Karol Kucera vs Jiri Novak — London Round of 32
London · ATP · Round of 32
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 21 February 2000 ·
carpet
Kucera K.7-5 6-3
Novak J.
Kucera K.
762
Novak J.
530
Karol Kucera defeated Jiri Novak 7-5 6-3 in the London round of 32 on carpet. The upset overturned the form book — Jiri Novak came in leading the head-to-head 3–1. Karol Kucera narrowed the head-to-head to 3–2.
Key context
- Match story: Karol Kucera closed it out in two sets, 7–5 6–3.
Head to head
1–3| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003-10-13 | Madrid Masters | R32 | clay | Jiri Novak | 6-2 1-6 6-2 |
| 1997-10-13 | Ostrava | QF | carpet | Karol Kucera | 6-4 6-2 |
| 1996-04-08 | Estoril | R32 | clay | Jiri Novak | 1-6 7-6(3) 6-2 |
| 1993-08-21 | Slovak Republic Masters 3 | QF | clay | Jiri Novak | 6-3 6-2 |
Statistics
This season1st serve in·Slight edge
56%
65%
1st serve points won·Even
71%
69%
2nd serve points won·Even
48%
50%
Service points won·Even
61%
62%
Return points won·Even
40%
40%
Break points saved·Even
56%
59%
Aces / match·Slight edge
5.5
4.3
Double faults / match·Dominant
4.9
2.0
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (173 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.