Karol Kucera vs Johan Van Herck — Antwerp Round of 32

Antwerp · ATP · Round of 32
SVK
Karol Kucera
52 yrs · 188 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWLWLWLWL
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 16 February 1998
hard
BEL
Johan Van Herck
52 yrs · 185 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLWWLWLLL
Kucera K.
6-7 6-4 6-2
Van Herck J.
Kucera K.
63662
Van Herck J.
77421

Karol Kucera defeated Johan Van Herck 6-7 6-4 6-2 in the Antwerp round of 32 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Johan Van Herck came in defending last year's round of 16.

Key context

Head to head

No previous meetings on record.

Serve vs return

This season
Kucera K.serving82% hold

wins 64% of points on serve vs Van Herck J.

Van Herck J.serving72% hold

wins 59% of points on serve vs Kucera K.

Serve advantage — Kucera K.

Each player's serve crossed against the other's return, converted to expected hold of serve. Recent completed matches, ATP, WTA & Challenger. About

Statistics

This season
Kucera K.Van Herck J.
1st serve in·Even
56%
55%
1st serve points won·Even
72%
70%
2nd serve points won·Even
48%
47%
Service points won·Even
61%
60%
Return points won·Even
40%
36%
Break points saved·Even
57%
55%
Aces / match·Even
5.6
5.5
Double faults / match·Slight edge
4.8
4.2

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 35). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Conditions

Court speed
Fastbig serves, short points
SlowFast
Weather
11°COvercast
Wind 26 km/hHumidity 80%

Draw

Final
Rusedski G.
Rosset M.
7-633-66-16-4
Semi-finals
Rosset M.
Rafter P.
7-647-62
Rusedski G.
Kucera K.
6-46-3
Quarter-finals
Rosset M.
Larsson M.
W/O
Kucera K.
Korda P.
3-66-46-2
Rafter P.
Tarango J.
6-716-26-1
Rusedski G.
Johansson T.
6-34-66-4
R16
Johansson T.
Damm Sr M.
6-26-4
Rusedski G.
Raoux G.
7-663-67-613
Larsson M.
Siemerink J.
6-36-3
Korda P.
Portas A.
7-56-2
Kucera K.
Ulihrach B.
6-16-1
Rosset M.
Kafelnikov Y.
6-36-3
Tarango J.
Norman M.
7-626-2
Rafter P.
Pioline C.
6-47-62
R32
Rafter P.
Boetsch A.
6-27-68
Pioline C.
Gustafsson M.
6-47-66
Tarango J.
Norman D.
3-66-46-3
Norman M.
Henman T.
7-56-3
Raoux G.
Clavet F.
7-645-76-2
Ulihrach B.
Santoro F.
6-26-4
Kucera K.
Van Herck J.
6-736-46-2
Johansson T.
Bjorkman J.
6-16-2
Damm Sr M.
Dewulf F.
4-67-666-4
Rusedski G.
Arazi H.
7-643-66-3
Siemerink J.
Ivanisevic G.
6-46-3
Larsson M.
Goellner M.
6-26-1
Rosset M.
Kiefer N.
7-634-67-65
Kafelnikov Y.
Novak J.
7-55-76-3
Korda P.
Ferreira W.
6-36-3
Portas A.
Hrbaty D.
6-747-616-4