Andrei Pavel vs Jiri Novak, Australian Open 2004, Round of 32
Final score
Final
Pavel won in 5 sets · 3h 27m
3–2
Set 14–6
Set 23–6
Set 37–5
Set 47–63
Set 56–4
Venue and conditions
Melbourne ParkMelbourne, AUS
Outdoor hardCourt speed0.5 vs last year98.8Average
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 worksConditionsHistorical daily weather
Match stats
3h 27m15Aces7
4Double faults5
105Service points won113
26Service games played27
20Service games won21
27Return games played26
8/1457%Break points saved60%9/15
6/1540%Break points converted43%6/14
Head to head
3Pavel
1Novak
4 meetingsHard 1–1Carpet 2–0
- Australian OpenRound of 32 · 24 Jan 2004HardThis matchAndrei PavelSets won: 3Set 1: 4Set 2: 3Set 3: 7Set 4: 7Set 5: 6Jiri NovakSets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 6Set 3: 5Set 4: 63Set 5: 4
- Paris MastersSemifinal · 1 Nov 2003CarpetAndrei PavelSets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 4Set 3: 6Jiri NovakSets won: 1Set 1: 2Set 2: 6Set 3: 4
- Paris MastersRound of 32 · 2002CarpetAndrei PavelSets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 6Jiri NovakSets won: 0Set 1: 1Set 2: 3
- ViennaSemifinal · 2002HardJiri NovakSets won: 2Set 1: 7Set 2: 7Andrei PavelSets won: 0Set 1: 62Set 2: 62
Match research
ProEverything 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.