Xavier Malisse vs Jiri Novak — Wimbledon Round of 128

Wimbledon · ATP · Round of 128
BEL
Xavier Malisse
45 yrs · 185 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLWLLLWWW
0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 21 June 2004
grass
CZE
Jiri Novak
51 yrs · 190 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLLWWWLWW
Malisse X.
6-3 6-4 6-4
Novak J.
Malisse X.
6663
Novak J.
344–

Xavier Malisse defeated Jiri Novak 6-3 6-4 6-4 in the Wimbledon round of 128 on grass. The upset overturned the form book — Jiri Novak came in leading the head-to-head 5–1, defending last year's round of 32. Xavier Malisse narrowed the head-to-head to 5–2.

Key context

  • Match story: Xavier Malisse closed it out in three sets, 6–3 6–4 6–4.

Head to head

1–5
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2006-08-28US OpenR32hardJiri Novak6-7(6) 6-3 6-4 6-4
2005-01-31Delray BeachFhardXavier Malisse7-6(6) 6-2
2004-01-12AucklandR32hardJiri Novak7-6(7) 6-7(4) 6-3
2002-07-29Canada MastersR64hardJiri Novak6-3 6-3
1998-10-26Mexico CityFclayJiri Novak6-3 6-3
1998-08-17IndianapolisR64hardJiri Novak6-3 7-5

Serve vs return

This season
Malisse X.serving84% hold

wins 66% of points on serve vs Novak J.

Novak J.serving86% hold

wins 67% of points on serve vs Malisse X.

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
Malisse X.Novak J.
1st serve in·Slight edge
58%
65%
1st serve points won·Even
73%
69%
2nd serve points won·Even
51%
50%
Service points won·Even
64%
62%
Return points won·Even
37%
40%
Break points saved·Even
60%
59%
Aces / match·Clear edge
6.9
4.7
Double faults / match·Even
2.0
1.9

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

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-fastrewards aggression
SlowFast
Weather
17°COvercast
Wind 9 km/hHumidity 58%

Draw

Final
Federer R.
Roddick A.
4-67-57-636-4
Semi-finals
Roddick A.
Ancic M.
6-44-67-57-5
Federer R.
Grosjean S.
6-26-37-66
Quarter-finals
Roddick A.
Schalken S.
7-647-696-3
Grosjean S.
Mayer F.
7-56-46-2
Ancic M.
Henman T.
7-656-46-2
Federer R.
Hewitt L.
6-16-716-06-4
R16
Ancic M.
Malisse X.
7-53-1
Federer R.
Karlovic I.
6-37-637-65
Grosjean S.
Ginepri R.
6-26-27-64
Henman T.
Philippoussis M.
6-27-56-737-65
Mayer F.
Johansson J.
6-36-757-656-4
Roddick A.
Popp A.
7-56-46-4
Schalken S.
Spadea V.
6-27-53-66-2
Hewitt L.
Moya C.
6-46-24-67-63
R32
Ginepri R.
Ferrero J.
6-36-46-1
Henman T.
Arazi H.
7-666-43-66-2
Malisse X.
Beck K.
6-36-36-4
Philippoussis M.
Gonzalez F.
6-46-16-747-5
Federer R.
Johansson T.
6-36-46-3
Karlovic I.
Lopez F.
7-6127-636-727-5
Moya C.
Tursunov D.
6-16-47-5
Ancic M.
Hrbaty D.
7-56-37-5
Hewitt L.
Ivanisevic G.
6-26-36-4
Mayer F.
Ferreira W.
4-66-46-16-4
Johansson J.
Bjorkman J.
6-757-657-666-3
Grosjean S.
Gambill J.
7-656-36-2
Spadea V.
Schuettler R.
6-46-26-3
Schalken S.
Enqvist T.
5-76-23-67-686-2
Popp A.
Carlsen K.
7-56-46-4
Roddick A.
Dent T.
6-37-667-61
R64
Ferreira W.
Kucera K.
7-636-36-1
Schuettler R.
Rusedski G.
6-757-6106-756-26-2
Mayer F.
Coria G.
4-66-36-36-4
Hewitt L.
Labadze I.
6-46-46-1
Carlsen K.
Pavel A.
7-696-46-3
Dent T.
Pescosolido S.
6-36-37-63
Grosjean S.
Carraz G.
6-16-26-2
Tursunov D.
Sargsian S.
6-37-653-64-615-13
Johansson J.
Fish M.
6-786-36-46-4
Moya C.
Stepanek R.
6-46-46-757-5
Bjorkman J.
Lu Y.
6-46-36-4
Karlovic I.
Elseneer G.
6-46-43-67-614
Lopez F.
Saulnier C.
3-66-36-46-738-6
Johansson T.
Santoro F.
7-56-26-1
Philippoussis M.
Verkerk M.
4-66-37-657-5
Beck K.
Robredo T.
6-36-27-62
Ferrero J.
Koubek S.
4-67-55-77-668-6
Hrbaty D.
Hilton M.
7-56-46-2
Gambill J.
Bracciali D.
6-747-666-36-2
Ginepri R.
Verdasco F.
6-736-46-46-3
Federer R.
Falla A.
6-16-26-0
Malisse X.
Haas T.
3-66-36-26-4
Henman T.
Heuberger I.
7-56-36-2
Spadea V.
Mantilla F.
6-16-26-2
Enqvist T.
Chela J.
6-36-746-13-66-3
Ancic M.
Benneteau J.
4-67-686-25-76-4
Arazi H.
Ferrer D.
6-756-46-37-67
Schalken S.
Martin T.
6-36-24-66-3
Gonzalez F.
Andreev I.
7-56-35-76-746-3
Popp A.
Montanes A.
6-16-06-1
Roddick A.
Peya A.
6-37-626-4
Ivanisevic G.
Volandri F.
4-67-681-66-36-4
R128
Ancic M.
Horna L.
6-756-46-36-4
Benneteau J.
Berdych T.
6-37-56-4
Stepanek R.
Corretja A.
4-66-36-25-76-4
Hilton M.
Costa A.
6-16-46-3
Henman T.
Ramirez Hidalgo R.
4-67-666-46-2
Ferrero J.
Boutter J.
6-47-646-3
Tursunov D.
Safin M.
4-67-56-37-61
Ivanisevic G.
Youzhny M.
6-37-646-2
Volandri F.
Delgado J.
6-16-36-3
Mayer F.
Arthurs W.
7-647-657-64
Kucera K.
Hernandez O.
6-16-26-2
Gambill J.
Mirnyi M.
6-37-56-4
Carraz G.
Rochus O.
7-656-46-4
Bracciali D.
Hernych J.
3-64-66-26-36-3
Haas T.
Dupuis A.
2-62-67-686-48-6
Malisse X.
Novak J.
6-36-46-4
Philippoussis M.
Rochus C.
6-36-46-2
Verkerk M.
Davydenko N.
4-66-36-47-5
Andreev I.
Van Lottum J.
2-66-26-06-3
Gonzalez F.
Vassallo Arguello M.
6-46-26-4
Koubek S.
Acasuso J.
4-66-46-16-1
Chela J.
Burgsmuller L.
6-44-66-06-2
Spadea V.
Reid T.
6-26-46-2
Mantilla F.
Pless K.
7-654-67-56-1
Rusedski G.
Sanguinetti D.
7-54-66-26-2
Karlovic I.
Srichaphan P.
3-66-46-46-4
Elseneer G.
Parmar A.
7-657-657-63
Moya C.
Patience O.
6-43-67-56-766-1
Schuettler R.
Soderling R.
4-66-37-651-66-2
Sargsian S.
Lopez M.
6-46-34-66-2
Johansson T.
Kiefer N.
4-64-66-46-36-0
Popp A.
Massu N.
6-26-46-4
Schalken S.
Childs L.
6-26-16-3
Lopez F.
Bloomfield R.
6-46-27-5
Martin T.
Canas G.
4-66-37-614-69-7
Saulnier C.
Llodra M.
7-54-67-667-63
Enqvist T.
Blanco G.
4-67-626-47-61
Labadze I.
Vliegen K.
6-26-43-66-2
Hewitt L.
Melzer J.
6-26-46-2
Coria G.
Moodie W.
6-46-736-36-736-3
Ferreira W.
Ljubicic I.
5-77-657-56-2
Roddick A.
Wang J.
6-37-56-4
Peya A.
Salzenstein J.
6-26-46-2
Pescosolido S.
Van Scheppingen D.
4-64-66-47-6510-8
Bjorkman J.
Sluiter R.
5-76-17-56-1
Dent T.
Delgado R.
6-26-36-4
Pavel A.
Ram A.
6-37-57-68
Carlsen K.
Gasquet R.
3-67-657-646-706-4
Verdasco F.
Weiner G.
6-46-46-4
Ginepri R.
Tipsarevic J.
4-67-56-36-3
Lu Y.
Vacek J.
6-34-66-36-2
Johansson J.
Clement A.
6-27-637-67
Fish M.
Navarro I.
6-36-26-3
Grosjean S.
Ascione T.
6-46-26-4
Montanes A.
Ulihrach B.
6-46-26-3
Federer R.
Bogdanovic A.
6-36-36-0
Falla A.
Knowle J.
2-66-36-16-3
Santoro F.
Martin A.
7-56-23-66-2
Hrbaty D.
Sanchez D.
6-26-46-2
Robredo T.
Starace P.
6-46-46-4
Beck K.
Marray J.
6-46-734-66-310-8
Arazi H.
Sa A.
6-16-46-2
Ferrer D.
Hanescu V.
7-656-46-747-5
Heuberger I.
Saretta F.
5-76-06-17-69