Marcelo Rios vs Karol Kucera — Australian Open Round of 64
Australian Open · ATP · Round of 64
3 — 0
Sets
Monday, 14 January 2002 ·
hard
Rios M.7-6 7-5 6-2
Kucera K.
Rios M.
7763
Kucera K.
6520
Marcelo Rios defeated Karol Kucera 7-6 7-5 6-2 in the Australian Open round of 64 on hard. The result followed the form book — Marcelo Rios came in leading the head-to-head 3–2, defending last year's round of 128. Marcelo Rios extended the head-to-head to 4–2.
Key context
- Match story: Marcelo Rios closed it out in three sets, 7–6 7–5 6–2.
Head to head
3–2| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001-09-21 | Davis Cup WG PO: SVK vs CHI | RR | carpet | Marcelo Rios | 6-3 6-2 6-3 |
| 2001-04-16 | Monte Carlo Masters | R64 | clay | Marcelo Rios | 6-4 6-4 |
| 1998-07-20 | Stuttgart Outdoor | SF | clay | Karol Kucera | 6-1 6-7 6-4 |
| 1997-10-20 | Stuttgart Masters | R32 | carpet | Marcelo Rios | 6-7 6-4 6-4 |
| 1997-07-14 | Stuttgart Outdoor | R16 | clay | Karol Kucera | 6-4 6-4 |
Statistics
This season1st serve in·Even
61%
58%
1st serve points won·Even
70%
70%
2nd serve points won·Slight edge
53%
48%
Service points won·Even
63%
61%
Return points won·Even
39%
39%
Break points saved·Slight edge
66%
57%
Aces / match·Even
5.0
5.4
Double faults / match·Dominant
2.6
4.8
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (67 vs 99). ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Conditions
Court speed
Fastbig serves, short points
SlowFast