Goran Ivanisevic vs Karol Kucera — Australian Open Round of 64
Australian Open · ATP · Round of 64
3 — 0
Sets
Monday, 13 January 1997 ·
hard
Ivanisevic G.6-4 6-2 6-2
Kucera K.
Ivanisevic G.
6663
Kucera K.
4220
Goran Ivanisevic defeated Karol Kucera 6-4 6-2 6-2 in the Australian Open round of 64 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Karol Kucera came in leading the head-to-head 4–0, defending last year's round of 32. Goran Ivanisevic claimed a first win over Karol Kucera in five meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 4–1.
Key context
- Match story: Goran Ivanisevic closed it out in three sets, 6–4 6–2 6–2.
Head to head
0–4| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1998-09-28 | Grand Slam Cup | QF | carpet | Karol Kucera | 5-7 6-4 8-6 |
| 1998-08-17 | New Haven | F | hard | Karol Kucera | 6-4 5-7 6-2 |
| 1997-10-13 | Ostrava | SF | carpet | Karol Kucera | 6-3 |
| 1997-09-29 | Basel | R32 | hard | Karol Kucera | 6-3 6-3 |
Statistics
This season1st serve in·Even
55%
56%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
81%
72%
2nd serve points won·Even
48%
48%
Service points won·Slight edge
66%
61%
Return points won·Slight edge
33%
40%
Break points saved·Slight edge
63%
57%
Aces / match·Dominant
15.0
5.6
Double faults / match·Dominant
6.5
4.7
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Conditions
Court speed
Fastbig serves, short points
SlowFast