Career
As a result, he was awarded wild cards into the main draw of the United States Open in both singles and doubles. He did not join the University of California, Los Angeles tennis team until March 2012, first competing on March 27. Novikov survived his first main-draw match at the United States Open in 2012, defeating world northern
86 Jerzy Janowicz of Poland in four sets.
In doubles, he teamed with Michael Redlicki. In the first round, they defeated compatriots Bobby Reynolds 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.