Jiri Novak #17 def. Axel Pretzsch #136

7-5 6-0

Jiri Novak defeated Axel Pretzsch 7-5 6-0 in the 2002 Dubai Tennis Championships round of 16 on hard courts.

Match Information

Match Statistics

StatJiri NovakAxel Pretzsch
Serving
AcesServes that land in and are not touched by the returner.
41
Double faultsService points lost by missing both first and second serve.
31
First serve %Percentage of service points where the first serve landed in.
51.1%57.1%
First serve points won %Percentage of points won after making a first serve.
70.8%45.0%
Second serve points won %Percentage of second-serve points won, including points lost through double faults.
56.5%46.7%
Break points saved %Percentage of break points won by the server.
50.0%53.8%
Service points won %Percentage of all points won while serving.
63.8%45.7%
Returning
Break points converted %Percentage of break-point chances won by the returner.
46.2%50.0%
Return points won %Percentage of all points won while returning.
54.3%36.2%
Overall
Total points won %Percentage of all completed points won.
58.1%41.9%
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.
+1.5-16.6
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.
+16.6-1.5

* Match Serve+ and Match Return+ compare this match with the ATP 2002 average from available match stats. Zero is average; +5 means five percentage points above average. No opponent adjustment.

Player Comparison

FieldJiri NovakAxel Pretzsch
Country CZE GER
Birth dateMar 22, 1975Jun 16, 1976
Age2625
Height190 cm185 cm
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand styleTwo-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)17136
Ranking points (entering)1,661301
Elo (entering)1,8561,537
Current career W-L319–25311–25
Current career earnings$7,618,613$336,815
Pre-match H2H
Jiri Novak #17 1 0 Axel Pretzsch #136

Path

Jiri Novak's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Dominik Hrbaty #506-2 6-1WH2HMatch dataFeb 28, 2002R32

Jiri Novak's next match

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Yevgeny Kafelnikov #46-1 6-1WH2HMatch dataMar 2, 2002QF

Axel Pretzsch's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Julien Boutter #636-4 6-4WH2HMatch dataFeb 28, 2002R32