Radek Stepanek #23 def. Novak Djokovic #72

7-5 4-6 7-6(2)

Radek Stepanek defeated Novak Djokovic 7-5 4-6 7-6(2) in the 2006 ABN AMRO Open quarterfinal on hard courts.

Match Information

Date: Feb 25, 2006*
Tournament: ABN AMRO Open
Edition: 2006
Category: ATP International Series Gold → modern equivalent ATP 500
Surface: Hard
Round: QF
Duration: 2h 20m

Match Statistics

Stat	Radek Stepanek	Novak Djokovic
Aces	20	3
Double faults	6	3
First serve %	67	69
First serve points won %	80	69
Second serve points won %	55	61
Break points saved %	60	50
Break points converted %	50	40
Service points won %	72	66
Return points won %	34	28
Total points won %	51	49

Player Comparison

Field	Radek Stepanek	Novak Djokovic
Country	CZE	SRB
Birth date	Nov 27, 1978	May 22, 1987
Age	27	18
Height	186 cm	188 cm
Handedness	Right-Handed	Right-Handed
Backhand style	Two-Handed Backhand	Two-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)	23	72
Ranking points (entering)	1,355	548
Elo (entering)	1,803	1,769
Current career W-L	366–285	1,141–231
Current career earnings	$11,343,464	$194,691,590

Pre-match H2H

Radek Stepanek #23 0 – 1 Novak Djokovic #72

Path

Radek Stepanek's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Fabrice Santoro #36	6-4 6-1	W	H2H	Match data	Feb 24, 2006	R16
Michael Lammer #210	6-4 6-2	W	H2H	Match data	Feb 23, 2006	R32

Radek Stepanek's next match

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Nikolay Davydenko #6	4-6 6-3 6-3	W	H2H	Match data	Feb 25, 2006	SF

Novak Djokovic's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Tim Henman #40	5-7 6-3 6-4	W	H2H	Match data	Feb 24, 2006	R16
Andreas Seppi #53	6-2 2-6 7-5	W	H2H	Match data	Feb 23, 2006	R32