Cherkasov v Novacek
ATP Tour career
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Karel Novacek takes it, 12–3 on categories
Novacek wins on titles. Cherkasov’s case rests on first serve in %, but it isn’t enough to swing it. ATP Tour career: Cherkasov 384 matches, Novacek 525 matches.
- Novacek has 13 titles (one every 33.3 matches) to Cherkasov’s 2 titles (one every 50 matches).
- Novacek averages 5.9 aces a match to Cherkasov’s 2.3 — 2.6 times as many.
- Novacek has the better first-serve points won %: 73.4 to Cherkasov’s 65.9.
- Winners’ edge: Novacek’s team won 55%, Cherkasov’s team won 47% of the matches they played.
- Not every stat was recorded for every match (titles, finals): those averages use only the games that logged them.
Built only from games in our stats database. A read of the numbers, not a tip.
Tale of the tape
Per game. Totals and best single game underneath.
- 0.02 total · best 1Titlesper game0.013 total · best 1
- 60.2First serve in %57.0
- 65.9First-serve points won %73.4
- 56.9Break points saved %60.0
- 39.8Return points won %38.7
- 2.3655 total · best 15Acesper game5.91,881 total · best 28
Head to head
27 matches
since 19905
since 19905
- Clay · 5 matchesCherkasov 2Novacek 3
- Carpet · 1 matchCherkasov 0Novacek 1
- Hard · 1 matchCherkasov 0Novacek 1
Last meetings
- 1 Nov 1993 · ATP Masters 1000 Paris · Round of 32 · CarpetNovacek won 7-6(2) 7-6(5)
- 26 July 1993 · Hilversum · Round of 32 · ClayCherkasov won 6-3 6-7(5) 7-6(6)
- 1 Feb 1993 · Dubai · Quarterfinal · HardNovacek won 6-2 5-7 7-5
- 6 July 1992 · Gstaad · Round of 16 · ClayNovacek won 6-4 6-4
- 18 May 1992 · World Team Cup · Round robin · ClayNovacek won 6-7 6-3 6-4
- 20 Apr 1992 · ATP Masters 1000 Monte Carlo · Round of 64 · ClayNovacek won 6-1 6-4
- 16 July 1990 · Stuttgart Outdoor · Round of 16 · ClayCherkasov won 7-5 3-6 6-4
Last 10 games
Titles, oldest to newest.
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