Jiri Novak vs Andrei Pavel — Vienna Semi-final
Vienna · ATP · Semi-final
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 7 October 2002 ·
hard
Novak J.7-6 7-6
Pavel A.
Novak J.
772
Pavel A.
660
Jiri Novak defeated Andrei Pavel 7-6 7-6 in the Vienna semi-final on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Andrei Pavel came in leading the head-to-head 4–1. Jiri Novak narrowed the head-to-head to 4–2.
Key context
- Match story: Jiri Novak won all two sets in tiebreaks against Andrei Pavel.
Head to head
1–4| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004-01-19 | Australian Open | R32 | hard | Andrei Pavel | 4-6 3-6 7-5 7-6 6-4 |
| 2003-10-27 | Paris Masters | SF | hard | Andrei Pavel | 6-2 4-6 6-4 |
| 2002-10-28 | Paris Masters | R32 | hard | Andrei Pavel | 6-1 6-3 |
| 2001-09-21 | Davis Cup WG PO: CZE vs ROU | RR | carpet | Jiri Novak | 6-3 7-5 6-3 |
| 1996-09-09 | Bucharest | QF | clay | Andrei Pavel | 6-3 6-2 |
Statistics
This season1st serve in·Even
65%
64%
1st serve points won·Even
69%
69%
2nd serve points won·Even
50%
49%
Service points won·Even
62%
62%
Return points won·Even
40%
37%
Break points saved·Even
59%
60%
Aces / match·Slight edge
4.3
5.4
Double faults / match·Even
2.0
2.0
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Conditions
Court speed
Fastbig serves, short points
SlowFast