Radek Stepanek vs Jiri Novak — Munich Round of 16

Munich · ATP · Round of 16
CZE
Radek Stepanek
47 yrs · 185 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
WWWWWWLWWW
0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 26 April 2004
clay
CZE
Jiri Novak
51 yrs · 190 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLLWWWLWW
Stepanek R.
6-3 7-5
Novak J.
Stepanek R.
672
Novak J.
35–

Radek Stepanek defeated Jiri Novak 6-3 7-5 in the Munich round of 16 on clay. The upset overturned the form book — Jiri Novak came in leading the head-to-head 2–1. Radek Stepanek narrowed the head-to-head to 2–2.

Key context

Head to head

1–2
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2004-08-30US OpenR128hardJiri Novak7-5 6-1 6-3
2003-07-07GstaadSFclayJiri Novak7-5 6-1
2003-01-27MilanR32carpetRadek Stepanek6-4 6-3

Serve vs return

This season
Stepanek R.serving72% hold

wins 59% of points on serve vs Novak J.

Novak J.serving72% hold

wins 59% of points on serve vs Stepanek R.

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
Stepanek R.Novak J.
1st serve in·Even
61%
65%
1st serve points won·Even
71%
69%
2nd serve points won·Even
50%
50%
Service points won·Even
63%
62%
Return points won·Even
39%
40%
Break points saved·Even
61%
59%
Aces / match·Even
4.9
4.7
Double faults / match·Clear edge
3.2
1.9

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

Conditions

Court speed
Slowlow bounce, long rallies
SlowFast
Weather
12°CPartly cloudy
Wind 18 km/hHumidity 61%

Draw

Final
Davydenko N.
Verkerk M.
6-47-5
Semi-finals
Verkerk M.
Rochus O.
7-626-3
Davydenko N.
Horna L.
6-46-1
Quarter-finals
Davydenko N.
Schuettler R.
6-17-64
Horna L.
Stepanek R.
7-667-62
Rochus O.
Waske A.
3-66-36-4
Verkerk M.
Kratochvil M.
6-37-60
R16
Horna L.
Dent T.
4-61-3
Kratochvil M.
Sargsian S.
6-26-4
Waske A.
Spadea V.
3-67-57-64
Verkerk M.
Pashanski B.
7-637-64
Rochus O.
Kohlschreiber P.
7-646-2
Schuettler R.
Haas T.
6-42-66-4
Davydenko N.
Hanescu V.
6-766-26-4
Stepanek R.
Novak J.
6-37-5
R32
Rochus O.
Srichaphan P.
6-36-2
Kohlschreiber P.
Carlsen K.
7-676-4
Waske A.
Ivanisevic G.
6-47-60
Hanescu V.
Burgsmuller L.
6-27-65
Davydenko N.
Pavel A.
7-636-4
Dent T.
Dupuis A.
7-657-62
Pashanski B.
Moodie W.
6-46-3
Sargsian S.
Blake J.
6-47-66
Spadea V.
Kindlmann D.
6-46-2
Verkerk M.
Johansson J.
6-46-2
Kratochvil M.
Malisse X.
6-44-66-3
Schuettler R.
Soderling R.
6-47-65
Novak J.
Youzhny M.
6-46-2
Stepanek R.
Kucera K.
6-47-5
Horna L.
Mutis O.
6-46-1
Haas T.
Ulihrach B.
6-36-2