SF Japan Open 2004

Jiri Novak #28 def. Lleyton Hewitt #3

6-4 4-6 6-2

Jiri Novak defeated Lleyton Hewitt 6-4 4-6 6-2 in the 2004 Japan Open semifinal on hard courts.

Match Information

Match Statistics

StatJiri NovakLleyton Hewitt
Serving
AcesServes that land in and are not touched by the returner.
310
Double faultsService points lost by missing both first and second serve.
12
First serve %Percentage of service points where the first serve landed in.
65.0%51.2%
First serve points won %Percentage of points won after making a first serve.
75.0%83.3%
Second serve points won %Percentage of second-serve points won, including points lost through double faults.
53.6%37.5%
Break points saved %Percentage of break points won by the server.
50.0%42.9%
Service points won %Percentage of all points won while serving.
67.5%61.0%
Returning
Break points converted %Percentage of break-point chances won by the returner.
57.1%50.0%
Return points won %Percentage of all points won while returning.
39.0%32.5%
Overall
Total points won %Percentage of all completed points won.
53.1%46.9%
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.
+4.5-2.1
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.
+2.1-4.5

* Match Serve+ and Match Return+ compare this match with the ATP 2004 average from available match stats. Zero is average; +5 means five percentage points above average. No opponent adjustment.

Player Comparison

FieldJiri NovakLleyton Hewitt
Country CZE AUS
Birth dateMar 22, 1975Feb 24, 1981
Age2923
Height190 cm178 cm
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand styleTwo-Handed BackhandTwo-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)283
Ranking points (entering)1,0853,055
Elo (entering)1,8342,099
Current career W-L319–253567–244
Current career earnings$7,618,613$20,890,470
Pre-match H2H
Jiri Novak #28 0 – 5 Lleyton Hewitt #3

Path

Jiri Novak's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Paradorn Srichaphan #216-4 6-4WH2HMatch dataOct 9, 2004QF
Ricardo Mello #606-1 6-2WH2HMatch dataOct 8, 2004R16
Guillermo Garcia-Lopez #1287-5 6-2WH2HMatch dataOct 7, 2004R32

Jiri Novak's next match

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Taylor Dent #555-7 6-1 6-3WH2HMatch dataOct 10, 2004F

Lleyton Hewitt's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Cyril Saulnier #647-5 6-1WH2HMatch dataOct 9, 2004QF
Takao Suzuki #2316-7(3) 6-2 6-4WH2HMatch dataOct 8, 2004R16
Gouichi Motomura #3156-0 3-6 6-1WH2HMatch dataOct 7, 2004R32