UMPIRY

Jiri Novak vs Patrick Rafter — Adelaide Round of 32

AdelaideR32HardMon 1 JanFinal
Jiri NovakCZE
Patrick RafterAUS
SetsGames2
66
0
44

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 1–0, defending last year's quarter-final. Jiri Novak claimed a first win over Patrick Rafter in two meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 1–1.

Key context

  • Match story: Jiri Novak edged a tight contest from start to finish — 6–4 6–4.

How the match was decided

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Novak J. took it in straight sets.

Match statistics

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Common opponents

0 shared · last 12 months
No common opponents in the last 12 months. Surface form and ELO carry more weight here.

Head-to-head

2 meetings · level 1–1
11

Hard: Novak J. leads 1–0 · Carpet: Rafter P. leads 1–0

Draw

Closing odds

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Player context

Before the match
Novak J.Rafter P.1 769ELO1 9381 740Hard ELO1 8466–4Last 105–520Age23190 cmHeight185 cmRightPlaysRight