Nicolas Kiefer vs Jiri Novak — Dubai Round of 32

Dubai · ATP · Round of 32
GER
Nicolas Kiefer
49 yrs · 183 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWLLWLLWL
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 9 February 1998
hard
CZE
Jiri Novak
51 yrs · 190 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLLWWWLWW
Kiefer N.
6-1 1-6 6-3
Novak J.
Kiefer N.
6162
Novak J.
1631

Nicolas Kiefer defeated Jiri Novak 6-1 1-6 6-3 in the Dubai round of 32 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Jiri Novak came in defending last year's semi-final. Nicolas Kiefer extended the head-to-head to 4–3.

Key context

  • Match story: Nicolas Kiefer closed it out in three sets, 6–1 1–6 6–3.

Head to head

3–3
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2002-01-14Australian OpenR128hardJiri Novak6-1 6-0 6-4
2001-02-19RotterdamR32hardNicolas Kiefer6-2 6-4
2000-07-31Canada MastersR32hardJiri Novak6-2 7-5
2000-02-14RotterdamR16hardNicolas Kiefer5-7 6-2 7-6(3)
1999-10-04BaselR16hardNicolas Kiefer6-3 6-7(2) 6-1
1998-10-19OstravaR32carpetJiri Novak7-6(5) 0-6 7-6(2)

Serve vs return

This season
Kiefer N.serving80% hold

wins 63% of points on serve vs Novak J.

Novak J.serving78% hold

wins 62% of points on serve vs Kiefer N.

Even serve battle

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
Kiefer N.Novak J.
1st serve in·Clear edge
53%
65%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
76%
69%
2nd serve points won·Even
50%
50%
Service points won·Even
64%
62%
Return points won·Even
39%
40%
Break points saved·Even
60%
59%
Aces / match·Dominant
7.5
4.3
Double faults / match·Clear edge
3.3
2.0

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

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-fastrewards aggression
SlowFast
Weather
28°CClear
Wind 14 km/hHumidity 44%

Draw

Final
Corretja A.
Mantilla F.
7-606-1
Semi-finals
Corretja A.
Bjorkman J.
6-36-3
Mantilla F.
Ferreira W.
7-6104-66-4
Quarter-finals
Bjorkman J.
Moya C.
7-636-1
Mantilla F.
Berasategui A.
6-46-4
Corretja A.
Costa C.
7-615-76-4
Ferreira W.
Kiefer N.
6-36-2
R16
Mantilla F.
Becker B.
W/O
Bjorkman J.
Norman M.
7-686-2
Kiefer N.
Muster T.
7-656-4
Berasategui A.
Arazi H.
6-37-63
Corretja A.
Sinner M.
6-46-3
Costa C.
Tarango J.
1-66-26-3
Moya C.
Costa A.
7-636-2
Ferreira W.
Steven B.
2-66-46-3
R32
Steven B.
Rios M.
6-36-3
Moya C.
Ivanisevic G.
6-36-3
Costa A.
Burrieza O.
6-36-4
Norman M.
Portas A.
6-24-66-3
Bjorkman J.
Nainkin D.
6-16-3
Corretja A.
Alonso J.
6-16-2
Sinner M.
Norval P.
7-56-3
Costa C.
Ulihrach B.
7-676-3
Tarango J.
Bruguera S.
6-36-3
Mantilla F.
Alami K.
6-46-2
Ferreira W.
Sanchez J.
6-736-37-5
Kiefer N.
Novak J.
6-11-66-3
Muster T.
Stolle S.
6-36-746-4
Arazi H.
Kafelnikov Y.
6-26-1
Berasategui A.
Kitinov A.
6-16-3
Becker B.
Henman T.
7-56-0