Jiri Novak vs Taylor Dent — Tokyo Final

Tokyo · ATP · Final
CZE
Jiri Novak
51 yrs · 190 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLLWWWLWW
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 4 October 2004
hard
USA
Taylor Dent
45 yrs · 188 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLWLWLWLW
Novak J.
5-7 6-1 6-3
Dent T.
Novak J.
5662
Dent T.
7131

Jiri Novak defeated Taylor Dent 5-7 6-1 6-3 in the Tokyo final on hard. The result followed the form book — Jiri Novak came in defending last year's round of 16. Jiri Novak extended the head-to-head to 2–1.

Key context

Head to head

1–1
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2004-04-19Monte Carlo MastersR64clayTaylor Dent6-4 7-5
2002-07-29Canada MastersR16hardJiri Novak7-5 6-3

Serve vs return

This season
Novak J.serving82% hold

wins 64% of points on serve vs Dent T.

Dent T.serving80% hold

wins 63% of points on serve vs Novak J.

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
Novak J.Dent T.
1st serve in·Slight edge
65%
58%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
69%
75%
2nd serve points won·Even
49%
48%
Service points won·Even
62%
64%
Return points won·Even
40%
37%
Break points saved·Even
59%
60%
Aces / match·Clear edge
4.7
7.5
Double faults / match·Dominant
1.9
6.0

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (128 vs 169). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Conditions

Court speed
Fastbig serves, short points
SlowFast
Weather
18°CDrizzle
Wind 19 km/hHumidity 86%

Draw

Final
Novak J.
Dent T.
5-76-16-3
Semi-finals
Novak J.
Hewitt L.
6-44-66-2
Dent T.
Ulihrach B.
4-66-46-1
Quarter-finals
Hewitt L.
Saulnier C.
7-56-1
Dent T.
Muller G.
6-44-66-2
Novak J.
Srichaphan P.
6-46-4
Ulihrach B.
Phau B.
7-56-4
R16
Saulnier C.
Johansson T.
6-767-637-65
Ulihrach B.
Kohlmann M.
6-46-2
Srichaphan P.
Chiudinelli M.
6-34-1
Phau B.
Gambill J.
7-612-66-2
Dent T.
Lee H.
7-645-76-3
Novak J.
Mello R.
6-16-2
Muller G.
Nalbandian D.
7-643-66-4
Hewitt L.
Suzuki T.
6-736-26-4
R32
Gambill J.
Terachi T.
7-656-1
Suzuki T.
Hernych J.
7-643-67-5
Saulnier C.
Thomann N.
2-66-16-4
Johansson T.
Gimelstob J.
6-46-4
Srichaphan P.
Levy H.
2-67-636-4
Chiudinelli M.
Van Scheppingen D.
6-47-63
Mello R.
Saretta F.
5-76-27-65
Novak J.
Garcia Lopez G.
7-56-2
Kohlmann M.
Canas G.
4-67-626-3
Ulihrach B.
Nieminen J.
6-37-65
Nalbandian D.
Wang J.
3-67-646-2
Muller G.
Bogomolov Jr A.
6-36-1
Lee H.
Arthurs W.
6-27-62
Dent T.
Zib T.
6-36-4
Hewitt L.
Motomura G.
6-03-66-1
Phau B.
Pavel A.
6-26-1
R64
Suzuki T.
Garcia A.
7-667-64
Zib T.
Philippoussis M.
6-36-4
Phau B.
Iwami T.
6-46-1
Arthurs W.
Lisnard J.
6-47-5
Levy H.
Lu Y.
7-617-61
Gimelstob J.
Rochus C.
6-6
Thomann N.
Pless K.
7-627-60
Motomura G.
Weiner G.
6-46-3
Ulihrach B.
Okun N.
6-46-1
Terachi T.
Iwabuchi S.
6-16-3
Chiudinelli M.
Peya A.
4-66-36-4
Saretta F.
Vacek J.
6-36-4
Garcia Lopez G.
Burgsmuller L.
6-42-66-3
Kohlmann M.
Carlsen K.
7-56-2
Bogomolov Jr A.
Tipsarevic J.
6-33-67-62
Wang J.
Morrison J.
6-37-61