Albert Costa vs Jiri Novak — Rome Masters Quarter-final
Rome Masters · ATP · Quarter-final
0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 3 May 2004
clay
Costa A.6-4 6-2
Novak J.
Costa A.
662
Novak J.
42–
Albert Costa defeated Jiri Novak 6-4 6-2 in the Rome Masters quarter-final on clay. The result followed the form book — Albert Costa came in leading the head-to-head 4–1, defending last year's round of 16. Albert Costa extended the head-to-head to 5–1.
Key context
- Match story: Albert Costa dropped just 6 games past Jiri Novak.
Head to head
4–1| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000-10-30 | Stuttgart Masters | R64 | carpet | Albert Costa | 7-5 6-7(4) 7-6(3) |
| 2000-07-10 | Gstaad | QF | clay | Albert Costa | 6-3 6-1 |
| 1999-08-09 | Cincinnati Masters | R32 | hard | Jiri Novak | 7-6(3) 7-6(6) |
| 1999-04-19 | Monte Carlo Masters | R16 | clay | Albert Costa | 4-6 6-2 6-4 |
| 1998-04-06 | Estoril | R16 | clay | Albert Costa | 6-3 6-4 |
Serve vs return
This seasonServe advantage — Novak J.
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 season1st serve in·Even
63%
65%
1st serve points won·Even
66%
69%
2nd serve points won·Even
50%
50%
Service points won·Even
60%
62%
Return points won·Even
38%
40%
Break points saved·Even
58%
59%
Aces / match·Slight edge
3.9
4.7
Double faults / match·Slight edge
2.2
1.9
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (76 vs 128). ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Conditions
Court speed
Slowlow bounce, long rallies
SlowFast
Weather
22°COvercast
Wind 12 km/hHumidity 47%
Draw
Quarter-finals
Costa A.
Novak J.
6-46-2
Moya C.
Pavel A.
6-16-2
Zabaleta M.
Massu N.
6-17-5
Nalbandian D.
Spadea V.
6-46-3
R16
Pavel A.
Sanchez D.
7-637-65
Zabaleta M.
Henman T.
3-66-36-2
Costa A.
Horna L.
6-26-3
Nalbandian D.
Volandri F.
7-643-66-4
Novak J.
Ferrer D.
6-37-5
Spadea V.
Davydenko N.
4-66-36-4
Moya C.
Karlovic I.
6-43-66-4
Massu N.
Safin M.
7-56-4
R32
Moya C.
Ljubicic I.
6-26-4
Ferrer D.
Grosjean S.
6-746-36-2
Nalbandian D.
Saretta F.
6-26-4
Safin M.
Srichaphan P.
6-26-2
Sanchez D.
Canas G.
7-56-2
Henman T.
Stepanek R.
6-16-1
Massu N.
Labadze I.
6-27-5
Pavel A.
Hewitt L.
4-66-36-4
Horna L.
Verkerk M.
6-43-66-3
Costa A.
Federer R.
3-66-36-2
Novak J.
Mirnyi M.
6-16-1
Zabaleta M.
Mantilla F.
7-56-3
Spadea V.
Arazi H.
2-66-26-4
Davydenko N.
Gonzalez F.
2-66-26-4
Volandri F.
Schalken S.
6-26-3
Karlovic I.
Robredo T.
7-656-4
R64
Mirnyi M.
Koubek S.
6-26-4
Verkerk M.
Martin T.
7-53-66-3
Arazi H.
Ramirez Hidalgo R.
6-16-4
Novak J.
Blake J.
2-66-36-1
Hewitt L.
Seppi A.
5-77-56-3
Robredo T.
Philippoussis M.
6-24-66-4
Federer R.
Bjorkman J.
7-646-3
Karlovic I.
Haas T.
7-54-67-65
Ljubicic I.
Clement A.
6-32-67-63
Moya C.
Martin A.
6-46-2
Stepanek R.
Ivanisevic G.
6-26-4
Mantilla F.
Ginepri R.
5-77-56-0
Zabaleta M.
Chela J.
6-46-2
Srichaphan P.
Di Mauro A.
7-633-66-3
Safin M.
Pescosolido S.
6-46-3
Labadze I.
Gaudio G.
6-36-2
Massu N.
Dellacqua M.
6-797-56-3
Volandri F.
Kiefer N.
6-40-66-0
Costa A.
Corretja A.
7-656-1
Schalken S.
Arthurs W.
6-34-66-1
Gonzalez F.
Hrbaty D.
6-46-4
Davydenko N.
Sargsian S.
6-26-2
Spadea V.
Schuettler R.
6-22-67-5
Ferrer D.
Sanguinetti D.
6-32-66-3
Horna L.
Youzhny M.
6-04-67-66
Grosjean S.
Lopez F.
7-56-2
Pavel A.
Lapentti N.
6-46-3
Canas G.
Roddick A.
7-676-1
Sanchez D.
Andreev I.
6-26-3
Henman T.
Mayer F.
7-56-1
Nalbandian D.
Soderling R.
6-46-4
Saretta F.
Ancic M.
6-43-67-66