Points won by each set: | 46-37, 32-25 |
Points won directly behind the serve:
25 % Agassi – 18 of 70
27 % Novak – 19 of 70
Fourth meeting between these two players, and for the fourth time the American left the court as a victor in straight sets. Novak [15] was initially pro-active, he created break points in Agassi’s first two service games while the American was unable to hit a winner. Agassi [9] shifted into another gear at the end of both sets breaking his Czech opponent at 5-all and 4-all respectively. On both occasions Agassi had some problems to close the sets out, at 6:5 he withstood two break points, at 5:4 he wasted a 40/0 lead, but two unreturned serves helped him in advancing to the Roman final – the first time in 13 years.
Points won by each set: | 46-37, 32-25 |
Points won directly behind the serve:
25 % Agassi – 18 of 70
27 % Novak – 19 of 70
Fourth meeting between these two players, and for the fourth time the American left the court as a victor in straight sets. Novak [15] was initially pro-active, he created break points in Agassi’s first two service games while the American was unable to hit a winner. Agassi [9] shifted into another gear at the end of both sets breaking his Czech opponent at 5-all and 4-all respectively. On both occasions Agassi had some problems to close the sets out, at 6:5 he withstood two break points, at 5:4 he wasted a 40/0 lead, but two unreturned serves helped him in advancing to the Roman final – the first time in 13 years.
Serve & volley: Agassi 0/1, Novak 0