Youzhny v Novak
ATP Tour career
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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.
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.
- 0.010 total · best 1Titlesper game0.07 total · best 1
- 60.7First serve in %65.2
- 69.5First-serve points won %68.6
- 60.6Break points saved %59.8
- 38.7Return points won %40.2
- 3.93,488 total · best 18Acesper game3.92,228 total · best 18
Head to head
610 matches
since 20024
since 20024
- Clay · 5 matchesYouzhny 2Novak 3
- Carpet · 2 matchesYouzhny 1Novak 1
- Hard · 2 matchesYouzhny 2Novak 0
- Grass · 1 matchYouzhny 1Novak 0
- Grand Slams · 2 matchesYouzhny 1Novak 1
Last meetings
- 1 Nov 2004 · ATP Masters 1000 Paris · Round of 32 · CarpetYouzhny won 6-3 7-5
- 16 Aug 2004 · Athens Olympics · Round of 32 · HardYouzhny won 6-4 6-3
- 12 July 2004 · Stuttgart · Round of 16 · ClayNovak won 7-6(4) 4-6 6-1
- 26 Apr 2004 · Munich · Round of 32 · ClayNovak won 6-4 6-2
- 14 July 2003 · Stuttgart · Round of 16 · ClayYouzhny won 7-6(1) 6-4
- 9 June 2003 · Halle · Quarterfinal · GrassYouzhny won
Last 10 games
Titles, oldest to newest.
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