Jiri Novak vs Gianluca Pozzi — Dubai Round of 32
Dubai · ATP · Round of 32
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 26 February 2001 ·
hard
Novak J.6-4 6-1
Pozzi G.
Novak J.
662
Pozzi G.
410
Jiri Novak defeated Gianluca Pozzi 6-4 6-1 in the Dubai round of 32 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Gianluca Pozzi came in leading the head-to-head 5–0. Jiri Novak claimed a first win over Gianluca Pozzi in six meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 5–1.
Key context
- Match story: Jiri Novak dropped just 5 games past Gianluca Pozzi.
Head to head
0–5| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000-09-18 | Sydney Olympics | R64 | hard | Gianluca Pozzi | 6-1 6-2 |
| 2000-06-26 | Wimbledon | R128 | grass | Gianluca Pozzi | 6-3 6-4 3-6 6-1 |
| 2000-03-20 | Miami Masters | R32 | hard | Gianluca Pozzi | 6-3 7-5 |
| 1997-09-29 | Beijing | R32 | hard | Gianluca Pozzi | 7-6 3-6 7-6 |
| 1996-09-30 | Lyon | R32 | clay | Gianluca Pozzi | 6-4 6-2 |
Statistics
This season1st serve in·Clear edge
65%
43%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
69%
74%
2nd serve points won·Even
50%
47%
Service points won·Even
62%
59%
Return points won·Even
40%
37%
Break points saved·Even
59%
61%
Aces / match·Even
4.3
4.7
Double faults / match·Clear edge
2.0
3.0
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 29). ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Conditions
Court speed
Medium-fastrewards aggression
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