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Andrei Cherkasov v Karel Novacek: stats compared | Lineball
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
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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12.24,681 total · best 29
Games wonper game
12.86,721 total · best 29
43.1Break points converted %41.6
47.4Sets won %53.7
49.6Games won %51.4
0.06 total · best 1Finalsper game0.121 total · best 1
1.2462 total · best 3Sets wonper game1.4729 total · best 3
1.3513 total · best 3Sets lostper game · lower is better1.2628 total · best 3
12.44,762 total · best 29Games lostper game · lower is better12.16,353 total · best 28
0.4151 total · best 3Tiebreaksper game0.4201 total · best 3
2.3666 total · best 12Double faultsper game · lower is better2.2697 total · best 11