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WIMBLEDON 2005 MEN'S PROFILES
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| (28) Jiri Novak |
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| PRE-TOURNAMENT ODDS: |
300/1 |
| NATIONALITY: |
CZE |
| BIRTH DATE: |
22/03/75 |
| BECAME PRO: |
1993 |
| WORLD RANKING: |
28 |
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| VERDICT |
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| A solid all-court player, Novak rescued his 2004 season with an excellent final few months, winning in both Tokyo and Basel. That showed he can play on a fast surface, but it is clear that grass is not one of his favourites. Will do well to make the second week. |
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| TEN-YEAR GRAND SLAM HISTORY |
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05 |
04 |
03 |
02 |
01 |
00 |
99 |
98 |
97 |
96 |
| Australian Open |
- |
3R |
3R |
SF |
- |
2R |
3R |
- |
2R |
1R |
| French Open |
2R |
2R |
4R |
3R |
3R |
1R |
2R |
1R |
- |
2R |
| Wimbledon |
- |
1R |
3R |
2R |
2R |
1R |
2R |
1R |
1R |
2R |
| US Open |
- |
3R |
3R |
4R |
3R |
3R |
4R |
1R |
2R |
2R |
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