Jiri Novak vs Feliciano Lopez, Basel 2003, Round of 16

ATP Intl Series · Round of 16 · Carpet

Final

Jiri Novak

LostRank #930

Lopez won in 3 sets · 1h 33m

1–2

Set 16–3

Set 25–7

Set 34–6

Feliciano Lopez

WinnerRank #672

Venue

St. Jakobshalle

Basel, SUI· Carpet

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

0.6vs last year

Altitude

263 m

Above sea level

Indoor venue, weather not factored

Low

Match stats

1h 33m

9Aces13

2Double faults3

60Service points won67

15Service games played16

13Service games won14

16Return games played15

2/450%Break points saved80%8/10

2/1020%Break points converted50%2/4

Head to head

1Novak

2Lopez

3 meetings

Carpet 0–1Clay 1–0Hard 0–1

BaselRound of 16 · 2003CarpetThis match
Feliciano Lopez
Sets won: 2Set 1: 3Set 2: 7Set 3: 6
Jiri Novak
Sets won: 1Set 1: 6Set 2: 5Set 3: 4
DusseldorfRound robin · 2004Clay
Jiri Novak
Sets won: 2Set 1: 7⁷Set 2: 6
Feliciano Lopez
Sets won: 0Set 1: 6³Set 2: 1
ViennaRound of 32 · 7 Oct 2003Hard
Feliciano Lopez
Sets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 7⁷
Jiri Novak
Sets won: 0Set 1: 4Set 2: 6³

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

Feliciano Lopez2–4

MallorcaGrass

Queen's ClubGrass

LQualifying R1
Arthur Rinderknech
Sets won: 2Set 1: 3Set 2: 6Set 3: 7⁷
Feliciano Lopez
Sets won: 1Set 1: 6Set 2: 3Set 3: 6⁵

StuttgartGrass

LRound of 32
Yosuke Watanuki
Sets won: 2Set 1: 7⁷Set 2: 6
Feliciano Lopez
Sets won: 0Set 1: 6⁵Set 2: 3

BarcelonaClay

LRound of 64
David Goffin
Sets won: 2Set 1: 7⁷Set 2: 6⁴Set 3: 6
Feliciano Lopez
Sets won: 1Set 1: 6³Set 2: 7⁷Set 3: 0

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 Feliciano Lopez, Basel 2003, Round of 16

Final score

Venue and conditions

Match stats

Head to head

Form and path

Match research