Sergi Bruguera vs Jiri Novak — Mallorca Round of 32

Mallorca · ATP · Round of 32
ESP
Sergi Bruguera
55 yrs · 188 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLLLLLLWL
0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 28 September 1998
grass
CZE
Jiri Novak
51 yrs · 190 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLLWWWLWW
Bruguera S.
6-3 6-3
Novak J.
Bruguera S.
662
Novak J.
33–

Sergi Bruguera defeated Jiri Novak 6-3 6-3 in the Mallorca round of 32 on grass. The upset overturned the form book — Jiri Novak came in leading the head-to-head 2–1. Sergi Bruguera narrowed the head-to-head to 2–2.

Key context

Head to head

1–2
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
1998-08-10San MarinoR32clayJiri Novak7-5 5-7 7-5
1997-11-03MoscowR32hardJiri Novak2-6 6-1 6-4
1997-08-04Cincinnati MastersR16hardSergi Bruguera7-6(5) 6-3

Serve vs return

This season
Bruguera S.serving75% hold

wins 61% of points on serve vs Novak J.

Novak J.serving81% hold

wins 64% of points on serve vs Bruguera S.

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
Bruguera S.Novak J.
1st serve in·Slight edge
57%
65%
1st serve points won·Even
68%
69%
2nd serve points won·Slight edge
45%
50%
Service points won·Even
59%
62%
Return points won·Even
40%
40%
Break points saved·Even
56%
59%
Aces / match·Even
4.0
4.3
Double faults / match·Clear edge
3.0
2.0

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (110 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Conditions

Court speed
Fastbig serves, short points
SlowFast

Draw

Final
Kuerten G.
Moya C.
6-756-26-3
Semi-finals
Moya C.
Vicente F.
6-16-2
Kuerten G.
Muster T.
7-57-5
Quarter-finals
Moya C.
Schiessling T.
7-56-4
Vicente F.
Carbonell T.
3-67-666-4
Muster T.
Haas T.
3-66-36-4
Kuerten G.
Bruguera S.
6-46-4
R16
Vicente F.
Costa A.
7-654-66-3
Moya C.
Dosedel S.
6-46-4
Carbonell T.
Puerta M.
7-661-66-1
Muster T.
Marin J.
6-36-2
Haas T.
Berasategui A.
5-76-16-4
Kuerten G.
Serrano O.
6-16-1
Bruguera S.
Corretja A.
7-656-3
Schiessling T.
Vemic D.
4-66-46-3
R32
Vicente F.
Alonso J.
6-11-1
Kuerten G.
Van Herck J.
7-641-0
Carbonell T.
Gustafsson M.
6-34-66-4
Puerta M.
Sanchez J.
6-36-756-4
Corretja A.
Hrbaty D.
5-76-36-3
Bruguera S.
Novak J.
6-36-3
Costa A.
Ilie A.
6-16-3
Vemic D.
Clavet F.
7-54-66-2
Schiessling T.
Safin M.
6-766-47-66
Dosedel S.
Costa C.
6-46-3
Moya C.
Moldovan I.
6-47-611
Serrano O.
Squillari F.
6-36-1
Berasategui A.
Lapentti N.
6-26-4
Haas T.
Ulihrach B.
6-13-66-2
Marin J.
Pavel A.
6-23-66-4
Muster T.
Blanco G.
6-46-2