct play there.
  • Put the left-hander on the side from which they attack cross-court.

Strengths

  • Service holds: 65% (database average 57.6%)
  • Break points saved: 57% (database average 50.9%)
  • Winners per match: 16.5 (database average 12.3)
  • Main weapon: Víbora (23% of winners), Forehand volley (11% of winners)

Weaknesses

  • Unforced errors per match: 16.7 (database average 12.1)
  • Most errors come from the “Backhand volley” — 27% of all errors
  • Against pairs with a left-hander: 1–2
  • Lost after winning the first set: 3 time(s)

Previous meetings

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Новиков / Хромов
Назаров / Мельников
Moscow Padel Masters P1 · analysis
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