Nicklas Kulti vs Carlos Costa — Australian Open Round of 64
Australian Open · ATP · Round of 64
3 — 0
Sets
Monday, 15 January 1996 ·
hard
Kulti N.6-3 6-2 6-2
Costa C.
Kulti N.
6663
Costa C.
3220
Nicklas Kulti defeated Carlos Costa 6-3 6-2 6-2 in the Australian Open round of 64 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Carlos Costa came in leading the head-to-head 1–0. Nicklas Kulti claimed a first win over Carlos Costa in two meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 1–1.
Key context
- Match story: Nicklas Kulti closed it out in three sets, 6–3 6–2 6–2.
Head to head
0–1| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1993-01-18 | Australian Open | R64 | hard | Carlos Costa | 6-3 6-7(4) 6-4 6-3 |
Statistics
This season1st serve in·Even
53%
56%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
75%
67%
2nd serve points won·Even
46%
46%
Service points won·Even
62%
58%
Return points won·Slight edge
35%
40%
Break points saved·Slight edge
62%
56%
Aces / match·Dominant
7.1
3.7
Double faults / match·Dominant
4.8
2.7
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (56 vs 99). ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Conditions
Court speed
Fastbig serves, short points
SlowFast