Patrick Rafter vs Jiri Novak — Ostrava Round of 16
Ostrava · ATP · Round of 16
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 9 October 1995 ·
carpet
Rafter P.6-3 6-2
Novak J.
Rafter P.
662
Novak J.
320
Patrick Rafter defeated Jiri Novak 6-3 6-2 in the Ostrava round of 16 on carpet. The upset overturned the form book — Jiri Novak came in leading the head-to-head 2–1. Patrick Rafter narrowed the head-to-head to 2–2.
Key context
- Match story: Patrick Rafter dropped just 5 games past Jiri Novak.
Head to head
1–2| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000-07-31 | Canada Masters | QF | hard | Jiri Novak | 3-6 7-6 6-2 |
| 1999-08-02 | Canada Masters | R16 | hard | Patrick Rafter | 6-3 6-4 |
| 1996-01-01 | Adelaide | R32 | hard | Jiri Novak | 6-4 6-4 |
Statistics
This season1st serve in·Even
65%
65%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
77%
69%
2nd serve points won·Even
54%
50%
Service points won·Slight edge
69%
62%
Return points won·Even
39%
40%
Break points saved·Slight edge
66%
59%
Aces / match·Clear edge
7.1
4.3
Double faults / match·Clear edge
3.1
2.0
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.