R16 Japan Open 2006

Benjamin Becker #72 def. Jiri Novak #130

3-6 6-3 7-6(4)

Benjamin Becker defeated Jiri Novak 3-6 6-3 7-6(4) in the 2006 Japan Open round of 16 on hard courts.

Match Information

Match Statistics

StatBenjamin BeckerJiri Novak
Serving
AcesServes that land in and are not touched by the returner.
1114
Double faultsService points lost by missing both first and second serve.
31
First serve %Percentage of service points where the first serve landed in.
54.3%63.1%
First serve points won %Percentage of points won after making a first serve.
86.0%78.5%
Second serve points won %Percentage of second-serve points won, including points lost through double faults.
52.4%47.4%
Break points saved %Percentage of break points won by the server.
60.0%60.0%
Service points won %Percentage of all points won while serving.
70.7%67.0%
Returning
Break points converted %Percentage of break-point chances won by the returner.
40.0%40.0%
Return points won %Percentage of all points won while returning.
33.0%29.3%
Overall
Total points won %Percentage of all completed points won.
50.8%49.2%
Match Serve+This match’s service points won percentage minus the tour’s season average, in percentage points. Zero is average; +5 means five points above average. Match-weighted available stats; no opponent adjustment.
+8.2+4.5
Match Return+This match’s return points won percentage minus the tour’s season average, in percentage points. Zero is average; +5 means five points above average. Match-weighted available stats; no opponent adjustment.
-4.5-8.2

* Match Serve+ and Match Return+ compare this match with the ATP 2006 average from available match stats. Zero is average; +5 means five percentage points above average. No opponent adjustment.

Player Comparison

FieldBenjamin BeckerJiri Novak
Country GER CZE
Birth dateJun 16, 1981Mar 22, 1975
Age2531
Height178 cm190 cm
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand styleTwo-Handed BackhandTwo-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)72130
Ranking points (entering)553341
Elo (entering)1,7071,763
Current career W-L153–217319–253
Current career earnings$4,399,584$7,618,613
Pre-match H2H
Benjamin Becker #72 0 – 0 Jiri Novak #130

Path

Benjamin Becker's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Danai Udomchoke #1086-2 6-1WH2HMatch dataOct 5, 2006R32

Benjamin Becker's next match

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Jarkko Nieminen #166-7(5) 7-6(6) 6-4WH2HMatch dataOct 7, 2006QF

Jiri Novak's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Andy Murray #196-3 7-6(1)WH2HMatch dataOct 5, 2006R32
Robin Vik #854-6 6-4 6-4WH2HMatch dataOct 4, 2006R64