R32 Roland Garros 2003

Jiri Novak #14 def. Ivan Ljubicic #43

6-4 7-5 3-6 6-2

Jiri Novak defeated Ivan Ljubicic 6-4 7-5 3-6 6-2 in the 2003 Roland Garros round of 32 on clay courts.

Match Information

Date: Jun 1, 2003*
Tournament: Roland Garros
Edition: 2003
Category: Grand Slam
Surface: Clay
Round: R32
Duration: 2h 36m

Match Statistics

Stat	Jiri Novak	Ivan Ljubicic
Aces	9	21
Double faults	1	7
First serve %	69.0%	53.0%
First serve points won %	73.0%	76.0%
Second serve points won %	53.0%	39.0%
Break points saved %	73.0%	65.0%
Break points converted %	35.0%	27.0%
Service points won %	67.0%	59.0%
Return points won %	41.0%	33.0%
Total points won %	53.0%	47.0%

Player Comparison

Field	Jiri Novak	Ivan Ljubicic
Country	CZE	CRO
Birth date	Mar 22, 1975	Mar 19, 1979
Age	28	24
Height	190 cm	193 cm
Handedness	Right-Handed	Right-Handed
Backhand style	Two-Handed Backhand	One-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)	14	43
Ranking points (entering)	1,731	845
Elo (entering)	1,820	1,793
Current career W-L	319–253	404–284
Current career earnings	$7,618,613	$10,181,121

Pre-match H2H

Jiri Novak #14 1 – 0 Ivan Ljubicic #43

Path

Jiri Novak's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Marc Lopez #213	6-4 3-6 0-6 6-1 6-3	W	H2H	Match data	May 30, 2003	R64
Julien Benneteau #182	6-2 6-3 6-2	W	H2H	Match data	May 28, 2003	R128

Jiri Novak's next match

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Carlos Moya #4	5-7 3-6 2-6	L	H2H	Match data	Jun 4, 2003	R16

Ivan Ljubicic's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
James Blake #27	6-3 4-6 7-6(2) 6-4	W	H2H	Match data	May 30, 2003	R64
Karol Kucera #49	6-2 6-3 6-2	W	H2H	Match data	May 28, 2003	R128