Jiri Novak vs Gianluca Pozzi — Dubai Round of 32

Dubai · ATP · Round of 32
CZE
Jiri Novak
51 yrs · 190 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLLWWWLWW
0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 26 February 2001
hard
ITA
Gianluca Pozzi
61 yrs · 180 cm · Left-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWLLLLLLW
Novak J.
6-4 6-1
Pozzi G.
Novak J.
662
Pozzi G.
41–

Jiri Novak defeated Gianluca Pozzi 6-4 6-1 in the Dubai round of 32 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Gianluca Pozzi came in leading the head-to-head 4–0. Jiri Novak claimed a first win over Gianluca Pozzi in five meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 4–1.

Key context

Head to head

0–4
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2000-09-18Sydney OlympicsR64hardGianluca Pozzi6-1 6-2
2000-06-26WimbledonR128grassGianluca Pozzi6-3 6-4 3-6 6-1
2000-03-20Miami MastersR32hardGianluca Pozzi6-3 7-5
1997-09-29BeijingR32hardGianluca Pozzi7-6(4) 3-6 7-6(5)

Serve vs return

This season
Novak J.serving82% hold

wins 64% of points on serve vs Pozzi G.

Pozzi G.serving70% 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.Pozzi G.
1st serve in·Clear edge
65%
43%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
69%
74%
2nd serve points won·Even
50%
47%
Service points won·Even
62%
59%
Return points won·Even
40%
37%
Break points saved·Even
59%
61%
Aces / match·Even
4.3
4.7
Double faults / match·Clear edge
2.0
3.0

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 29). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-fastrewards aggression
SlowFast
Weather
23°CMainly clear
Wind 21 km/hHumidity 46%

Draw

Final
Ferrero J.
Safin M.
6-23-1
Semi-finals
Ferrero J.
Hrbaty D.
5-77-646-3
Safin M.
Johansson T.
6-707-646-3
Quarter-finals
Safin M.
Medvedev A.
6-16-2
Ferrero J.
Norman M.
6-24-66-4
Hrbaty D.
Burgsmuller L.
7-56-4
Johansson T.
Mirnyi M.
6-46-4
R16
Burgsmuller L.
Escude N.
6-2
Mirnyi M.
Voltchkov V.
6-16-4
Ferrero J.
Novak J.
6-36-4
Norman M.
Pavel A.
1-66-37-62
Medvedev A.
Rafter P.
7-614-66-1
Hrbaty D.
Ulihrach B.
5-77-636-3
Johansson T.
Kafelnikov Y.
7-647-5
Safin M.
Boutter J.
7-57-65
R32
Ulihrach B.
Golmard J.
6-3
Norman M.
Tarango J.
6-46-4
Johansson T.
Schuettler R.
6-26-1
Medvedev A.
Nestor D.
6-37-611
Kafelnikov Y.
Dosedel S.
7-636-2
Boutter J.
Eagle J.
7-51-66-1
Safin M.
Prinosil D.
7-56-2
Rafter P.
Kiefer N.
6-26-4
Pavel A.
Awadhy O.
6-16-2
Novak J.
Pozzi G.
6-46-1
Ferrero J.
Bjorkman J.
6-46-3
Burgsmuller L.
Corretja A.
6-46-2
Escude N.
Kucera K.
4-66-47-62
Hrbaty D.
Behrend T.
6-46-777-65
Mirnyi M.
Pioline C.
7-687-5
Voltchkov V.
Ilie A.
6-46-3