Jiri Novak vs Stefan Koubek, Australian Open 2002, Quarterfinal

Grand Slam · Quarterfinal · Hard

Final

Jiri Novak

WinnerRank #9301.3072%

Novak won in 3 sets · 1h 25m

3–0

Set 16–2

Set 26–3

Set 36–2

Stefan Koubek

LostRank #9063.4028%

Venue

Melbourne Park

Melbourne, AUS· Hard

Court speed

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 works

Average

2.8vs last year

Wind

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No reading

Humidity

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No reading

Temperature

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No reading

Altitude

23 m

Sea level

Match stats

1h 25m

2Aces1

3Double faults4

46Service points won29

13Service games played12

10Service games won3

12Return games played13

1/425%Break points saved10%1/10

9/1090%Break points converted75%3/4

Head to head

5Novak

0Koubek

5 meetings

Hard 2–0Carpet 1–0Grass 1–0Clay 1–0

Australian OpenQuarterfinal · 2002HardThis match
Jiri Novak
Sets won: 3Set 1: 6Set 2: 6Set 3: 6
Stefan Koubek
Sets won: 0Set 1: 2Set 2: 3Set 3: 2
BaselSemifinal · 30 Oct 2004Carpet
Jiri Novak
Sets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 6
Stefan Koubek
Sets won: 0Set 1: 4Set 2: 0
Miami MastersRound of 64 · 27 Mar 2004Hard
Jiri Novak
Sets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 6
Stefan Koubek
Sets won: 0Set 1: 4Set 2: 0
HalleRound of 16 · 11 Jun 2003Grass
Jiri Novak
Sets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 6
Stefan Koubek
Sets won: 0Set 1: 4Set 2: 3
Monte Carlo MastersRound of 64 · 15 Apr 2003Clay
Jiri Novak
Sets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 6
Stefan Koubek
Sets won: 0Set 1: 4Set 2: 4

Form and path

Jiri Novak1–5

HeraklionHard

PragueHard

LQualifying R1
Federico Arnaboldi
Sets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 6
Jiri Novak
Sets won: 0Set 1: 2Set 2: 4

OpavaClay

LQualifying R1
Gibril Diarra
Sets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 6
Jiri Novak
Sets won: 0Set 1: 1Set 2: 2

LiberecCarpet

LQualifying R1
Dominik Nazaruk
Sets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 7⁷
Jiri Novak
Sets won: 0Set 1: 2Set 2: 6²

OlomoucCarpet

LQualifying R1
Linus Frost
Sets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 7
Jiri Novak
Sets won: 0Set 1: 1Set 2: 5

Stefan Koubek3–3

CasablancaClay

LQualifying R1
Yuri Schukin
Sets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 6
Stefan Koubek
Sets won: 0Set 1: 4Set 2: 4

Indian Wells MastersHard

LQualifying R1
Greg Jones
Sets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 6
Stefan Koubek
Sets won: 0Set 1: 2Set 2: 3

ZagrebHard

Match research

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Everything 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.

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Jiri Novak vs Stefan Koubek, Australian Open 2002, Quarterfinal

Final score

Venue and conditions

Match stats

Head to head

Form and path

Match research