Jiri Novak vs Gilles Muller — Auckland Round of 16

Auckland · ATP · Round of 16
CZE
Jiri Novak
51 yrs · 190 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLLWWWLWW
0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 12 January 2004
hard
LUX
Gilles Muller
43 yrs · 193 cm · Left-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWLLWLWLL
Novak J.
7-6 6-2
Muller G.
Novak J.
7762
Muller G.
642–

Jiri Novak defeated Gilles Muller 7-6 6-2 in the Auckland round of 16 on hard. The result followed the form book — Jiri Novak came in defending last year's quarter-final.

Key context

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

Head to head

No previous meetings on record.

Serve vs return

This season
Novak J.serving89% hold

wins 69% of points on serve vs Muller G.

Muller G.serving88% hold

wins 68% of points on serve vs Novak J.

Serve-dominated — both hold easily, expect tiebreaks

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.Muller G.
1st serve in·Even
65%
61%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
69%
80%
2nd serve points won·Even
50%
51%
Service points won·Slight edge
62%
69%
Return points won·Slight edge
40%
32%
Break points saved·Slight edge
59%
69%
Aces / match·Dominant
4.7
14.4
Double faults / match·Dominant
1.9
3.9

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (128 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Conditions

Court speed
Fastbig serves, short points
SlowFast
Weather
24°CClear
Wind 13 km/hHumidity 46%

Draw

Final
Hrbaty D.
Nadal R.
4-66-27-5
Semi-finals
Nadal R.
Novak J.
6-16-3
Hrbaty D.
Kuerten G.
6-36-2
Quarter-finals
Nadal R.
Carraz G.
2-1
Novak J.
Sluiter R.
4-66-46-4
Kuerten G.
Spadea V.
6-27-64
Hrbaty D.
Kohlschreiber P.
6-13-66-3
R16
Hrbaty D.
Coria G.
W/O
Nadal R.
Ancic M.
7-607-66
Spadea V.
Hemmes F.
6-16-2
Kuerten G.
Martin A.
6-26-4
Kohlschreiber P.
Gaudio G.
7-636-1
Sluiter R.
Sanchez D.
7-636-3
Novak J.
Muller G.
7-646-2
Carraz G.
Santoro F.
6-26-4
R32
Hemmes F.
Soderling R.
6-26-3
Coria G.
Kiefer N.
7-646-3
Hrbaty D.
Nielsen M.
6-36-2
Kohlschreiber P.
Horna L.
6-46-3
Gaudio G.
Stepanek R.
7-56-3
Kuerten G.
Corretja A.
6-777-637-5
Martin A.
Koubek S.
6-46-4
Spadea V.
Martin T.
6-36-4
Santoro F.
Nieminen J.
6-16-4
Carraz G.
Beck K.
6-46-736-3
Ancic M.
Rea S.
6-26-1
Nadal R.
Schalken S.
7-626-4
Sluiter R.
Gonzalez F.
6-36-4
Sanchez D.
Gambill J.
7-656-3
Muller G.
Lapentti N.
7-56-736-1
Novak J.
Malisse X.
7-676-746-3