Goran Ivanisevic vs Jiri Novak — Split Quarter-final

Split · ATP · Quarter-final
CRO
Goran Ivanisevic
54 yrs · 193 cm · Left-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWLLLLLLW
0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 2 February 1998
carpet
CZE
Jiri Novak
51 yrs · 190 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLLWWWLWW
Ivanisevic G.
7-6 7-6
Novak J.
Ivanisevic G.
777112
Novak J.
6569–

Goran Ivanisevic defeated Jiri Novak 7-6 7-6 in the Split quarter-final on carpet. Goran Ivanisevic extended the head-to-head to 3–2.

Key context

Head to head

2–2
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2001-03-19Miami MastersR128hardGoran Ivanisevic6-3 6-4
2000-10-23MoscowR32hardJiri Novak3-6 6-3 6-4
1999-10-25Stuttgart MastersR64carpetJiri Novak6-2 3-6 7-6(2)
1997-02-10DubaiSFhardGoran Ivanisevic6-1 3-6 6-3

Serve vs return

This season
Ivanisevic G.serving83% hold

wins 65% of points on serve vs Novak J.

Novak J.serving88% hold

wins 68% of points on serve vs Ivanisevic G.

Serve-dominated — both hold easily, expect tiebreaks

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
Ivanisevic G.Novak J.
1st serve in·Slight edge
55%
65%
1st serve points won·Clear edge
81%
69%
2nd serve points won·Even
48%
50%
Service points won·Even
66%
62%
Return points won·Slight edge
33%
40%
Break points saved·Even
63%
59%
Aces / match·Dominant
15.0
4.3
Double faults / match·Dominant
6.5
2.0

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

Draw

Final
Ivanisevic G.
Rusedski G.
7-637-65
Semi-finals
Rusedski G.
Rosset M.
6-737-657-65
Ivanisevic G.
Sinner M.
6-37-63
Quarter-finals
Ivanisevic G.
Novak J.
7-657-69
Sinner M.
Carlsen K.
5-76-37-60
Rosset M.
Schuettler R.
6-26-2
Rusedski G.
Damm Sr M.
6-16-4
R16
Damm Sr M.
Siemerink J.
6-46-3
Carlsen K.
Medvedev A.
6-36-726-1
Sinner M.
Sanguinetti D.
6-23-66-3
Rosset M.
Vasek R.
6-36-1
Schuettler R.
Merinov A.
6-16-0
Rusedski G.
Kroslak J.
6-46-3
Ivanisevic G.
Becker B.
7-666-776-4
Novak J.
Benfele Alvarez E.
6-17-5
R32
Sanguinetti D.
Radulescu A.
1-64-4
Medvedev A.
Calatrava A.
6-757-696-3
Carlsen K.
Dreekmann H.
6-23-66-1
Merinov A.
Moldovan I.
6-46-4
Schuettler R.
Henman T.
6-31-66-3
Damm Sr M.
Sanchez J.
6-37-61
Siemerink J.
Fredriksson P.
7-646-1
Kroslak J.
Marin J.
7-56-3
Rusedski G.
Pozzi G.
6-36-4
Becker B.
Bergh F.
6-37-65
Ivanisevic G.
Prinosil D.
7-666-4
Benfele Alvarez E.
Vicente F.
6-46-2
Novak J.
Knippschild J.
6-36-777-5
Rosset M.
Furlan R.
3-66-26-3
Sinner M.
Johansson T.
7-656-4
Vasek R.
Pescariu D.
6-46-4