R32 Italian Open 2002

Jiri Novak #15 def. Mark Philippoussis #144

6-4 6-1

Jiri Novak defeated Mark Philippoussis 6-4 6-1 in the 2002 Italian Open round of 32 on clay courts.

Match Information

Match Statistics

StatJiri NovakMark Philippoussis
Aces27
Double faults04
First serve %47.0%65.0%
First serve points won %83.0%67.0%
Second serve points won %73.0%42.0%
Break points saved %100.0%57.0%
Break points converted %43.0%0.0%
Service points won %78.0%58.0%
Return points won %42.0%22.0%
Total points won %59.0%41.0%

Player Comparison

FieldJiri NovakMark Philippoussis
Country CZE AUS
Birth dateMar 22, 1975Nov 7, 1976
Age2725
Height190 cm196 cm
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand styleTwo-Handed BackhandOne-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)15144
Ranking points (entering)1,691275
Elo (entering)1,8261,797
Current career W-L319–253291–193
Current career earnings$7,618,613$6,987,402
Pre-match H2H
Jiri Novak #15 0 1 Mark Philippoussis #144

Path

Jiri Novak's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Sjeng Schalken #346-4 6-4WH2HMatch dataMay 8, 2002R64

Jiri Novak's next match

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Ivan Ljubicic #366-4 6-1WH2HMatch dataMay 11, 2002R16

Mark Philippoussis's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Vincent Spadea #916-2 6-2WH2HMatch dataMay 8, 2002R64