Jiri Novak vs Fabrice Santoro — Madrid Masters Semi-final

Madrid Masters · ATP · Semi-final
CZE
Jiri Novak
51 yrs · 190 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLLWWWLWW
0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 14 October 2002
clay
FRA
Fabrice Santoro
53 yrs · 178 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLLWLWLLL
Novak J.
6-2 6-4
Santoro F.
Novak J.
662
Santoro F.
24–

Jiri Novak defeated Fabrice Santoro 6-2 6-4 in the Madrid Masters semi-final on clay. The result followed the form book — Jiri Novak came in leading the head-to-head 4–1. Jiri Novak extended the head-to-head to 5–1.

Key context

Head to head

4–1
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2005-06-20WimbledonR64grassJiri Novak6-1 4-6 7-6(4) 6-3
2003-10-27Paris MastersR32hardJiri Novak6-4 4-6 6-0
2002-02-25DubaiSFhardFabrice Santoro5-7 6-3 7-6(4)
1999-08-30US OpenR32hardJiri Novak6-1 6-0 5-1 RET
1999-07-19Stuttgart OutdoorR64clayJiri Novak7-6(7) 6-1

Serve vs return

This season
Novak J.serving74% hold

wins 60% of points on serve vs Santoro F.

Santoro F.serving68% hold

wins 57% 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.Santoro F.
1st serve in·Slight edge
65%
57%
1st serve points won·Even
69%
69%
2nd serve points won·Even
50%
51%
Service points won·Even
62%
61%
Return points won·Even
40%
38%
Break points saved·Even
59%
60%
Aces / match·Even
4.3
4.2
Double faults / match·Even
2.0
1.8

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

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-slowfavours grinders
SlowFast
Weather
16°CPartly cloudy
Wind 12 km/hHumidity 79%

Draw

Final
Agassi A.
Novak J.
W/O
Semi-finals
Agassi A.
Grosjean S.
6-43-66-4
Novak J.
Santoro F.
6-26-4
Quarter-finals
Agassi A.
Ferrero J.
6-36-2
Grosjean S.
Calleri A.
6-37-64
Novak J.
Srichaphan P.
4-66-36-4
Santoro F.
Federer R.
7-56-3
R16
Novak J.
Moya C.
6-726-47-5
Srichaphan P.
Ljubicic I.
6-46-2
Santoro F.
Nalbandian D.
6-06-2
Grosjean S.
Youzhny M.
7-626-1
Ferrero J.
Corretja A.
3-66-06-1
Agassi A.
Lopez F.
7-666-787-5
Calleri A.
Johansson T.
6-46-4
Federer R.
Lapentti N.
6-36-4
R32
Grosjean S.
Malisse X.
5-1
Calleri A.
Safin M.
7-667-65
Santoro F.
Haas T.
7-674-1
Ljubicic I.
Schalken S.
7-696-4
Srichaphan P.
Henman T.
3-66-36-3
Moya C.
Gonzalez F.
2-67-647-64
Ferrero J.
Nieminen J.
6-36-767-5
Novak J.
Robredo T.
6-16-1
Corretja A.
Kafelnikov Y.
3-66-36-4
Lapentti N.
Acasuso J.
6-36-2
Lopez F.
El Aynaoui Y.
6-766-46-2
Federer R.
Rios M.
6-46-2
Agassi A.
Gambill J.
6-46-4
Youzhny M.
Roddick A.
6-36-4
Johansson T.
Norman M.
2-66-36-4
Nalbandian D.
Canas G.
4-66-36-3
R64
Santoro F.
Boutter J.
6-37-64
Robredo T.
Mirnyi M.
6-46-4
Nalbandian D.
Clavet F.
6-16-1
Rios M.
Gaudio G.
6-26-2
Gonzalez F.
Sa A.
6-36-2
Lapentti N.
Kratochvil M.
7-656-1
Malisse X.
Koubek S.
6-26-4
Srichaphan P.
Kuerten G.
6-46-4
Youzhny M.
Chela J.
6-26-2
Norman M.
Zabaleta M.
6-727-646-2
Ljubicic I.
Mantilla F.
6-36-4
Calleri A.
Blake J.
6-46-2
Nieminen J.
Schuettler R.
1-66-47-65
Corretja A.
Vicente F.
6-47-5
Lopez F.
Clement A.
7-653-66-4
Gambill J.
Pavel A.
7-636-3