Jiri Novak vs Guillermo Canas, Shanghai 2004, Semifinal
Final score
Final
6-1 6-2
Venue and conditions
Xianxia Tennis CenterShanghai, CHN
Outdoor hardCourt speed0.3 vs last year105.4Fast
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
54m2Aces9
1Double faults1
25Service points won32
7Service games played8
3Service games won8
8Return games played7
6/1060%Break points saved0/0
0/0Break points converted40%4/10
Head to head
1Novak
2Canas
3 meetingsHard 0–1Clay 0–1Carpet 1–0
- ShanghaiSemifinal · 2 Oct 2004HardThis matchGuillermo CanasSets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 6Jiri NovakSets won: 0Set 1: 1Set 2: 2
- StuttgartSemifinal · 2002ClayGuillermo CanasSets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 6Jiri NovakSets won: 0Set 1: 4Set 2: 0
- MoscowRound of 16 · 2001CarpetJiri NovakSets won: 2Set 1: 7Set 2: 7Guillermo CanasSets won: 0Set 1: 66Set 2: 61
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.