Jiri Novak vs Lleyton Hewitt — Tokyo Semi-final
Tokyo · ATP · Semi-final
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 4 October 2004 ·
hard
Novak J.6-4 4-6 6-2
Hewitt L.
Novak J.
6462
Hewitt L.
4621
Jiri Novak defeated Lleyton Hewitt 6-4 4-6 6-2 in the Tokyo semi-final on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Lleyton Hewitt came in leading the head-to-head 6–0. Jiri Novak claimed a first win over Lleyton Hewitt in seven meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 6–1.
Key context
- Match story: Jiri Novak closed it out in three sets, 6–4 4–6 6–2.
Head to head
0–6| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| 2002-08-26 | US Open | R16 | hard | Lleyton Hewitt | 6-4 6-2 7-5 |
| 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
65%
54%
1st serve points won·Even
69%
73%
2nd serve points won·Even
49%
50%
Service points won·Even
62%
62%
Return points won·Even
40%
39%
Break points saved·Even
59%
60%
Aces / match·Slight edge
4.7
6.0
Double faults / match·Dominant
1.9
3.8
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (127 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Conditions
Court speed
Fastbig serves, short points
SlowFast