Magnus Norman vs Karol Kucera | Magnus Norman Wins 6-3 4-6 6-3 3-6 6-3

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SVK vs SWERound RobinClayFri 3 AprFinal

Magnus NormanSWE

Karol KuceraSVK

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Magnus Norman defeated Karol Kucera 6-3 4-6 6-3 3-6 6-3 in the SVK vs SWE round robin on clay. The upset overturned the form book — Karol Kucera came in leading the head-to-head 2–1. That levelled the head-to-head at 2–2.

Key context

Match story: Magnus Norman closed it out in five sets, 6–3 4–6 6–3 3–6 6–3.

How the match was decided

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Norman M. came through in five sets.

Match statistics

Match statistics are not available for this match. They appear once the official scoring feed publishes them.

Common opponents

3 shared · last 12 months

Norman M. and Kucera K. faced 3 of the same opponents in the last 12 months. Norman M. went 2–1 (67%) against them, Kucera K. 2–1 (67%). Only 2 of the comparisons are context-comparable — too few for a conclusion.

2–167%Norman M. · better vs 1Record vs common opponents2–167%Kucera K. · better vs 1

Vs common opponents · derived from scorelines

8–5Sets6–5

72–66Games57–51

3–1Tiebreaks0–1

0–1Deciding sets0–0

Only 3 common opponents — small sample, treat as indicative.

vs Rosset M.W4-6 6-3 7-6 6-3Roland Garros · clayL5-7 2-6 3-6Wimbledon · grass
vs Lareau S.L4-6 7-6 6-7 7-6 5-7Australian Open · hardW5-7 6-2 6-4 6-3CAN vs SVK · carpet
vs Sampras P.Hard to compareW6-2 6-4 2-6 6-4Roland Garros · clayW6-4 6-2 6-7 6-3Australian Open · hard

Head-to-head

4 meetings · level 2–2

Clay: level 1–1 · Carpet: Kucera K. leads 1–0 · Hard: Norman M. leads 1–0

Norman M.April 1998SVK vs SWEThis matchClay6-3 4-6 6-3 3-6 6-3
Kucera K.October 1997OstravaCarpet6-2
Norman M.August 1997US OpenHard6-7 6-4 6-2 6-3
Kucera K.May 1996Roland GarrosClay7-6(5) 6-4 6-7(5) 4-6 6-2

Draw

Closing odds

Player context

Before the match

Norman M.Kucera K.1 650ELO1 7381 611Clay ELO1 5604–6Last 104–621Age24188 cmHeight188 cmRightPlaysRight

Cite this

Magnus Norman beat Karol Kucera 6-3 4-6 6-3 3-6 6-3. Umpiry, "Magnus Norman vs Karol Kucera — SVK vs SWE Round Robin", https://umpiry.com/match/1998-04-03/kucera-vs-norman-svk-vs-swe-rr?utm_source=cite (as of 3 April 1998).