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
Aces193
Double faults54
First serve %58.0%67.0%
First serve points won %85.0%66.0%
Second serve points won %55.0%40.0%
Break points saved %80.0%44.0%
Break points converted %56.0%20.0%
Service points won %72.0%58.0%
Return points won %42.0%28.0%
Total points won %57.0%43.0%

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) 6-1WMatch dataAug 30, 2002R64
Richard Krajicek #1176-1 5-4 (ret.)WH2HMatch dataAug 28, 2002R128