Jiri Novak vs Albert Costa, Rome Masters 2004, Quarterfinal
Final score
Final
6-4 6-2
Venue and conditions
Foro ItalicoRome, ITA
ClayCourt speed0.9 vs last year94.7Slow
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
1h 13m2Aces4
3Double faults1
28Service points won41
9Service games played9
6Service games won9
9Return games played9
1/425%Break points saved100%4/4
0/40%Break points converted75%3/4
Head to head
0Novak
3Costa
3 meetingsClay 0–2Hard 0–1
- Rome MastersQuarterfinal · 7 May 2004ClayThis matchAlbert CostaSets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 6Jiri NovakSets won: 0Set 1: 4Set 2: 2
- Stuttgart MastersRound of 64 · 2000HardAlbert CostaSets won: 2Set 1: 7Set 2: 64Set 3: 7Jiri NovakSets won: 1Set 1: 5Set 2: 7Set 3: 63
- GstaadQuarterfinal · 2000ClayAlbert CostaSets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 6Jiri NovakSets won: 0Set 1: 3Set 2: 1
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.