Jiri Novak vs Albert Costa — Cincinnati Masters Round of 32
Cincinnati Masters · ATP · Round of 32
0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 9 August 1999
hard
Novak J.7-6 7-6
Costa A.
Novak J.
77782
Costa A.
6366–
Jiri Novak defeated Albert Costa 7-6 7-6 in the Cincinnati Masters round of 32 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Albert Costa came in leading the head-to-head 5–0, defending last year's round of 32. Jiri Novak claimed a first win over Albert Costa in six meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 5–1.
Key context
- Match story: Jiri Novak won all two sets in tiebreaks against Albert Costa.
Head to head
0–5| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004-05-03 | Rome Masters | QF | clay | Albert Costa | 6-4 6-2 |
| 2000-10-30 | Stuttgart Masters | R64 | carpet | Albert Costa | 7-5 6-7(4) 7-6(3) |
| 2000-07-10 | Gstaad | QF | clay | Albert Costa | 6-3 6-1 |
| 1999-04-19 | Monte Carlo Masters | R16 | clay | Albert Costa | 4-6 6-2 6-4 |
| 1998-04-06 | Estoril | R16 | clay | Albert Costa | 6-3 6-4 |
Serve vs return
This seasonEven 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 season1st serve in·Even
65%
63%
1st serve points won·Even
69%
68%
2nd serve points won·Even
50%
52%
Service points won·Even
62%
62%
Return points won·Even
40%
38%
Break points saved·Even
59%
60%
Aces / match·Even
4.3
4.5
Double faults / match·Even
2.0
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
21°CClear
Wind 7 km/hHumidity 49%
Draw
Quarter-finals
Rafter P.
Chang M.
6-26-1
Kafelnikov Y.
Henman T.
7-57-5
Agassi A.
Kuerten G.
6-27-610
Sampras P.
Krajicek R.
6-46-2
R16
Agassi A.
Novak J.
7-637-65
Kuerten G.
Haas T.
7-57-5
Henman T.
Kiefer N.
6-46-1
Kafelnikov Y.
Woodruff C.
6-46-4
Chang M.
Pioline C.
6-16-4
Rafter P.
Lapentti N.
6-26-3
Sampras P.
Schuettler R.
7-57-62
Krajicek R.
Gimelstob J.
6-46-2
R32
Novak J.
Costa A.
7-637-66
Pioline C.
Courier J.
6-757-642-0
Kiefer N.
Goldstein P.
2-66-47-610
Rafter P.
Vacek D.
7-636-3
Sampras P.
Siemerink J.
7-696-4
Schuettler R.
Larsson M.
7-57-65
Gimelstob J.
Martin T.
6-46-4
Krajicek R.
Ljubicic I.
6-16-3
Agassi A.
Di Pasquale A.
6-46-1
Haas T.
Santoro F.
6-06-716-3
Kuerten G.
Martin A.
6-26-3
Henman T.
Van Lottum J.
6-26-1
Woodruff C.
Enqvist T.
6-17-5
Kafelnikov Y.
Bjorkman J.
6-16-4
Chang M.
Corretja A.
6-36-756-2
Lapentti N.
Gambill J.
6-07-63
R64
Schuettler R.
Johansson T.
6-43-4
Van Lottum J.
Black W.
6-36-2
Martin A.
Prinosil D.
7-636-3
Santoro F.
Black B.
7-656-3
Novak J.
Pretzsch A.
6-737-56-3
Costa A.
Ilie A.
6-43-66-2
Siemerink J.
Kroslak J.
6-16-2
Larsson M.
Clement A.
7-656-0
Haas T.
Malisse X.
7-56-2
Martin T.
Delgado R.
6-45-76-2
Gimelstob J.
Stoltenberg J.
6-26-3
Ljubicic I.
Reneberg R.
7-626-4
Lapentti N.
Spadea V.
6-26-2
Pioline C.
Moya C.
6-46-1
Courier J.
Ivanisevic G.
7-616-2
Chang M.
Safin M.
6-36-4
Bjorkman J.
Pavel A.
6-47-5
Woodruff C.
Ferreira W.
6-36-4
Di Pasquale A.
Washington M.
6-46-3
Gambill J.
Schalken S.
4-66-36-4
Vacek D.
Mamiit C.
6-46-4
Enqvist T.
Arthurs W.
7-57-61
Kiefer N.
Grosjean S.
7-56-3
Goldstein P.
Woodforde M.
6-36-2