Radek Stepanek vs Jiri Novak — Milan Round of 32

Milan · ATP · Round of 32
CZE
Radek Stepanek
47 yrs · 185 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
WWWWWWLWWW
0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 27 January 2003
carpet
CZE
Jiri Novak
51 yrs · 190 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLLWWWLWW
Stepanek R.
6-4 6-3
Novak J.
Stepanek R.
662
Novak J.
43–

Radek Stepanek defeated Jiri Novak 6-4 6-3 in the Milan round of 32 on carpet. The upset overturned the form book — Jiri Novak came in leading the head-to-head 2–1, defending last year's round of 32. Radek Stepanek narrowed the head-to-head to 2–2.

Key context

Head to head

1–2
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2004-08-30US OpenR128hardJiri Novak7-5 6-1 6-3
2004-04-26MunichR16clayRadek Stepanek6-3 7-5
2003-07-07GstaadSFclayJiri Novak7-5 6-1

Serve vs return

This season
Stepanek R.serving78% hold

wins 62% of points on serve vs Novak J.

Novak J.serving78% hold

wins 62% of points on serve vs Stepanek R.

Even 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 season
Stepanek R.Novak J.
1st serve in·Even
61%
65%
1st serve points won·Even
71%
69%
2nd serve points won·Even
50%
50%
Service points won·Even
63%
62%
Return points won·Even
39%
40%
Break points saved·Even
61%
59%
Aces / match·Even
4.9
4.4
Double faults / match·Clear edge
3.2
2.0

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 195). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Draw

Final
Verkerk M.
Kafelnikov Y.
6-45-77-5
Semi-finals
Verkerk M.
Ljubicic I.
3-67-57-61
Kafelnikov Y.
Nieminen J.
7-686-3
Quarter-finals
Nieminen J.
Krajicek R.
7-677-5
Kafelnikov Y.
Bjorkman J.
6-36-4
Verkerk M.
Sanguinetti D.
7-56-3
Ljubicic I.
Varlet J.
6-46-1
R16
Bjorkman J.
Gaudenzi A.
6-26-1
Krajicek R.
Stepanek R.
3-66-37-613
Nieminen J.
Dupuis A.
7-642-66-4
Verkerk M.
Enqvist T.
6-36-4
Sanguinetti D.
Mirnyi M.
1-66-37-69
Varlet J.
Malisse X.
2-67-57-66
Ljubicic I.
Hrbaty D.
6-737-666-4
Kafelnikov Y.
Pless K.
6-46-3
R32
Mirnyi M.
Carlsen K.
7-52-64-0
Nieminen J.
Kratochvil M.
6-43-66-1
Dupuis A.
Voltchkov V.
4-66-36-4
Krajicek R.
Davydenko N.
7-56-2
Stepanek R.
Novak J.
6-46-3
Enqvist T.
Schalken S.
6-46-3
Verkerk M.
Voinea A.
6-36-736-4
Sanguinetti D.
Galimberti G.
6-26-4
Malisse X.
Sa A.
6-46-4
Varlet J.
Lopez F.
6-36-4
Ljubicic I.
Rochus O.
7-56-3
Hrbaty D.
Escude N.
6-41-66-3
Kafelnikov Y.
Charpentier M.
6-27-5
Pless K.
Arazi H.
6-31-66-3
Bjorkman J.
Zib T.
7-56-3
Gaudenzi A.
El Aynaoui Y.
7-56-3