Jiri Novak vs Patrick Rafter — Adelaide Round of 32
Adelaide · ATP · Round of 32
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 1 January 1996 ·
hard
Novak J.6-4 6-4
Rafter P.
Novak J.
662
Rafter P.
440
Jiri Novak defeated Patrick Rafter 6-4 6-4 in the Adelaide round of 32 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Patrick Rafter came in leading the head-to-head 2–1, defending last year's quarter-final. Jiri Novak narrowed the head-to-head to 2–2.
Key context
- Match story: Jiri Novak edged a tight contest from start to finish — 6–4 6–4.
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 |
| 1995-10-09 | Ostrava | R16 | carpet | Patrick Rafter | 6-3 6-2 |
Statistics
This season1st serve in·Even
65%
65%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
69%
77%
2nd serve points won·Even
50%
54%
Service points won·Slight edge
62%
69%
Return points won·Even
40%
39%
Break points saved·Slight edge
59%
66%
Aces / match·Clear edge
4.3
7.1
Double faults / match·Clear edge
2.0
3.1
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Conditions
Court speed
Fastbig serves, short points
SlowFast