Karol Kucera vs Marat Safin — Australian Open Round of 32
Australian Open · ATP · Round of 32
3 — 0
Sets
Monday, 18 January 1999 ·
hard
Kucera K.6-2 6-3 6-2
Safin M.
Kucera K.
6663
Safin M.
2320
Karol Kucera defeated Marat Safin 6-2 6-3 6-2 in the Australian Open round of 32 on hard. The result followed the form book — Karol Kucera came in defending last year's semi-final. Karol Kucera extended the head-to-head to 4–3.
Key context
- Match story: Karol Kucera closed it out in three sets, 6–2 6–3 6–2.
Head to head
3–3| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004-08-16 | Athens Olympics | R64 | hard | Marat Safin | 6-0 6-4 |
| 2001-10-29 | Paris Masters | R32 | hard | Marat Safin | 7-6 5-7 6-4 |
| 2001-02-09 | Davis Cup WG R1: SVK vs RUS | RR | hard | Karol Kucera | 3-6 4-6 6-3 7-5 6-2 |
| 2000-05-21 | Dusseldorf | F | clay | Karol Kucera | 6-3 6-2 |
| 1999-07-16 | Davis Cup WG QF: RUS vs SVK | RR | clay | Marat Safin | 2-6 6-4 6-2 6-4 |
| 1998-08-03 | Amsterdam | R32 | clay | Karol Kucera | 6-2 3-6 7-6 |
Statistics
This season1st serve in·Even
56%
58%
1st serve points won·Even
72%
74%
2nd serve points won·Even
48%
52%
Service points won·Even
61%
64%
Return points won·Even
40%
37%
Break points saved·Slight edge
57%
63%
Aces / match·Clear edge
5.6
8.5
Double faults / match·Dominant
4.7
2.6
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