Career 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 1999 Too close to call — 7–7 on categories Novak’s case rests on titles. ATP Tour career: Youzhny 889 matches, Novak 575 matches.
Novak has 7 titles (one every 33.3 matches) to Youzhny’s 10 titles (one every 50 matches). Novak averages 2.1 double faults a match to Youzhny’s 2.6. Novak has the better first serve in %: 65.2 to Youzhny’s 60.7. Longevity: Youzhny has 889 matches across 20 seasons, Novak 575 in 14 — the averages matter more than the totals here. Not every stat was recorded for every match (titles, finals): those averages use only the games that logged them. Tale of the tape Per game. Totals and best single game underneath.
0.0 10 total · best 1 Titlesper game 0.0 7 total · best 1
60.7 First serve in % 65.2
69.5 First-serve points won % 68.6
60.6 Break points saved % 59.8
38.7 Return points won % 40.2
3.9 3,488 total · best 18 Acesper game 3.9 2,228 total · best 18
Head to head 6 10 matches since 2002 4
Clay · 5 matches Youzhny 2 Novak 3 Carpet · 2 matches Youzhny 1 Novak 1 Hard · 2 matches Youzhny 2 Novak 0 Grass · 1 match Youzhny 1 Novak 0 Grand Slams · 2 matches Youzhny 1 Novak 1 Last meetings 1 Nov 2004 · ATP Masters 1000 Paris · Round of 32 · Carpet Youzhny won 6-3 7-5 16 Aug 2004 · Athens Olympics · Round of 32 · Hard Youzhny won 6-4 6-3 12 July 2004 · Stuttgart · Round of 16 · Clay Novak won 7-6(4) 4-6 6-1 26 Apr 2004 · Munich · Round of 32 · Clay Novak won 6-4 6-2 14 July 2003 · Stuttgart · Round of 16 · Clay Youzhny won 7-6(1) 6-4 9 June 2003 · Halle · Quarterfinal · Grass Youzhny won Last 10 games Titles, oldest to newest.
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