Albert Costa vs Jiri Novak — Rome Masters Quarter-final
Rome Masters · ATP · Quarter-final
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 3 May 2004 ·
clay
Costa A.6-4 6-2
Novak J.
Costa A.
662
Novak J.
420
Albert Costa defeated Jiri Novak 6-4 6-2 in the Rome Masters quarter-final on clay. The result followed the form book — Albert Costa came in leading the head-to-head 5–1, defending last year's round of 16. Albert Costa extended the head-to-head to 6–1.
Key context
- Match story: Albert Costa dropped just 6 games past Jiri Novak.
Head to head
5–1| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000-10-30 | Stuttgart Masters | R64 | carpet | Albert Costa | 7-5 6-7 7-6 |
| 2000-07-10 | Gstaad | QF | clay | Albert Costa | 6-3 6-1 |
| 1999-08-09 | Cincinnati Masters | R32 | hard | Jiri Novak | 7-6 7-6 |
| 1999-04-19 | Monte Carlo Masters | R16 | clay | Albert Costa | 4-6 6-2 6-4 |
| 1998-04-06 | Estoril | R16 | clay | Albert Costa | 6-3 6-4 |
| 1993-03-05 | Spain 2 Masters 1 | QF | clay | Albert Costa | 6-2 6-3 |
Statistics
This season1st serve in·Even
63%
65%
1st serve points won·Even
66%
69%
2nd serve points won·Even
50%
50%
Service points won·Even
60%
62%
Return points won·Even
38%
40%
Break points saved·Even
58%
59%
Aces / match·Slight edge
3.9
4.7
Double faults / match·Slight edge
2.2
1.9
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (75 vs 127). ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Conditions
Court speed
Slowlow bounce, long rallies
SlowFast