Andrei Pavel #67 def. Jiri Novak #14

4-6 3-6 7-5 7-6(3) 6-4

Andrei Pavel defeated Jiri Novak 4-6 3-6 7-5 7-6(3) 6-4 in the 2004 Australian Open round of 32 on hard courts.

Match Information

Date: Jan 25, 2004*
Tournament: Australian Open
Edition: 2004
Category: Grand Slam
Surface: Hard
Round: R32
Duration: 3h 27m

Match Statistics

Stat	Andrei Pavel	Jiri Novak
Aces	15	7
Double faults	4	5
First serve %	67	58
First serve points won %	70	69
Second serve points won %	44	48
Break points saved %	57	60
Break points converted %	40	43
Service points won %	61	60
Return points won %	40	39
Total points won %	50	50

Player Comparison

Field	Andrei Pavel	Jiri Novak
Country	ROU	CZE
Birth date	Jan 27, 1974	Mar 22, 1975
Age	29	28
Height	183 cm	190 cm
Handedness	Right-Handed	Right-Handed
Backhand style	—	Two-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)	67	14
Ranking points (entering)	519	1,545
Elo (entering)	1,788	1,855
Current career W-L	249–252	319–253
Current career earnings	$5,225,028	$7,618,613

Pre-match H2H

Andrei Pavel #67 3 – 1 Jiri Novak #14

Path

Andrei Pavel's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Glenn Weiner #264	6-4 6-4 6-2	W	H2H	Match data	Jan 23, 2004	R64
Max Mirnyi #24	6-7(2) 6-3 6-2 7-6(2)	W	H2H	Match data	Jan 21, 2004	R128

Andrei Pavel's next match

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Juan Carlos Ferrero #3	4-6 6-3 3-6 2-6	L	H2H	Match data	Jan 28, 2004	R16

Jiri Novak's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Jan Vacek #125	6-2 7-6(3) 6-4	W	H2H	Match data	Jan 23, 2004	R64
Olivier Rochus #49	6-3 6-3 7-5	W	H2H	Match data	Jan 21, 2004	R128