Jiri Novak vs James Blake, Canada Masters 2003, Round of 32
Final score
Final
7-6(5) 6-3
Venue and conditions
IGA StadiumMontreal, CAN
Outdoor hardCourt speed3.6 vs last year102.4Average
What is court speed?
How much the court helps the server, judged from aces and serve points won and adjusted for who played. 100 is the average ATP tournament court that season.
- Very slow< 92Monte Carlo, Rome
- Slow92–97Roland Garros, Indian Wells
- Average97–103US Open, Dubai
- Fast103–108Wimbledon, Shanghai
- Very fast108+Basel
Challenger and ITF courts usually read lower: partly the venues, partly the balls and conditions at those levels.
How court speed worksConditionsHistorical daily weather
Match stats
2h 13m2Aces4
1Double faults3
53Service points won49
11Service games played10
10Service games won8
10Return games played11
4/580%Break points saved67%4/6
2/633%Break points converted20%1/5
Head to head
4Novak
1Blake
5 meetingsHard 1–0Clay 3–1
- Canada MastersRound of 32 · 7 Aug 2003HardThis matchJiri NovakSets won: 2Set 1: 7Set 2: 6James BlakeSets won: 0Set 1: 65Set 2: 3
- Rome MastersRound of 64 · 4 May 2004ClayJiri NovakSets won: 2Set 1: 2Set 2: 6Set 3: 6James BlakeSets won: 1Set 1: 6Set 2: 3Set 3: 1
- DusseldorfRound robin · 2003ClayJames BlakeSets won: 2Set 1: 7Set 2: 4Set 3: 6Jiri NovakSets won: 1Set 1: 5Set 2: 6Set 3: 3
- Hamburg MastersRound of 64 · 2002ClayJiri NovakSets won: 2Set 1: 7Set 2: 6James BlakeSets won: 0Set 1: 64Set 2: 2
- Rome MastersQuarterfinal · 2002ClayJiri NovakSets won: 2Set 1: 3Set 2: 7Set 3: 6James BlakeSets won: 1Set 1: 6Set 2: 67Set 3: 4
Match research
ProEverything that shapes this match: each player’s run-in and travel, records side by side, and results against similar opponents and in similar conditions. Better information, better-informed decisions.
- Run-inEvery match in the last 28 days, rest days and travel between venues.
- Tale of the tapeRecords and serve numbers side by side, filtered by period and surface.
- Record by opponent rankingHow each player does against the top 10, top 50 or any ranking range.
- Similar conditionsResults in comparable heat, humidity, wind and altitude before scheduled matches.