Jiri Novak vs Rafael Nadal | Jiri Novak Wins 7-6 6-3 7-6

UMPIRY

CZE vs ESPRound RobinCarpetFri 6 FebFinal

Jiri NovakCZE

Rafael NadalESP

SetsGames3

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Jiri Novak defeated Rafael Nadal 7-6 6-3 7-6 in the CZE vs ESP round robin on carpet. The upset overturned the form book — Rafael Nadal came in leading the head-to-head 1–0. Jiri Novak claimed a first win over Rafael Nadal in two meetings, levelling the head-to-head at 1–1.

Key context

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

How the match was decided

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Novak J. took it in straight sets.

Match statistics

Match statistics are not available for this match. They appear once the official scoring feed publishes them.

Common opponents

4 shared · last 12 months

Novak J. and Nadal R. faced 4 of the same opponents in the last 12 months. Novak J. went 4–1 (80%) against them, Nadal R. 2–2 (50%). Results against comparable opponents are close (1 : 0 better-results split).

4–180%Novak J. · better vs 1Record vs common opponents2–250%Nadal R. · better vs 0

Vs common opponents · derived from scorelines

12–7Sets5–7

101–84Games59–58

0–2Tiebreaks0–2

3–1Deciding sets0–0

Only 4 common opponents — small sample, treat as indicative.

vs Kucera K.W6-2 1-6 6-2Madrid Masters · clayW6-1 6-2Monte Carlo Masters · clay
vs Ancic M.W7-5 3-6 6-3Canada Masters · hardW6-3 6-4 4-6 6-4Wimbledon · grass
vs El Aynaoui Y.L6-7 7-5 6-3 3-6 6-7US Open · hardL6-7 3-6 6-7US Open · hard

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vs Srichaphan P.W6-4 6-4 6-4THA vs CZE · hardL4-6 4-6 2-6Wimbledon · grass

Head-to-head

2 meetings · level 1–1

Carpet: Novak J. leads 1–0 · Hard: Nadal R. leads 1–0

Novak J.February 2004CZE vs ESPThis matchCarpet7-6 6-3 7-6
Nadal R.January 2004AucklandHard6-1 6-3

Draw

Closing odds

Player context

Before the match

Novak J.Nadal R.1 771ELO2 2206–4Last 105–528Age17190 cmHeight185 cmRightPlaysLeft

Cite this

Jiri Novak beat Rafael Nadal 7-6 6-3 7-6. Umpiry, "Jiri Novak vs Rafael Nadal — CZE vs ESP Round Robin", https://umpiry.com/match/2004-02-06/nadal-vs-novak-cze-vs-esp-rr?utm_source=cite (as of 6 February 2004).