Jiri Novak vs Lleyton Hewitt — Tokyo Semi-final

Tokyo · ATP · Semi-final
CZE
Jiri Novak
51 yrs · 190 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLLWWWLWW
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 4 October 2004
hard
AUS
Lleyton Hewitt
45 yrs · 180 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLWLWWLLL
Novak J.
6-4 4-6 6-2
Hewitt L.
Novak J.
6462
Hewitt L.
4621

Jiri Novak defeated Lleyton Hewitt 6-4 4-6 6-2 in the Tokyo semi-final on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Lleyton Hewitt came in leading the head-to-head 6–0. Jiri Novak claimed a first win over Lleyton Hewitt in seven meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 6–1.

Key context

  • Match story: Jiri Novak closed it out in three sets, 6–4 4–6 6–2.

Head to head

0–6
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2004-07-26Canada MastersR32hardLleyton Hewitt6-2 6-1
2003-05-19DusseldorfRRclayLleyton Hewitt6-3 6-2
2002-08-26US OpenR16hardLleyton Hewitt6-4 6-2 7-5
2002-05-13Hamburg MastersR16clayLleyton Hewitt6-4 6-3
2000-08-28US OpenR32hardLleyton Hewitt6-3 6-3 6-3
1999-01-04AdelaideR16hardLleyton Hewitt7-6(2) 2-6 6-4

Serve vs return

This season
Novak J.serving78% hold

wins 62% of points on serve vs Hewitt L.

Hewitt L.serving76% hold

wins 61% 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.Hewitt L.
1st serve in·Slight edge
65%
54%
1st serve points won·Even
69%
73%
2nd serve points won·Even
50%
50%
Service points won·Even
62%
62%
Return points won·Even
40%
39%
Break points saved·Even
59%
60%
Aces / match·Slight edge
4.7
6.0
Double faults / match·Dominant
1.9
3.8

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (128 vs 200). 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