R16 Japan Open 2004

Jiri Novak #28 def. Ricardo Mello #60

6-1 6-2

Jiri Novak defeated Ricardo Mello 6-1 6-2 in the 2004 Japan Open round of 16 on hard courts.

Match Information

Match Statistics

StatJiri NovakRicardo Mello
Aces70
Double faults12
First serve %71.0%62.0%
First serve points won %76.0%52.0%
Second serve points won %47.0%45.0%
Break points saved %100.0%50.0%
Break points converted %50.0%0.0%
Service points won %67.0%49.0%
Return points won %51.0%33.0%
Total points won %59.0%41.0%

Player Comparison

FieldJiri NovakRicardo Mello
Country CZE BRA
Birth dateMar 22, 1975Dec 21, 1980
Age2923
Height190 cm175 cm
HandednessRight-HandedLeft-Handed
Backhand styleTwo-Handed BackhandTwo-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)2860
Ranking points (entering)1,085630
Elo (entering)1,8041,772
Current career W-L319–25352–87
Current career earnings$7,618,613$1,484,044
Pre-match H2H
Jiri Novak #28 0 0 Ricardo Mello #60

Path

Jiri Novak's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Guillermo Garcia-Lopez #1287-5 6-2WH2HMatch dataOct 7, 2004R32

Jiri Novak's next match

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Paradorn Srichaphan #216-4 6-4WH2HMatch dataOct 9, 2004QF

Ricardo Mello's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Flavio Saretta #1155-7 6-2 7-6(5)WH2HMatch dataOct 7, 2004R32