Jiri Novak vs Karol Kucera — Madrid Masters Round of 32

Madrid Masters · ATP · Round of 32
CZE
Jiri Novak
51 yrs · 190 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLLWWWLWW
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 13 October 2003
clay
SVK
Karol Kucera
52 yrs · 188 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWLWLWLWL
Novak J.
6-2 1-6 6-2
Kucera K.
Novak J.
6162
Kucera K.
2621

Jiri Novak defeated Karol Kucera 6-2 1-6 6-2 in the Madrid Masters round of 32 on clay. The upset overturned the form book — Karol Kucera came in leading the head-to-head 2–0. Jiri Novak claimed a first win over Karol Kucera in three meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 2–1.

Key context

  • Match story: Jiri Novak closed it out in three sets, 6–2 1–6 6–2.

Head to head

0–2
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2000-02-21LondonR32carpetKarol Kucera7-5 6-3
1997-10-13OstravaQFcarpetKarol Kucera6-4 6-2

Serve vs return

This season
Novak J.serving72% hold

wins 59% of points on serve vs Kucera K.

Kucera K.serving70% hold

wins 58% of points on serve vs Novak J.

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
Novak J.Kucera K.
1st serve in·Slight edge
65%
59%
1st serve points won·Even
69%
71%
2nd serve points won·Even
50%
48%
Service points won·Even
62%
62%
Return points won·Even
40%
39%
Break points saved·Even
59%
58%
Aces / match·Clear edge
4.3
5.9
Double faults / match·Dominant
2.0
4.6

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (196 vs 66). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-slowfavours grinders
SlowFast
Weather
17°COvercast
Wind 4 km/hHumidity 75%

Draw

Final
Ferrero J.
Massu N.
6-36-46-3
Semi-finals
Ferrero J.
Federer R.
6-44-66-4
Massu N.
El Aynaoui Y.
7-56-4
Quarter-finals
Ferrero J.
Srichaphan P.
6-46-2
El Aynaoui Y.
Grosjean S.
3-67-666-2
Massu N.
Chela J.
6-756-46-4
Federer R.
Lopez F.
4-67-636-4
R16
Srichaphan P.
Gambill J.
7-56-4
Chela J.
Novak J.
3-67-656-2
Ferrero J.
Mantilla F.
7-627-60
Federer R.
Fish M.
6-37-64
Lopez F.
Moya C.
6-756-17-5
Grosjean S.
Spadea V.
6-36-2
El Aynaoui Y.
Ginepri R.
6-47-65
Massu N.
Roddick A.
7-636-2
R32
Ginepri R.
Schuettler R.
6-26-4
El Aynaoui Y.
Bjorkman J.
6-46-4
Spadea V.
Calleri A.
7-653-66-3
Grosjean S.
Ferrer D.
6-46-2
Moya C.
Gaudio G.
3-67-56-3
Lopez F.
Philippoussis M.
6-43-66-3
Fish M.
Robredo T.
7-6146-2
Federer R.
Corretja A.
6-46-3
Srichaphan P.
Costa A.
6-36-756-1
Mantilla F.
Enqvist T.
6-27-63
Ferrero J.
Ferreira W.
6-32-67-64
Novak J.
Kucera K.
6-21-66-2
Gambill J.
Schalken S.
7-666-2
Chela J.
Verkerk M.
6-26-2
Massu N.
Kuerten G.
6-37-5
Roddick A.
Mirnyi M.
6-16-797-5
R64
Spadea V.
Rochus C.
6-47-5
Bjorkman J.
Safin M.
4-67-56-4
Ginepri R.
Rochus O.
6-36-3
Ferreira W.
Ljubicic I.
7-677-65
Enqvist T.
Kafelnikov Y.
6-3
Kucera K.
Clement A.
7-634-66-3
Costa A.
Gonzalez F.
6-37-63
Massu N.
Verdasco F.
7-626-4
Mirnyi M.
Blake J.
7-56-2
Chela J.
Martin A.
6-41-66-1
Gambill J.
Davydenko N.
6-36-3
Corretja A.
Nadal R.
6-23-66-4
Fish M.
Henman T.
7-646-3
Lopez F.
Zabaleta M.
6-23-66-3
Gaudio G.
Nieminen J.
3-67-56-2
Ferrer D.
Youzhny M.
1-66-46-4