Jiri Novak vs Robin Vik — Tokyo Round of 64

Tokyo · ATP · Round of 64
CZE
Jiri Novak
51 yrs · 190 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLLWWLWWW
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 2 October 2006
hard
CZE
Robin Vik
46 yrs · 183 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLWLLLWLL
Novak J.
4-6 6-4 6-4
Vik R.
Novak J.
4662
Vik R.
6441

Jiri Novak defeated Robin Vik 4-6 6-4 6-4 in the Tokyo round of 64 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Robin Vik came in leading the head-to-head 1–0, defending last year's round of 32, but Jiri Novak had been the form player, winning 3 of their last 7 on hard. Jiri Novak claimed a first win over Robin Vik in two meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 1–1.

Key context

Head to head

0–1
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2006-10-09MoscowR32hardRobin Vik6-4 6-3

Serve vs return

This season
Novak J.serving76% hold

wins 61% of points on serve vs Vik R.

Vik R.serving72% hold

wins 59% 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.Vik R.
1st serve in·Even
65%
63%
1st serve points won·Even
69%
65%
2nd serve points won·Slight edge
50%
43%
Service points won·Slight edge
62%
57%
Return points won·Even
37%
40%
Break points saved·Slight edge
58%
52%
Aces / match·Clear edge
5.5
3.6
Double faults / match·Dominant
1.9
3.7

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (24 vs 39). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Conditions

Court speed
Fastbig serves, short points
SlowFast
Weather
20°CDrizzle
Wind 17 km/hHumidity 83%

Draw

Final
Federer R.
Henman T.
6-36-3
Semi-finals
Henman T.
Lee H.
6-47-65
Federer R.
Becker B.
6-36-4
Quarter-finals
Lee H.
Robredo T.
7-634-66-1
Federer R.
Suzuki T.
4-67-57-63
Becker B.
Nieminen J.
6-757-666-4
Henman T.
Ancic M.
6-26-2
R16
Federer R.
Moodie W.
6-26-1
Robredo T.
Spadea V.
6-47-69
Lee H.
Tursunov D.
6-42-66-4
Ancic M.
Schuettler R.
6-24-66-4
Nieminen J.
Monaco J.
6-26-3
Henman T.
del Potro J.
7-636-3
Suzuki T.
Waske A.
6-747-6106-1
Becker B.
Novak J.
3-66-37-64
R32
Federer R.
Troicki V.
7-627-63
Moodie W.
Koubek S.
6-36-4
Waske A.
Phau B.
6-46-4
Suzuki T.
Srichaphan P.
7-646-756-4
Novak J.
Murray A.
6-37-61
Becker B.
Udomchoke D.
6-26-1
Monaco J.
Massa E.
7-646-3
Nieminen J.
Burgsmuller L.
7-57-62
Robredo T.
Lu Y.
6-46-1
del Potro J.
Ginepri R.
6-26-2
Henman T.
Dancevic F.
6-26-1
Schuettler R.
Goldstein P.
6-36-2
Ancic M.
Carlsen K.
6-16-4
Tursunov D.
Wang J.
6-35-77-5
Lee H.
Pless K.
7-56-1
Spadea V.
Iwabuchi S.
2-66-26-0
R64
Burgsmuller L.
Arthurs W.
6-757-677-63
Novak J.
Vik R.
4-66-46-4
Massa E.
Economidis K.
6-16-3
Udomchoke D.
Cilic M.
7-636-3
Suzuki T.
Greul S.
6-26-2
Waske A.
Chaen T.
6-46-4
Koubek S.
Galvani S.
6-34-67-5
Troicki V.
Vicente F.
6-746-46-2
Lu Y.
Delgado R.
6-26-3
Iwabuchi S.
Chen T.
6-26-1
Pless K.
De Voest R.
6-36-4
Wang J.
Kim K.
6-36-1
Carlsen K.
Motomura G.
6-756-36-2
Schuettler R.
Berrer M.
6-26-1
Dancevic F.
Daniel M.
6-46-4
del Potro J.
Soeda G.
6-36-1