Giuseppe Menga vs David Novak, Cremona 2005, Quarterfinal

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Final

Giuseppe Menga

WinnerRank #1253

Menga won in 3 sets

2–1

Set 17–6³

Set 23–6

Set 36–3

David Novak

LostRank #1807

Venue

Centro Sportivo Stradivari

Cremona, ITA· Hard

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

Know how fast this court plays before the first serve

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Wind

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Humidity

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No reading

Temperature

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No reading

Altitude

46 m

Sea level

Head to head

1Menga

1Novak

2 meetings

Hard 1–0Clay 0–1

CremonaQuarterfinal · 2005HardThis match
Giuseppe Menga
Sets won: 2Set 1: 7⁷Set 2: 3Set 3: 6
David Novak
Sets won: 1Set 1: 6³Set 2: 6Set 3: 3
PaviaRound of 16 · 2004Clay
David Novak
Sets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 6
Giuseppe Menga
Sets won: 0Set 1: 0Set 2: 3

Form and path

Giuseppe Menga3–3

Anning CHClay

Guimaraes CHHard

LQualifying R1
Matteo Civarolo
Sets won: 0Set 1: 1Set 2: 1
Giuseppe Menga
Sets won: 1Set 1: 6Set 2: 0
Giuseppe Menga · Retired

Bergamo CHHard

LQualifying R3
Albano Olivetti
Sets won: 2Set 1: 7⁷Set 2: 6
Giuseppe Menga
Sets won: 0Set 1: 6⁴Set 2: 4

David Novak1–5

LegnicaClay

LRound of 32
Leonard Stakhovsky
Sets won: 0Set 1: 2
David Novak
Sets won: 0Set 1: 1
David Novak · Retired

KotkaClay

LRound of 32
Yannick Jankovits
Sets won: 1Set 1: 6Set 2: 2
David Novak
Sets won: 0Set 1: 1Set 2: 0
David Novak · Retired

EupenClay

LRound of 32
Romain Sichez
Sets won: 0Set 1: 2
David Novak
Sets won: 0Set 1: 1
David Novak · Retired

WetzlarClay

LRound of 16
Kevin Krawietz
Sets won: 2Set 1: 7Set 2: 6
David Novak
Sets won: 0Set 1: 5Set 2: 1
WRound of 32
David Novak
Sets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 6
Alexey Vatutin
Sets won: 0Set 1: 0Set 2: 2

Prostejov CHClay

LQualifying R2
Roman Jebavy
Sets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 6
David Novak
Sets won: 0Set 1: 3Set 2: 3

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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Giuseppe Menga vs David Novak, Cremona 2005, Quarterfinal

Final score

Venue and conditions

Head to head

Form and path

Match research