Jiri Novak vs Roger Federer, Halle 2004, Semifinal

ATP Intl Series · Semifinal · Grass · Sat 12 Jun

Final

Jiri Novak

LostRank #9305.9016%

Federer won in 2 sets · 53m

0–2

Set 13–6

Set 24–6

Roger Federer

WinnerRank #971.1684%

Venue

OWL ARENA

Halle, GER· Grass

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

19 km/h

Gentle

Humidity

76%

Humid

Temperature

17°C

Mild

Altitude

123 m

Low

Historical daily weather

Match stats

53m

1Aces4

0Double faults2

32Service points won40

9Service games played10

7Service games won10

10Return games played9

4/667%Break points saved0/0

0/0Break points converted33%2/6

Head to head

3Novak

4Federer

7 meetings

Grass 0–1Clay 2–0Hard 0–3Carpet 1–0

HalleSemifinal · 12 Jun 2004GrassThis match
Roger Federer
Sets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 6
Jiri Novak
Sets won: 0Set 1: 3Set 2: 4
GstaadFinal · 13 Jul 2003Clay
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
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, Halle 2004, Semifinal

Final score

Venue and conditions

Match stats

Head to head

Match research