Jiri Novak vs Ivan Ljubicic, Rome Masters 2002, Round of 16

Masters 1000 · Round of 16 · Clay

Final

Jiri Novak

WinnerRank #9301.5062%

Novak won in 2 sets · 1h 12m

2–0

Set 16–4

Set 26–1

Ivan Ljubicic

LostRank #532.4538%

Venue

Foro Italico

Rome, ITA· Clay

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

Slow

2.3vs last year

Wind

—

No reading

Humidity

—

No reading

Temperature

—

No reading

Altitude

20 m

Sea level

Match stats

1h 12m

6Aces1

0Double faults0

31Service points won24

8Service games played9

7Service games won4

9Return games played8

1/250%Break points saved44%4/9

5/956%Break points converted50%1/2

Head to head

3Novak

0Ljubicic

3 meetings

Clay 2–0Grass 1–0

Rome MastersRound of 16 · 2002ClayThis match
Jiri Novak
Sets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 6
Ivan Ljubicic
Sets won: 0Set 1: 4Set 2: 1
HalleRound of 32 · 7 Jun 2004Grass
Jiri Novak
Sets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 6
Ivan Ljubicic
Sets won: 0Set 1: 2Set 2: 2
Roland GarrosRound of 32 · 30 May 2003Clay
Jiri Novak
Sets won: 3Set 1: 6Set 2: 7Set 3: 3Set 4: 6
Ivan Ljubicic
Sets won: 1Set 1: 4Set 2: 5Set 3: 6Set 4: 2

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

Ivan Ljubicic2–4

Monte Carlo MastersClay

LRound of 64
Ivan Dodig
Sets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 6
Ivan Ljubicic
Sets won: 0Set 1: 0Set 2: 3

DubaiHard

LRound of 32
Flavio Cipolla
Sets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 7
Ivan Ljubicic
Sets won: 0Set 1: 2Set 2: 5

MarseilleHard

RotterdamHard

LRound of 32
Jesse Huta Galung
Sets won: 2Set 1: 7⁸Set 2: 6
Ivan Ljubicic
Sets won: 0Set 1: 6⁶Set 2: 3

Match research

Pro

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 Ivan Ljubicic, Rome Masters 2002, Round of 16

Final score

Venue and conditions

Match stats

Head to head

Form and path

Match research