Roger Federer vs Jiri Novak — Dubai Final

Dubai · ATP · Final
SUI
Roger Federer
44 yrs · 185 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWWWLWLWW
0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 24 February 2003
hard
CZE
Jiri Novak
51 yrs · 190 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLLWWWLWW
Federer R.
6-1 7-6
Novak J.
Federer R.
6772
Novak J.
162–

Roger Federer defeated Jiri Novak 6-1 7-6 in the Dubai final on hard. Roger Federer extended the head-to-head to 5–4.

Key context

  • Match story: Roger Federer came through a tight passage before pulling clear — 6–1 7–6.

Head to head

4–4
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2004-06-07HalleSFgrassRoger Federer6-3 6-4
2003-07-07GstaadFclayJiri Novak5-7 6-3 6-3 1-6 6-3
2002-11-11Masters CupRRhardRoger Federer6-0 4-6 6-2
2002-10-07ViennaFhardRoger Federer6-4 6-1 3-6 6-4
2001-10-29Paris MastersR32hardJiri Novak6-4 6-7(4) 7-6(2)
2000-04-17Monte Carlo MastersR64clayJiri Novak6-1 2-6 7-5
1999-10-11ViennaR16hardRoger Federer7-6(8) 6-1
1999-06-21WimbledonR128grassJiri Novak6-3 3-6 4-6 6-3 6-4

Serve vs return

This season
Federer R.serving90% hold

wins 70% of points on serve vs Novak J.

Novak J.serving78% hold

wins 62% of points on serve vs Federer R.

Serve advantage — Federer R.

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
Federer R.Novak J.
1st serve in·Even
63%
65%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
79%
69%
2nd serve points won·Slight edge
59%
50%
Service points won·Slight edge
71%
62%
Return points won·Even
39%
40%
Break points saved·Slight edge
69%
59%
Aces / match·Dominant
9.0
4.4
Double faults / match·Slight edge
1.7
2.0

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

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-fastrewards aggression
SlowFast
Weather
27°CPartly cloudy
Wind 10 km/hHumidity 51%

Draw

Final
Federer R.
Novak J.
6-17-62
Semi-finals
Novak J.
Robredo T.
6-46-1
Federer R.
Ljubicic I.
6-36-2
Quarter-finals
Novak J.
Schalken S.
6-46-4
Robredo T.
Lopez F.
6-746-36-4
Ljubicic I.
Schuettler R.
6-36-4
Federer R.
Arazi H.
7-56-3
R16
Lopez F.
El Aynaoui Y.
7-627-65
Robredo T.
Safin M.
7-54-67-63
Schuettler R.
Mirnyi M.
7-664-67-68
Ljubicic I.
Savolt A.
6-46-4
Novak J.
Stoliarov A.
6-16-1
Arazi H.
Kafelnikov Y.
6-44-66-3
Schalken S.
Santoro F.
3-67-627-65
Federer R.
Abel M.
6-47-5
R32
Abel M.
Heuberger I.
0-1
Stoliarov A.
Ivanisevic G.
6-6
Mirnyi M.
Voinea A.
6-46-2
Robredo T.
Bjorkman J.
6-26-3
Lopez F.
Kutsenko V.
7-656-2
El Aynaoui Y.
Awadhy O.
6-06-3
Novak J.
Hrbaty D.
6-13-66-3
Santoro F.
Koubek S.
6-716-26-0
Schalken S.
Youzhny M.
7-56-0
Schuettler R.
Krajan Z.
6-42-66-3
Safin M.
Waske A.
6-46-2
Ljubicic I.
Black W.
7-56-3
Federer R.
Labadze I.
6-36-3
Arazi H.
Vacek J.
6-26-1
Kafelnikov Y.
Van Lottum J.
6-24-66-3
Savolt A.
Henman T.
5-77-636-4