Karel Novacek #23 def. Thomas Muster #18

7-5 6-4

Karel Novacek defeated Thomas Muster 7-5 6-4 in the 1993 Dubai Tennis Championships semifinal on hard courts.

Match Information

Match Statistics

StatKarel NovacekThomas Muster
Serving
AcesServes that land in and are not touched by the returner.
56
Double faultsService points lost by missing both first and second serve.
02
First serve %Percentage of service points where the first serve landed in.
58.2%47.1%
First serve points won %Percentage of points won after making a first serve.
78.1%71.9%
Second serve points won %Percentage of second-serve points won, including points lost through double faults.
60.9%44.4%
Break points saved %Percentage of break points won by the server.
33.3%63.6%
Service points won %Percentage of all points won while serving.
70.9%57.4%
Returning
Break points converted %Percentage of break-point chances won by the returner.
36.4%66.7%
Return points won %Percentage of all points won while returning.
42.6%29.1%
Overall
Total points won %Percentage of all completed points won.
55.3%44.7%
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.
+9.6-4.0
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.
+4.0-9.6

* Match Serve+ and Match Return+ compare this match with the ATP 1993 average from available match stats. Zero is average; +5 means five percentage points above average. No opponent adjustment.

Player Comparison

FieldKarel NovacekThomas Muster
Country CZE AUT
Birth dateMar 30, 1965Oct 2, 1967
Age2725
Height190 cm180 cm
HandednessRight-HandedLeft-Handed
Backhand style—One-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)2318
Ranking points (entering)1,0921,307
Elo (entering)1,8451,823
Current career W-L287–231590–268
Current career earnings$3,729,540$12,266,977
Pre-match H2H
Karel Novacek #23 2 – 0 Thomas Muster #18

Path

Karel Novacek's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Andrei Cherkasov #296-2 5-7 7-5WH2HMatch dataFeb 6, 1993QF
Lars Anders Wahlgren #2256-2 3-6 6-1WH2HMatch dataFeb 5, 1993R16
Daniel Vacek #1076-0 7-5WH2HMatch dataFeb 4, 1993R32

Karel Novacek's next match

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Fabrice Santoro #396-4 7-5WH2HMatch dataFeb 7, 1993F

Thomas Muster's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Slava Dosedel #1596-0 6-3WH2HMatch dataFeb 6, 1993QF
Marcos Aurelio Gorriz #944-6 6-1 6-3WH2HMatch dataFeb 5, 1993R16
Nicolas Pereira #1306-4 6-2WH2HMatch dataFeb 4, 1993R32