Nicolas Kiefer vs Jiri Novak — Rotterdam Round of 16
Rotterdam · ATP · Round of 16
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 14 February 2000
hard
Kiefer N.5-7 6-2 7-6
Novak J.
Kiefer N.
56772
Novak J.
72631
Nicolas Kiefer defeated Jiri Novak 5-7 6-2 7-6 in the Rotterdam round of 16 on hard. The result followed the form book — Nicolas Kiefer came in defending last year's round of 32. Nicolas Kiefer extended the head-to-head to 4–3.
Key context
- Match story: Nicolas Kiefer dropped the opening set before beating Jiri Novak 5–7 6–2 7–6.
Head to head
3–3| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002-01-14 | Australian Open | R128 | hard | Jiri Novak | 6-1 6-0 6-4 |
| 2001-02-19 | Rotterdam | R32 | hard | Nicolas Kiefer | 6-2 6-4 |
| 2000-07-31 | Canada Masters | R32 | hard | Jiri Novak | 6-2 7-5 |
| 1999-10-04 | Basel | R16 | hard | Nicolas Kiefer | 6-3 6-7(2) 6-1 |
| 1998-10-19 | Ostrava | R32 | carpet | Jiri Novak | 7-6(5) 0-6 7-6(2) |
| 1998-02-09 | Dubai | R32 | hard | Nicolas Kiefer | 6-1 1-6 6-3 |
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·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
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