Paul Henri Mathieu vs Jiri Novak — Moscow Round of 16
Moscow · ATP · Round of 16
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 30 September 2002
hard
Mathieu P.4-6 6-3 6-4
Novak J.
Mathieu P.
4662
Novak J.
6341
Paul Henri Mathieu defeated Jiri Novak 4-6 6-3 6-4 in the Moscow round of 16 on hard. The result followed the form book — Paul Henri Mathieu came in leading the head-to-head 2–1. Paul Henri Mathieu extended the head-to-head to 3–1.
Key context
- Match story: Paul Henri Mathieu dropped the opening set before beating Jiri Novak 4–6 6–3 6–4.
Head to head
2–1| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005-04-25 | Estoril | R32 | clay | Paul Henri Mathieu | 7-6(5) 6-1 |
| 2003-07-07 | Gstaad | R16 | clay | Jiri Novak | 1-6 6-2 6-3 |
| 2002-05-27 | Roland Garros | R32 | clay | Paul Henri Mathieu | 6-4 6-4 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·Slight edge
56%
65%
1st serve points won·Even
71%
69%
2nd serve points won·Even
51%
50%
Service points won·Even
62%
62%
Return points won·Even
38%
40%
Break points saved·Even
60%
59%
Aces / match·Even
4.4
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
Fastbig serves, short points
SlowFast
Draw
Quarter-finals
Mathieu P.
Schuettler R.
4-66-26-3
Kafelnikov Y.
Saulnier C.
6-37-5
Safin M.
Federer R.
7-56-4
Schalken S.
Escude N.
6-46-746-3
R16
Kafelnikov Y.
Kiefer N.
6-46-2
Saulnier C.
Ulihrach B.
6-36-2
Escude N.
Ljubicic I.
7-656-4
Schuettler R.
Bjorkman J.
6-16-3
Mathieu P.
Novak J.
4-66-36-4
Federer R.
Nieminen J.
6-16-4
Safin M.
Sa A.
7-634-67-5
Schalken S.
Ferreira W.
7-56-0
R32
Ulihrach B.
Johansson T.
7-657-62
Novak J.
Youzhny M.
6-43-66-3
Nieminen J.
Rios M.
7-653-67-64
Safin M.
Meligeni F.
6-47-64
Federer R.
Golovanov D.
6-06-1
Mathieu P.
Robredo T.
6-747-56-2
Bjorkman J.
Mirnyi M.
4-67-56-2
Schuettler R.
Nalbandian D.
7-666-4
Schalken S.
Rosset M.
3-66-36-4
Ferreira W.
Vicente F.
7-686-4
Ljubicic I.
El Aynaoui Y.
6-46-3
Escude N.
Costa A.
7-53-66-1
Saulnier C.
Sanguinetti D.
6-46-1
Kiefer N.
Stoliarov A.
6-16-4
Kafelnikov Y.
Voltchkov V.
4-66-37-64
Sa A.
Kratochvil M.
3-67-56-4