Rafael Nadal #2 def. Jiri Novak #179

6-1 7-6(3) 6-4

Rafael Nadal defeated Jiri Novak 6-1 7-6(3) 6-4 in the 2006 US Open round of 16 on hard courts.

Match Information

Date: Sep 6, 2006*
Tournament: US Open
Edition: 2006
Category: Grand Slam
Surface: Hard
Round: R16
Duration: 2h 9m

Match Statistics

Stat	Rafael Nadal	Jiri Novak
Aces	6	9
Double faults	1	5
First serve %	60	67
First serve points won %	80	68
Second serve points won %	61	43
Break points saved %	50	64
Break points converted %	36	50
Service points won %	72	60
Return points won %	40	28
Total points won %	56	44

Player Comparison

Field	Rafael Nadal	Jiri Novak
Country	ESP	CZE
Birth date	Jun 3, 1986	Mar 22, 1975
Age	20	31
Height	185 cm	190 cm
Handedness	Left-Handed	Right-Handed
Backhand style	Two-Handed Backhand	Two-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)	2	179
Ranking points (entering)	4,625	226
Elo (entering)	2,230	1,736
Current career W-L	1,056–228	319–253
Current career earnings	$134,946,100	$7,618,613

Pre-match H2H

Rafael Nadal #2 1 – 0 Jiri Novak #179

Path

Rafael Nadal's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Wesley Moodie #82	6-4 7-6(5) 7-6(4)	W	H2H	Match data	Sep 3, 2006	R32
Luis Horna #61	6-4 4-6 6-4 6-2	W	H2H	Match data	Sep 1, 2006	R64
Mark Philippoussis #113	6-4 6-4 6-4	W	H2H	Match data	Aug 30, 2006	R128

Rafael Nadal's next match

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Mikhail Youzhny #54	3-6 7-5 6-7(5) 1-6	L	H2H	Match data	Sep 8, 2006	QF

Jiri Novak's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Xavier Malisse #33	6-7(6) 6-3 6-4 6-4	W	H2H	Match data	Sep 3, 2006	R32
Paradorn Srichaphan #43	7-6(3) 3-6 6-4 6-4	W	H2H	Match data	Sep 1, 2006	R64
Arnaud Clement #47	7-5 6-2 7-5	W	H2H	Match data	Aug 30, 2006	R128