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R. Gilbert #88 def. Karel Novacek #20

4-6 7-6(2) 6-4

Match Information

Date	Feb 25, 1994*
Tournament	Rotterdam
Category	ATP 250
Surface	Carpet
Round	R16
Winner	R. Gilbert
Score	4-6 7-6(2) 6-4
Loser	Karel Novacek
Duration	1h 54m

Stat	R. Gilbert	Karel Novacek
Aces	15	25
Double faults	4	1
First serve %	48	71
First serve points won %	90	82
Second serve points won %	54	83
Break points saved %	88	67
Break points converted %	33	12
Service points won %	71	82
Return points won %	18	29
Total points won %	49	51

Pre-match Comparison

Field	R. Gilbert	Karel Novacek
Country	FRA	CZE
Birth date	Dec 12, 1968	Mar 30, 1965
Age	25	28
Height	183	190
Handedness	Left-Handed	Right-Handed
Backhand style	—	—
Ranking (entering)	88	20
Ranking points (entering)	509	1,225
Elo (entering)	1,604	1,752
Career W-L	67–115	287–231
Career earnings	$1,143,269	$3,729,540

Pre-match H2H

R. Gilbert 2 – 0 Karel Novacek

Path

R. Gilbert's path

Date	Round	Opponent	Score	W/L	H2H	Match data
Feb 24, 1994	R32	Younes El Aynaoui	7-6(5) 6-4	W	H2H	Match data

R. Gilbert's next match

Date	Round	Opponent	Score	W/L	H2H	Match data
Feb 26, 1994	QF	Michael Stich	5-7 3-6	L	H2H	Match data

Karel Novacek's path

Date	Round	Opponent	Score	W/L	H2H	Match data
Feb 24, 1994	R32	Alex Antonitsch	6-4 7-5	W	H2H	Match data