He won both the singles and doubles titles at the USTA 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.

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

That year, Novikov also captured his first two titles on the ATP Challenger Tour in back-to-back weeks.

[1] During the 2016 season, Novikov made his debut at Wimbledon by qualifying for the main draw.