R16 US Open 2002

Lleyton Hewitt #1 def. Jiri Novak #14

6-4 6-2 7-5

Lleyton Hewitt defeated Jiri Novak 6-4 6-2 7-5 in the 2002 US Open round of 16 on hard courts.

Match Information

Match Statistics

StatLleyton HewittJiri Novak
Serving
AcesServes that land in and are not touched by the returner.
193
Double faultsService points lost by missing both first and second serve.
54
First serve %Percentage of service points where the first serve landed in.
57.8%67.4%
First serve points won %Percentage of points won after making a first serve.
84.6%66.1%
Second serve points won %Percentage of second-serve points won, including points lost through double faults.
55.3%40.0%
Break points saved %Percentage of break points won by the server.
80.0%44.4%
Service points won %Percentage of all points won while serving.
72.2%57.6%
Returning
Break points converted %Percentage of break-point chances won by the returner.
55.6%20.0%
Return points won %Percentage of all points won while returning.
42.4%27.8%
Overall
Total points won %Percentage of all completed points won.
57.1%42.9%
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.
+9.9-4.7
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.
+4.7-9.9

* Match Serve+ and Match Return+ compare this match with the ATP 2002 average from available match stats. Zero is average; +5 means five percentage points above average. No opponent adjustment.

Player Comparison

FieldLleyton HewittJiri Novak
Country AUS CZE
Birth dateFeb 24, 1981Mar 22, 1975
Age2127
Height178 cm190 cm
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand styleTwo-Handed BackhandTwo-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)114
Ranking points (entering)5,2051,890
Elo (entering)2,0951,900
Current career W-L567–244319–253
Current career earnings$20,890,470$7,618,613
Pre-match H2H
Lleyton Hewitt #1 3 – 0 Jiri Novak #14

Path

Lleyton Hewitt's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
James Blake #266-7(5) 6-3 6-4 3-6 6-3WH2HMatch dataSep 1, 2002R32
Noam Okun #1147-6(7) 6-4 6-1WH2HMatch dataAug 30, 2002R64
Nicolas Coutelot #1016-2 6-3 6-3WH2HMatch dataAug 28, 2002R128

Lleyton Hewitt's next match

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Younes El Aynaoui #206-1 7-6(6) 4-6 6-2WH2HMatch dataSep 6, 2002QF

Jiri Novak's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Marcelo Rios #226-3 6-3 (ret.)WH2HMatch dataSep 1, 2002R32
John Van Lottum 6-4 7-6(3) 6-1W—Match dataAug 30, 2002R64
Richard Krajicek #1176-1 5-4 (ret.)WH2HMatch dataAug 28, 2002R128