Jiri Novak vs Yevgeny Kafelnikov | Jiri Novak Wins 6-2 6-3 7-6

UMPIRY

CZE vs RUSRound RobinClayFri 7 FebFinal

Jiri NovakCZE

Yevgeny KafelnikovRUS

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Jiri Novak defeated Yevgeny Kafelnikov 6-2 6-3 7-6 in the CZE vs RUS round robin on clay. The upset overturned the form book — Yevgeny Kafelnikov came in leading the head-to-head 4–1. Jiri Novak narrowed the head-to-head to 4–2.

Key context

Match story: Jiri Novak closed it out in three sets, 6–2 6–3 7–6.

How the match was decided

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Novak J. took it in straight sets.

Match statistics

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Common opponents

11 shared · last 12 months

Novak J. and Kafelnikov Y. faced 11 of the same opponents in the last 12 months. Novak J. went 8–7 (53%) against them, Kafelnikov Y. 2–9 (18%). Novak J. came out better against 5 of 10 comparable opponents, Kafelnikov Y. against 1 — though 1 of those edges carries caveats (retirement).

8–753%Novak J. · better vs 5Record vs common opponents2–918%Kafelnikov Y. · better vs 1

Vs common opponents · derived from scorelines

18–16Sets5–22

161–150Games106–155

0–3Tiebreaks1–7

0–1Deciding sets0–0

vs Robredo T.W6-4 6-2Stuttgart · grassW6-4 6-0Miami Masters · hard
vs Rios M.W6-3 6-3US Open · hardL4-6 6-7Miami Masters · hard
vs Hipfl M.W7-5 6-4Miami Masters · hardL1-6 2-6Monte Carlo Masters · clay

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vs Grosjean S.W7-5 6-3Canada Masters · hardL6-7 3-6 0-6FRA vs RUS · clay
vs Hewitt L.L4-6 2-6 5-7US Open · hardL2-6 6-7Paris Masters · hard
vs Zabaleta M.W6-1 6-3Canada Masters · hardL6-7 6-2 4-6 6-7Roland Garros · clay
vs Schuettler R.L3-6 2-6Halle · grassL3-6 2-6Cincinnati Masters · hard
vs Malisse X.W6-3 6-3Canada Masters · hardL6-7 5-7 1-6Wimbledon · grass
vs Canas G.L4-6 0-6Stuttgart · grassL2-6 2-6Canada Masters · hard
vs Lapentti N.L6-7 6-7Miami Masters · hardW6-3 7-6Paris Masters · hard
vs Federer R.Hard to compareL0-6 6-4 2-6Masters Cup · hardL6-7 1-6 1-6RUS vs SUI · clay

Head-to-head

6 meetings · Kafelnikov Y. leads 4–2

Clay: level 1–1 · Hard: Kafelnikov Y. leads 2–1 · Carpet: Kafelnikov Y. leads 1–0

Novak J.February 2003CZE vs RUSThis matchClay6-2 6-3 7-6
Novak J.February 2002DubaiHard6-1 6-1
Kafelnikov Y.October 2001Paris MastersHard6-3 6-3
Kafelnikov Y.October 2001Stuttgart MastersCarpet6-3 6-4
Kafelnikov Y.April 1998PragueClay4-6 6-3 6-3

Draw

Closing odds

Player context

Before the match

Novak J.Kafelnikov Y.1 771ELO1 7681 646Clay ELO1 6586–4Last 104–627Age28190 cmHeight190 cmRightPlaysRight

Cite this

Jiri Novak beat Yevgeny Kafelnikov 6-2 6-3 7-6. Umpiry, "Jiri Novak vs Yevgeny Kafelnikov — CZE vs RUS Round Robin", https://umpiry.com/match/2003-02-07/kafelnikov-vs-novak-cze-vs-rus-rr?utm_source=cite (as of 7 February 2003).