Jiri Novak #12 def. Wayne Arthurs #118

6-7(7) 6-3 6-2

Jiri Novak defeated Wayne Arthurs 6-7(7) 6-3 6-2 in the 2003 Shanghai Masters semifinal on hard courts.

Match Information

Date: Sep 27, 2003*
Tournament: Shanghai Masters
Edition: 2003
Category: ATP International Series → modern equivalent ATP 250
Surface: Hard
Round: SF
Duration: 1h 43m

Match Statistics

Stat	Jiri Novak	Wayne Arthurs
Aces	9	11
Double faults	3	5
First serve %	72	68
First serve points won %	77	72
Second serve points won %	57	56
Break points saved %	100	50
Break points converted %	50	0
Service points won %	72	67
Return points won %	33	28
Total points won %	54	46

Player Comparison

Field	Jiri Novak	Wayne Arthurs
Country	CZE	AUS
Birth date	Mar 22, 1975	Mar 18, 1971
Age	28	32
Height	190 cm	190 cm
Handedness	Right-Handed	Left-Handed
Backhand style	Two-Handed Backhand	—
Ranking (entering)	12	118
Ranking points (entering)	1,720	315
Elo (entering)	1,859	1,641
Current career W-L	319–253	123–153
Current career earnings	$7,618,613	$3,687,809

Pre-match H2H

Jiri Novak #12 2 – 1 Wayne Arthurs #118

Path

Jiri Novak's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Magnus Norman #75	2-1 (ret.)	W	H2H	Match data	Sep 27, 2003	QF
Robert Kendrick #120	6-7(3) 6-1 6-2	W	H2H	Match data	Sep 26, 2003	R16
Dennis van Scheppingen #143	6-2 7-6(6)	W	H2H	Match data	Sep 25, 2003	R32

Jiri Novak's next match

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Mark Philippoussis #15	2-6 1-6	L	H2H	Match data	Sep 28, 2003	F

Wayne Arthurs's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Ivo Karlovic #88	6-4 3-6 7-6(2)	W	H2H	Match data	Sep 27, 2003	QF
Takao Suzuki #212	6-1 6-2	W	H2H	Match data	Sep 26, 2003	R16
Peter Luczak #152	5-7 6-4 6-2	W	H2H	Match data	Sep 25, 2003	R32