Jiri Novak vs Yevgeny Kafelnikov — CZE vs RUS Round Robin
CZE vs RUS · ATP · Round Robin
3 — 0
Sets
Friday, 7 February 2003 ·
clay
Novak J.6-2 6-3 7-6
Kafelnikov Y.
Novak J.
6673
Kafelnikov Y.
2360
Jiri Novak defeated Yevgeny Kafelnikov 6-2 6-3 7-6 in the CZE vs RUS round robin on clay. The upset overturned the form book — Yevgeny Kafelnikov 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 closed it out in three sets, 6–2 6–3 7–6.
Head to head
1–4| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002-02-25 | Dubai | QF | hard | Jiri Novak | 6-1 6-1 |
| 2001-10-29 | Paris Masters | QF | hard | Yevgeny Kafelnikov | 6-3 6-3 |
| 2001-10-15 | Stuttgart Masters | R16 | carpet | Yevgeny Kafelnikov | 6-3 6-4 |
| 1998-04-27 | Prague | R32 | clay | Yevgeny Kafelnikov | 4-6 6-3 6-3 |
| 1998-02-16 | Antwerp | R32 | hard | Yevgeny Kafelnikov | 7-5 5-7 6-3 |
Statistics
This season1st serve in·Slight edge
65%
59%
1st serve points won·Even
69%
69%
2nd serve points won·Even
50%
50%
Service points won·Even
62%
61%
Return points won·Even
40%
41%
Break points saved·Slight edge
59%
54%
Aces / match·Even
4.3
4.0
Double faults / match·Clear edge
2.0
3.2
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (194 vs 51). ATP, WTA & Challenger.