Jiri Novak vs Roger Federer, Gstaad 2003, Final

ATP Intl Series · Final · Clay · Sun 13 Jul

Final

Jiri Novak

WinnerRank #9303.5027%Upset

Novak won in 5 sets · 2h 49m

3–2

Set 15–7

Set 26–3

Set 36–3

Set 41–6

Set 56–3

Roger Federer

LostRank #971.2973%

Venue

Roy Emerson Arena

Gstaad, SUI· 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

Fast

1.1vs last year

Wind

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No reading

Humidity

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No reading

Temperature

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No reading

Altitude

1054 m

High

Match stats

2h 49m

3Aces19

4Double faults11

90Service points won89

23Service games played23

18Service games won17

23Return games played23

7/1258%Break points saved63%10/16

6/1638%Break points converted42%5/12

Head to head

3Novak

4Federer

7 meetings

Clay 2–0Grass 0–1Hard 0–3Carpet 1–0

GstaadFinal · 13 Jul 2003ClayThis match
Jiri Novak
Sets won: 3Set 1: 5Set 2: 6Set 3: 6Set 4: 1Set 5: 6
Roger Federer
Sets won: 2Set 1: 7Set 2: 3Set 3: 3Set 4: 6Set 5: 3
HalleSemifinal · 12 Jun 2004Grass
Roger Federer
Sets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 6
Jiri Novak
Sets won: 0Set 1: 3Set 2: 4
DubaiFinal · 1 Mar 2003Hard
Roger Federer
Sets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 7⁷
Jiri Novak
Sets won: 0Set 1: 1Set 2: 6²
ATP FinalsRound robin · 2002Hard
Roger Federer
Sets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 4Set 3: 6
Jiri Novak
Sets won: 1Set 1: 0Set 2: 6Set 3: 2
ViennaFinal · 2002Hard
Roger Federer
Sets won: 3Set 1: 6Set 2: 6Set 3: 3Set 4: 6
Jiri Novak
Sets won: 1Set 1: 4Set 2: 1Set 3: 6Set 4: 4
Paris MastersRound of 32 · 2001Carpet
Jiri Novak
Sets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 6⁴Set 3: 7⁷
Roger Federer
Sets won: 1Set 1: 4Set 2: 7⁷Set 3: 6²

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 Roger Federer, Gstaad 2003, Final

Final score

Venue and conditions

Match stats

Head to head

Match research