Marat Safin vs Karol Kucera — Athens Olympics Round of 64
Athens Olympics · ATP · Round of 64
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 16 August 2004 ·
hard
Safin M.6-0 6-4
Kucera K.
Safin M.
662
Kucera K.
040
Marat Safin defeated Karol Kucera 6-0 6-4 in the Athens Olympics round of 64 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Karol Kucera came in leading the head-to-head 4–2. Marat Safin narrowed the head-to-head to 4–3.
Key context
- Match story: Marat Safin handed Karol Kucera a first-set bagel in a 6–0 6–4 win.
Head to head
2–4| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| 1999-01-18 | Australian Open | R32 | hard | Karol Kucera | 6-2 6-3 6-2 |
| 1998-08-03 | Amsterdam | R32 | clay | Karol Kucera | 6-2 3-6 7-6 |
Statistics
This season1st serve in·Even
58%
60%
1st serve points won·Even
74%
70%
2nd serve points won·Even
52%
49%
Service points won·Even
64%
61%
Return points won·Even
37%
37%
Break points saved·Slight edge
63%
57%
Aces / match·Clear edge
8.5
5.9
Double faults / match·Dominant
2.6
4.5
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 31). ATP, WTA & Challenger.