QF Paris Masters 2003

Jiri Novak #18 def. Hicham Arazi #64

6-2 6-1

Jiri Novak defeated Hicham Arazi 6-2 6-1 in the 2003 Paris Masters quarterfinal on carpet courts.

Match Information

Match Statistics

StatJiri NovakHicham Arazi
Serving
AcesServes that land in and are not touched by the returner.
51
Double faultsService points lost by missing both first and second serve.
31
First serve %Percentage of service points where the first serve landed in.
59.0%51.2%
First serve points won %Percentage of points won after making a first serve.
77.8%57.1%
Second serve points won %Percentage of second-serve points won, including points lost through double faults.
52.0%35.0%
Break points saved %Percentage of break points won by the server.
100.0%33.3%
Service points won %Percentage of all points won while serving.
67.2%46.3%
Returning
Break points converted %Percentage of break-point chances won by the returner.
66.7%0.0%
Return points won %Percentage of all points won while returning.
53.7%32.8%
Overall
Total points won %Percentage of all completed points won.
61.8%38.2%
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.
+4.7-16.1
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.
+16.1-4.7

* Match Serve+ and Match Return+ compare this match with the ATP 2003 average from available match stats. Zero is average; +5 means five percentage points above average. No opponent adjustment.

Player Comparison

FieldJiri NovakHicham Arazi
Country CZE MAR
Birth dateMar 22, 1975Oct 19, 1973
Age2830
Height190 cm175 cm
HandednessRight-HandedLeft-Handed
Backhand styleTwo-Handed Backhand—
Ranking (entering)1864
Ranking points (entering)1,390563
Elo (entering)1,8391,729
Current career W-L319–253202–215
Current career earnings$7,618,613$3,602,644
Pre-match H2H
Jiri Novak #18 3 – 2 Hicham Arazi #64

Path

Jiri Novak's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Juan Carlos Ferrero #17-5 7-5WH2HMatch dataNov 1, 2003R16
Fabrice Santoro #676-4 4-6 6-0WH2HMatch dataOct 30, 2003R32

Jiri Novak's next match

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Andrei Pavel #1912-6 6-4 4-6LH2HMatch dataNov 2, 2003SF

Hicham Arazi's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Paradorn Srichaphan #107-6(3) 6-3WH2HMatch dataNov 1, 2003R16
Younes El Aynaoui #154-6 6-3 1-2 (ret.)WH2HMatch dataOct 30, 2003R32
Paul-Henri Mathieu #787-5 6-4WH2HMatch dataOct 29, 2003R64