Fabrice Santoro vs Jiri Novak, Paris Masters 2003, Round of 32

Masters 1000 · Round of 32 · Carpet · Wed 29 Oct

Final

Fabrice Santoro

LostRank #1422.2541%

Novak won in 3 sets · 1h 43m

1–2

Set 14–6

Set 26–4

Set 30–6

Jiri Novak

WinnerRank #9301.5759%

Venue

Accor Arena

Paris, FRA· 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

Very fast

vs last year

Altitude

48 m

Above sea level

Indoor venue, weather not factored

Sea level

Match stats

1h 43m

3Aces5

1Double faults3

48Service points won56

13Service games played13

8Service games won11

13Return games played13

9/1464%Break points saved71%5/7

2/729%Break points converted36%5/14

Head to head

1Santoro

3Novak

4 meetings

Carpet 0–1Grass 0–1Hard 1–1

Paris MastersRound of 32 · 29 Oct 2003CarpetThis match
Jiri Novak
Sets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 4Set 3: 6
Fabrice Santoro
Sets won: 1Set 1: 4Set 2: 6Set 3: 0
WimbledonRound of 64 · 23 Jun 2005Grass
Jiri Novak
Sets won: 3Set 1: 6Set 2: 4Set 3: 7⁷Set 4: 6
Fabrice Santoro
Sets won: 1Set 1: 1Set 2: 6Set 3: 6⁴Set 4: 3
Madrid MastersSemifinal · 2002Hard
Jiri Novak
Sets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 6
Fabrice Santoro
Sets won: 0Set 1: 2Set 2: 4
DubaiSemifinal · 2002Hard
Fabrice Santoro
Sets won: 2Set 1: 5Set 2: 6Set 3: 7⁷
Jiri Novak
Sets won: 1Set 1: 7Set 2: 3Set 3: 6⁴

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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Fabrice Santoro vs Jiri Novak, Paris Masters 2003, Round of 32

Final score

Venue and conditions

Match stats

Head to head

Match research