Gianluca Pozzi vs Jiri Novak — Beijing Round of 32

Beijing · ATP · Round of 32
ITA
Gianluca Pozzi
61 yrs · 180 cm · Left-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWLLLLLLW
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 29 September 1997
hard
CZE
Jiri Novak
51 yrs · 190 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLLWWWLWW
Pozzi G.
7-6 3-6 7-6
Novak J.
Pozzi G.
773772
Novak J.
646651

Gianluca Pozzi defeated Jiri Novak 7-6 3-6 7-6 in the Beijing round of 32 on hard. The result followed the form book — Gianluca Pozzi came in leading the head-to-head 3–1. Gianluca Pozzi extended the head-to-head to 4–1.

Key context

  • Match story: Gianluca Pozzi closed it out in three sets, 7–6 3–6 7–6.

Head to head

3–1
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2001-02-26DubaiR32hardJiri Novak6-4 6-1
2000-09-18Sydney OlympicsR64hardGianluca Pozzi6-1 6-2
2000-06-26WimbledonR128grassGianluca Pozzi6-3 6-4 3-6 6-1
2000-03-20Miami MastersR32hardGianluca Pozzi6-3 7-5

Serve vs return

This season
Pozzi G.serving74% hold

wins 60% of points on serve vs Novak J.

Novak J.serving80% hold

wins 63% of points on serve vs Pozzi G.

Serve advantage — Novak J.

Each player's serve crossed against the other's return, converted to expected hold of serve. Recent completed matches, ATP, WTA & Challenger. About

Statistics

This season
Pozzi G.Novak J.
1st serve in·Clear edge
47%
65%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
75%
69%
2nd serve points won·Even
48%
50%
Service points won·Even
61%
62%
Return points won·Even
38%
40%
Break points saved·Even
59%
59%
Aces / match·Slight edge
5.2
4.3
Double faults / match·Slight edge
2.6
2.0

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (177 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Conditions

Court speed
Mediumbalanced pace
SlowFast
Weather
24°CMainly clear
Wind 6 km/hHumidity 43%

Draw

Final
Courier J.
Gustafsson M.
7-6103-66-3
Semi-finals
Courier J.
Johansson T.
6-36-4
Gustafsson M.
Carlsen K.
6-26-4
Quarter-finals
Carlsen K.
Obrien A.
7-55-77-64
Johansson T.
Pozzi G.
6-26-4
Gustafsson M.
Black B.
6-46-3
Courier J.
Kroslak J.
6-46-3
R16
Pozzi G.
Stafford G.
6-46-1
Obrien A.
Furlan R.
7-616-4
Johansson T.
Paes L.
7-56-1
Kroslak J.
Wilkinson C.
6-36-766-1
Courier J.
Ondruska M.
6-46-3
Gustafsson M.
Rikl D.
6-26-4
Black B.
Gimelstob J.
3-67-56-4
Carlsen K.
Tillstrom M.
6-26-0
R32
Wilkinson C.
McEnroe P.
4-66-27-64
Courier J.
Radulescu A.
6-36-4
Ondruska M.
Fredriksson P.
5-76-36-0
Kroslak J.
Reneberg R.
3-66-37-63
Stafford G.
Stark J.
6-15-76-3
Pozzi G.
Novak J.
7-643-67-65
Gustafsson M.
Sinner M.
7-631-67-65
Rikl D.
Wheaton D.
7-56-3
Gimelstob J.
Tebbutt M.
4-66-36-4
Black B.
Damm Sr M.
6-46-4
Tillstrom M.
Xia J.
7-606-4
Paes L.
Reichel A.
6-43-66-3
Johansson T.
Kulti N.
7-56-3
Furlan R.
Kiefer N.
6-46-2
Obrien A.
Draper S.
3-66-47-67
Carlsen K.
Woodforde M.
6-47-63