Xavier Malisse vs Jiri Novak — Wimbledon Round of 128
Wimbledon · ATP · Round of 128
3 — 0
Sets
Monday, 21 June 2004 ·
grass
Malisse X.6-3 6-4 6-4
Novak J.
Malisse X.
6663
Novak J.
3440
Xavier Malisse defeated Jiri Novak 6-3 6-4 6-4 in the Wimbledon round of 128 on grass. The upset overturned the form book — Jiri Novak came in leading the head-to-head 5–1, defending last year's round of 32. Xavier Malisse narrowed the head-to-head to 5–2.
Key context
- Match story: Xavier Malisse closed it out in three sets, 6–3 6–4 6–4.
Head to head
1–5| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006-08-28 | US Open | R32 | hard | Jiri Novak | 6-7 6-3 6-4 6-4 |
| 2005-01-31 | Delray Beach | F | hard | Xavier Malisse | 7-6 6-2 |
| 2004-01-12 | Auckland | R32 | hard | Jiri Novak | 7-6 6-7 6-3 |
| 2002-07-29 | Canada Masters | R64 | hard | Jiri Novak | 6-3 6-3 |
| 1998-10-26 | Mexico City | F | clay | Jiri Novak | 6-3 6-3 |
| 1998-08-17 | Indianapolis | R64 | hard | Jiri Novak | 6-3 7-5 |
Statistics
This season1st serve in·Slight edge
58%
65%
1st serve points won·Even
73%
69%
2nd serve points won·Even
51%
50%
Service points won·Even
64%
62%
Return points won·Even
37%
40%
Break points saved·Even
60%
59%
Aces / match·Clear edge
6.9
4.7
Double faults / match·Even
2.0
1.9
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 127). ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Conditions
Court speed
Medium-fastrewards aggression
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