Richard Krajicek vs Jiri Novak — Cincinnati Masters Round of 64

Cincinnati Masters · ATP · Round of 64
NED
Richard Krajicek
54 yrs · 196 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWWLWWLLL
0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 5 August 2002
hard
CZE
Jiri Novak
51 yrs · 190 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLLWWWLWW
Krajicek R.
6-4 6-4
Novak J.
Krajicek R.
662
Novak J.
44–

Richard Krajicek defeated Jiri Novak 6-4 6-4 in the Cincinnati Masters round of 64 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Jiri Novak came in leading the head-to-head 2–0, defending last year's round of 32. Richard Krajicek claimed a first win over Jiri Novak in three meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 2–1.

Key context

  • Match story: Richard Krajicek edged a tight contest from start to finish — 6–4 6–4.

Head to head

0–2
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2002-08-26US OpenR128hardJiri Novak6-1 5-4 RET
1997-02-10DubaiQFhardJiri Novak6-2 6-2

Serve vs return

This season
Krajicek R.serving83% hold

wins 65% of points on serve vs Novak J.

Novak J.serving86% hold

wins 67% of points on serve vs Krajicek R.

Serve-dominated — both hold easily, expect tiebreaks

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
Krajicek R.Novak J.
1st serve in·Clear edge
53%
65%
1st serve points won·Clear edge
81%
69%
2nd serve points won·Even
49%
50%
Service points won·Even
66%
62%
Return points won·Slight edge
34%
40%
Break points saved·Slight edge
64%
59%
Aces / match·Dominant
14.0
4.3
Double faults / match·Dominant
6.0
2.0

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (33 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-fastrewards aggression
SlowFast
Weather
33°COvercast
Wind 6 km/hHumidity 41%

Draw

Final
Moya C.
Hewitt L.
7-57-65
Semi-finals
Moya C.
Ferrero J.
6-36-4
Hewitt L.
Gonzalez F.
6-737-56-2
Quarter-finals
Gonzalez F.
Roddick A.
7-647-66
Ferrero J.
Arthurs W.
6-47-62
Moya C.
Schuettler R.
7-636-1
Hewitt L.
Agassi A.
7-56-3
R16
Arthurs W.
Robredo T.
7-634-66-4
Moya C.
Chang M.
6-46-3
Ferrero J.
Dent T.
6-756-17-64
Hewitt L.
Nieminen J.
2-66-26-3
Gonzalez F.
Krajicek R.
6-23-66-3
Schuettler R.
Malisse X.
6-46-3
Roddick A.
Ferreira W.
6-36-2
Agassi A.
Enqvist T.
6-47-5
R32
Hewitt L.
Sanguinetti D.
5-0
Moya C.
Schalken S.
6-26-4
Robredo T.
Rusedski G.
6-23-66-3
Arthurs W.
Sampras P.
4-66-37-64
Dent T.
Rios M.
6-26-3
Ferrero J.
Blake J.
6-44-66-4
Chang M.
Vicente F.
5-77-646-0
Malisse X.
Ljubicic I.
4-67-677-67
Schuettler R.
Gambill J.
6-727-56-3
Ferreira W.
Costa A.
7-666-2
Roddick A.
Kiefer N.
6-46-3
Krajicek R.
Philippoussis M.
7-676-2
Gonzalez F.
Henman T.
7-636-2
Agassi A.
Coria G.
6-06-2
Nieminen J.
Lee H.
6-23-67-5
Enqvist T.
Hrbaty D.
6-36-2
R64
Ferreira W.
Zabaleta M.
7-637-63
Henman T.
Kuerten G.
6-36-4
Dent T.
Johansson T.
6-46-3
Rusedski G.
Safin M.
7-676-2
Robredo T.
Martin T.
4-66-47-61
Arthurs W.
Okun N.
6-37-63
Sampras P.
Canas G.
5-77-666-3
Agassi A.
El Aynaoui Y.
6-44-66-4
Rios M.
Gaudio G.
6-36-2
Sanguinetti D.
Bjorkman J.
3-66-16-2
Hewitt L.
Ginepri R.
6-06-0
Hrbaty D.
Grosjean S.
6-33-66-4
Nieminen J.
Nalbandian D.
3-66-36-4
Blake J.
Pavel A.
6-47-69
Gonzalez F.
Clement A.
6-46-2
Ferrero J.
Delgado R.
7-616-1
Philippoussis M.
Santoro F.
4-67-626-3
Chang M.
Haas T.
6-36-2
Vicente F.
Morrison J.
6-46-1
Schalken S.
Mantilla F.
7-634-66-3
Moya C.
Saulnier C.
6-36-3
Ljubicic I.
Federer R.
2-66-46-3
Malisse X.
Boutter J.
6-747-646-4
Gambill J.
Norman M.
6-46-2
Schuettler R.
Kafelnikov Y.
6-36-2
Krajicek R.
Novak J.
6-46-4
Costa A.
Lapentti N.
4-67-646-4
Roddick A.
Kratochvil M.
6-36-3
Kiefer N.
Mirnyi M.
6-37-66
Enqvist T.
Koubek S.
6-46-0
Lee H.
Ulihrach B.
6-37-5
Coria G.
Chela J.
6-36-4