Nicolas Escude vs Jiri Novak — Marseille Round of 32

Marseille · ATP · Round of 32
FRA
Nicolas Escude
50 yrs · 185 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWWWLWWLL
0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 10 February 2003
hard
CZE
Jiri Novak
51 yrs · 190 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLLWWWLWW
Escude N.
6-2 6-1
Novak J.
Escude N.
662
Novak J.
21–

Nicolas Escude defeated Jiri Novak 6-2 6-1 in the Marseille round of 32 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Jiri Novak came in leading the head-to-head 1–0. Nicolas Escude claimed a first win over Jiri Novak in two meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 1–1.

Key context

Head to head

0–1
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2002-04-05Davis Cup WG QF: FRA vs CZERRhardJiri Novak7-6(4) 6-1 6-7(5) 7-5

Serve vs return

This season
Escude N.serving82% hold

wins 64% of points on serve vs Novak J.

Novak J.serving80% hold

wins 63% of points on serve vs Escude N.

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
Escude N.Novak J.
1st serve in·Slight edge
58%
65%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
75%
69%
2nd serve points won·Even
51%
50%
Service points won·Even
65%
63%
Return points won·Even
39%
40%
Break points saved·Even
62%
59%
Aces / match·Dominant
7.5
4.4
Double faults / match·Clear edge
3.2
2.0

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (42 vs 195). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Conditions

Court speed
Fastbig serves, short points
SlowFast
Weather
9°CPartly cloudy
Wind 19 km/hHumidity 78%

Draw

Final
Federer R.
Bjorkman J.
6-27-66
Semi-finals
Bjorkman J.
Escude N.
W/O
Federer R.
Kucera K.
7-656-3
Quarter-finals
Federer R.
Sluiter R.
6-44-66-4
Kucera K.
Rochus O.
6-36-3
Bjorkman J.
Hrbaty D.
7-676-4
Escude N.
Cadart R.
7-56-3
R16
Rochus O.
Gasquet R.
6-715-0
Escude N.
Ancic M.
6-23-67-610
Federer R.
Nieminen J.
6-36-3
Sluiter R.
Saulnier C.
7-56-716-2
Bjorkman J.
Voinea A.
7-666-766-3
Hrbaty D.
Mutis O.
6-36-4
Kucera K.
Grosjean S.
7-646-1
Cadart R.
Mirnyi M.
7-656-2
R32
Kucera K.
Kratochvil M.
3-66-44-1
Sluiter R.
Enqvist T.
7-647-66
Federer R.
Ljubicic I.
7-63
Rochus O.
Kafelnikov Y.
7-656-4
Escude N.
Novak J.
6-26-1
Ancic M.
Dupuis A.
6-746-46-4
Cadart R.
Labadze I.
6-46-3
Mirnyi M.
Robredo T.
7-661-67-65
Mutis O.
Vinck C.
6-42-67-5
Hrbaty D.
Arazi H.
6-16-3
Voinea A.
Arthurs W.
6-47-64
Bjorkman J.
El Aynaoui Y.
6-26-4
Gasquet R.
Lopez F.
6-746-46-4
Grosjean S.
Calatrava A.
6-26-1
Saulnier C.
Santoro F.
2-66-46-1
Nieminen J.
Stepanek R.
6-24-67-61