Nicolas Lapentti vs Karol Kucera — St. Poelten Round of 32
St. Poelten · ATP · Round of 32
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 20 May 2002 ·
clay
Lapentti N.6-3 2-6 6-0
Kucera K.
Lapentti N.
6262
Kucera K.
3601
Nicolas Lapentti defeated Karol Kucera 6-3 2-6 6-0 in the St. Poelten round of 32 on clay. The upset overturned the form book — Karol Kucera came in leading the head-to-head 2–1, defending last year's round of 16. Nicolas Lapentti narrowed the head-to-head to 2–2.
Key context
- Match story: Nicolas Lapentti handed Karol Kucera a third-set bagel in a 6–3 2–6 6–0 win.
Head to head
1–2| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002-03-11 | Indian Wells Masters | R64 | hard | Karol Kucera | 6-2 6-3 |
| 1999-10-11 | Vienna | R16 | hard | Karol Kucera | 6-2 6-3 |
| 1999-01-18 | Australian Open | QF | hard | Nicolas Lapentti | 7-6 6-7 6-2 0-6 8-6 |
Statistics
This season1st serve in·Even
61%
58%
1st serve points won·Even
69%
71%
2nd serve points won·Even
49%
48%
Service points won·Even
61%
61%
Return points won·Even
37%
39%
Break points saved·Even
58%
57%
Aces / match·Slight edge
4.1
5.5
Double faults / match·Dominant
2.1
4.8
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 99). ATP, WTA & Challenger.