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Boys 18s National Championships in Kalamazoo, Michigan in 2012. As a result, he was awarded wild cards into the main draw of the US Open in both singles and doubles. He did not join the

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tennis team until March 2012, first competing on March 27.

Tennis career

Novikov won his first main-draw match at the US Open in 2012, defeating world no. 86

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of Poland in four sets. In doubles, he teamed with Michael Redlicki. In the first round, they defeated compatriots

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and Michael Russell in three sets, with a tie-break in the third set. In 2015, he qualified for the main draw in Indian Wells. That year, Novikov also captured his first two titles on the

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in back-to-back weeks. He won the inaugural Cary Challenger the week of September 14 followed by the Columbus Challenger the week of September 21. Novikov defeated

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in both finals. During the 2016 season, Novikov made his debut at

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by qualifying for the main draw. He advanced to the second round after defeating fellow qualifier

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in an opening round match.

Challenger and Futures finals

Singles: 12 (9–3)

Doubles: 27 (15–12)

References

External links

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UCLA Bruins player profile
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