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

Match Statistics

StatJiri NovakWayne Arthurs
Serving
AcesServes that land in and are not touched by the returner.
911
Double faultsService points lost by missing both first and second serve.
35
First serve %Percentage of service points where the first serve landed in.
71.7%68.2%
First serve points won %Percentage of points won after making a first serve.
77.5%72.4%
Second serve points won %Percentage of second-serve points won, including points lost through double faults.
57.1%55.6%
Break points saved %Percentage of break points won by the server.
100.0%50.0%
Service points won %Percentage of all points won while serving.
71.7%67.1%
Returning
Break points converted %Percentage of break-point chances won by the returner.
50.0%0.0%
Return points won %Percentage of all points won while returning.
32.9%28.3%
Overall
Total points won %Percentage of all completed points won.
53.8%46.2%
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.
+9.2+4.6
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.
-4.6-9.2

* Match Serve+ and Match Return+ compare this match with the ATP 2003 average from available match stats. Zero is average; +5 means five percentage points above average. No opponent adjustment.

Player Comparison

FieldJiri NovakWayne Arthurs
Country CZE AUS
Birth dateMar 22, 1975Mar 18, 1971
Age2832
Height190 cm190 cm
HandednessRight-HandedLeft-Handed
Backhand styleTwo-Handed Backhand—
Ranking (entering)12118
Ranking points (entering)1,720315
Elo (entering)1,8591,641
Current career W-L319–253123–153
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

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Magnus Norman #752-1 (ret.)WH2HMatch dataSep 27, 2003QF
Robert Kendrick #1206-7(3) 6-1 6-2WH2HMatch dataSep 26, 2003R16
Dennis van Scheppingen #1436-2 7-6(6)WH2HMatch dataSep 25, 2003R32

Jiri Novak's next match

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Mark Philippoussis #152-6 1-6LH2HMatch dataSep 28, 2003F

Wayne Arthurs's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Ivo Karlovic #886-4 3-6 7-6(2)WH2HMatch dataSep 27, 2003QF
Takao Suzuki #2126-1 6-2WH2HMatch dataSep 26, 2003R16
Peter Luczak #1525-7 6-4 6-2WH2HMatch dataSep 25, 2003R32