Andre Agassi vs Jiri Novak, Rome Masters 2002, Semifinal

Masters 1000 · Semifinal · Clay

Final

Andre Agassi

WinnerRank #413

Agassi won in 2 sets · 1h 30m

2–0

Set 17–5

Set 26–4

Jiri Novak

LostRank #930

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

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No reading

Humidity

—

No reading

Temperature

—

No reading

Altitude

20 m

Sea level

Match stats

1h 30m

4Aces5

1Double faults1

50Service points won42

11Service games played11

11Service games won9

11Return games played11

4/4100%Break points saved67%4/6

2/633%Break points converted0%0/4

Head to head

3Agassi

1Novak

4 meetings

Clay 1–0Hard 2–1

Rome MastersSemifinal · 2002ClayThis match
Andre Agassi
Sets won: 2Set 1: 7Set 2: 6
Jiri Novak
Sets won: 0Set 1: 5Set 2: 4
US OpenRound of 32 · 4 Sept 2004Hard
Andre Agassi
Sets won: 3Set 1: 6Set 2: 6Set 3: 6
Jiri Novak
Sets won: 0Set 1: 4Set 2: 2Set 3: 3
ATP FinalsRound robin · 2002Hard
Jiri Novak
Sets won: 2Set 1: 7Set 2: 6
Andre Agassi
Sets won: 0Set 1: 5Set 2: 1
Madrid MastersFinal · 2002Hard
Andre Agassi
Jiri Novak
Jiri Novak · Walkover

Form and path

Andre Agassi3–3

US OpenHard

WashingtonHard

LRound of 32
Andrea Stoppini
Sets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 6
Andre Agassi
Sets won: 0Set 1: 4Set 2: 3

Los AngelesHard

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

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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Andre Agassi vs Jiri Novak, Rome Masters 2002, Semifinal

Final score

Venue and conditions

Match stats

Head to head

Form and path

Match research