Lleyton Hewitt vs Jiri Novak — US Open Round of 16
US Open · ATP · Round of 16
3 — 0
Sets
Monday, 26 August 2002 ·
hard
Hewitt L.6-4 6-2 7-5
Novak J.
Hewitt L.
6673
Novak J.
4250
Lleyton Hewitt defeated Jiri Novak 6-4 6-2 7-5 in the US Open round of 16 on hard. The result followed the form book — Lleyton Hewitt came in leading the head-to-head 5–1, defending the title. Lleyton Hewitt extended the head-to-head to 6–1.
Key context
- Match story: Lleyton Hewitt closed it out in three sets, 6–4 6–2 7–5.
Head to head
5–1| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004-10-04 | Tokyo | SF | hard | Jiri Novak | 6-4 4-6 6-2 |
| 2004-07-26 | Canada Masters | R32 | hard | Lleyton Hewitt | 6-2 6-1 |
| 2003-05-19 | Dusseldorf | RR | clay | Lleyton Hewitt | 6-3 6-2 |
| 2002-05-13 | Hamburg Masters | R16 | clay | Lleyton Hewitt | 6-4 6-3 |
| 2000-08-28 | US Open | R32 | hard | Lleyton Hewitt | 6-3 6-3 6-3 |
| 1999-01-04 | Adelaide | R16 | hard | Lleyton Hewitt | 7-6 2-6 6-4 |
Statistics
This season1st serve in·Slight edge
54%
65%
1st serve points won·Even
73%
69%
2nd serve points won·Even
50%
50%
Service points won·Even
62%
62%
Return points won·Even
39%
40%
Break points saved·Even
60%
59%
Aces / match·Clear edge
6.0
4.3
Double faults / match·Dominant
3.8
2.0
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Conditions
Court speed
Medium-fastrewards aggression
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