Jiri Novak vs Andrew Ilie — Adelaide Round of 32

Adelaide · ATP · Round of 32
CZE
Jiri Novak
51 yrs · 190 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLLWWWLWW
0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 4 January 1999
hard
AUS
Andrew Ilie
50 yrs · 180 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLLLLLLLL
Novak J.
6-2 6-1
Ilie A.
Novak J.
662
Ilie A.
21–

Jiri Novak defeated Andrew Ilie 6-2 6-1 in the Adelaide round of 32 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Andrew Ilie came in leading the head-to-head 2–0, but Jiri Novak had been the form player, winning 2 of their last 5 on hard. Jiri Novak claimed a first win over Andrew Ilie in three meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 2–1.

Key context

Head to head

0–2
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2000-01-17Australian OpenR64hardAndrew Ilie6-3 7-6(5) 6-7(4) 6-4
1999-02-15MemphisR16hardAndrew Ilie6-4 4-6 6-4

Serve vs return

This season
Novak J.serving83% hold

wins 65% of points on serve vs Ilie A.

Ilie A.serving72% hold

wins 59% of points on serve vs Novak J.

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
Novak J.Ilie A.
1st serve in·Slight edge
65%
55%
1st serve points won·Even
69%
69%
2nd serve points won·Even
50%
50%
Service points won·Even
62%
60%
Return points won·Even
40%
36%
Break points saved·Even
59%
60%
Aces / match·Slight edge
4.3
5.2
Double faults / match·Clear edge
2.0
3.4

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 158). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Conditions

Court speed
Fastbig serves, short points
SlowFast
Weather
35°CClear
Wind 8 km/hHumidity 29%

Draw

Final
Enqvist T.
Hewitt L.
4-66-16-2
Semi-finals
Hewitt L.
Stoltenberg J.
6-16-3
Enqvist T.
Draper S.
6-37-5
Quarter-finals
Hewitt L.
Dosedel S.
4-66-46-2
Enqvist T.
Hrbaty D.
6-26-4
Draper S.
Tebbutt M.
6-776-47-65
Stoltenberg J.
Black B.
6-36-2
R16
Hrbaty D.
Gross O.
W/O
Tebbutt M.
Kuerten G.
6-727-657-63
Stoltenberg J.
Pozzi G.
6-36-2
Enqvist T.
Prinosil D.
6-26-3
Hewitt L.
Novak J.
7-622-66-4
Dosedel S.
Rafter P.
7-56-4
Draper S.
Chang M.
6-37-66
Black B.
Pavel A.
6-36-2
R32
Kuerten G.
Golmard J.
7-56-1
Novak J.
Ilie A.
6-26-1
Dosedel S.
Courier J.
7-56-3
Draper S.
Gimelstob J.
3-67-666-3
Rafter P.
Suzuki T.
6-36-0
Tebbutt M.
Lareau S.
6-33-66-1
Chang M.
Grosjean S.
6-33-66-3
Gross O.
Draper M.
6-26-0
Pozzi G.
Woodbridge T.
6-46-2
Black B.
Spadea V.
1-67-666-2
Prinosil D.
Voinea A.
7-604-66-2
Pavel A.
Tillstrom M.
6-36-3
Enqvist T.
Woodforde M.
0-66-46-4
Hrbaty D.
Puerta M.
4-66-17-5
Stoltenberg J.
Di Pasquale A.
6-16-4
Hewitt L.
Kiefer N.
7-56-4