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Jiri Novak #45 def. Boris Becker #6

6-3 7-6(4)

Match Information

Date Sep 27, 1996*
Tournament Basel
Category ATP 250
Surface Hard
RoundR16
Winner Jiri Novak
Score6-3 7-6(4)
Loser Boris Becker
Duration1h 28m
StatJiri NovakBoris Becker
Aces416
Double faults25
First serve %7159
First serve points won %7277
Second serve points won %6537
Break points saved %5040
Break points converted %6050
Service points won %7061
Return points won %3930
Total points won %5446

Pre-match Comparison

FieldJiri NovakBoris Becker
Country CZE GER
Birth dateMar 22, 1975Nov 22, 1967
Age2128
Height190190
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand styleTwo-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)456
Ranking points (entering)8402,785
Elo (entering)1,6891,964
Career W-L318–250670–219
Career earnings$7,618,613$25,080,956
Pre-match H2H
Jiri Novak 0 0 Boris Becker

Path

Jiri Novak's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Sep 26, 1996R32 Filippo Veglio 6-4 2-6 6-2WH2HMatch data

Jiri Novak's next match

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Sep 28, 1996QF Olivier Delaitre 4-6 7-5 6-2WH2HMatch data

Boris Becker's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Sep 26, 1996R32 Bohdan Ulihrach 6-1 5-7 6-3WH2HMatch data