Jiri Novak vs Thomas Johansson — Rotterdam Round of 32
Rotterdam · ATP · Round of 32
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 14 February 2000
hard
Novak J.4-6 6-3 6-2
Johansson T.
Novak J.
4662
Johansson T.
6321
Jiri Novak defeated Thomas Johansson 4-6 6-3 6-2 in the Rotterdam round of 32 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Thomas Johansson came in leading the head-to-head 4–0, but Jiri Novak had been the form player, winning 3 of their last 7 on hard. Jiri Novak claimed a first win over Thomas Johansson in five meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 4–1.
Key context
- Match story: Jiri Novak dropped the opening set before beating Thomas Johansson 4–6 6–3 6–2.
Head to head
0–4| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005-03-21 | Miami Masters | R16 | hard | Thomas Johansson | 7-6(2) 6-2 |
| 2002-01-14 | Australian Open | SF | hard | Thomas Johansson | 7-6(5) 0-6 4-6 6-3 6-4 |
| 2001-02-09 | Davis Cup WG R1: SWE vs CZE | RR | carpet | Thomas Johansson | 7-6(0) 6-3 6-7(4) 6-2 |
| 1998-10-19 | Ostrava | R16 | carpet | Thomas Johansson | 6-4 7-5 |
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·Slight edge
65%
57%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
69%
76%
2nd serve points won·Even
50%
52%
Service points won·Even
62%
65%
Return points won·Slight edge
40%
35%
Break points saved·Even
59%
63%
Aces / match·Dominant
4.3
8.9
Double faults / match·Slight edge
2.0
2.4
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Conditions
Court speed
Mediumbalanced pace
SlowFast
Weather
5°CPartly cloudy
Wind 15 km/hHumidity 86%
Draw
Quarter-finals
Henman T.
Hrbaty D.
7-636-2
Golmard J.
Norman M.
6-46-3
Kafelnikov Y.
Rusedski G.
6-736-46-4
Pioline C.
Kiefer N.
2-66-37-5
R16
Kafelnikov Y.
Escude N.
6-36-3
Hrbaty D.
Bjorkman J.
7-636-3
Henman T.
Santoro F.
6-27-5
Norman M.
Wessels P.
6-46-3
Pioline C.
Grosjean S.
7-656-736-3
Kiefer N.
Novak J.
5-76-27-63
Golmard J.
Siemerink J.
6-47-64
Rusedski G.
Dewulf F.
7-636-4
R32
Novak J.
Johansson T.
4-66-36-2
Grosjean S.
Medvedev A.
7-56-3
Pioline C.
Voinea A.
6-26-3
Norman M.
Schalken S.
6-36-746-3
Hrbaty D.
Safin M.
4-66-17-67
Kafelnikov Y.
Kulti N.
6-26-2
Henman T.
Martin A.
6-26-2
Wessels P.
Pavel A.
6-46-736-4
Golmard J.
Zabaleta M.
6-26-3
Bjorkman J.
Lapentti N.
7-656-2
Rusedski G.
Kucera K.
6-27-5
Escude N.
Prinosil D.
6-46-1
Santoro F.
Alami K.
7-56-4
Dewulf F.
Ivanisevic G.
6-32-66-4
Siemerink J.
Enqvist T.
6-37-65
Kiefer N.
Vacek D.
6-26-4