Alex Corretja vs Jiri Novak — Estoril Round of 16
Estoril · ATP · Round of 16
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 8 April 1996 ·
clay
Corretja A.6-4 6-2
Novak J.
Corretja A.
662
Novak J.
420
Alex Corretja defeated Jiri Novak 6-4 6-2 in the Estoril round of 16 on clay. The upset overturned the form book — Jiri Novak came in leading the head-to-head 3–2. Alex Corretja narrowed the head-to-head to 3–3.
Key context
- Match story: Alex Corretja dropped just 6 games past Jiri Novak.
Head to head
2–3| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001-10-15 | Stuttgart Masters | R32 | carpet | Jiri Novak | 3-6 6-2 6-2 |
| 2001-07-09 | Gstaad | SF | clay | Jiri Novak | 3-6 6-3 6-4 |
| 2000-05-08 | Rome Masters | R32 | clay | Alex Corretja | 6-3 7-6 |
| 2000-03-20 | Miami Masters | R64 | hard | Jiri Novak | 6-7 6-1 6-1 |
| 1997-07-07 | Gstaad | R32 | clay | Alex Corretja | 6-3 7-5 |
Statistics
This season1st serve in·Slight edge
54%
65%
1st serve points won·Even
70%
69%
2nd serve points won·Even
52%
50%
Service points won·Even
62%
62%
Return points won·Even
40%
40%
Break points saved·Even
59%
59%
Aces / match·Even
4.5
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.
Conditions
Court speed
Slowlow bounce, long rallies
SlowFast