Jeff Tarango vs Karol Kucera — Boston Round of 32

Boston · ATP · Round of 32
USA
Jeff Tarango
57 yrs · 180 cm · Left-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLLLLLLLW
0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 24 August 1998
hard
SVK
Karol Kucera
52 yrs · 188 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWLWLWLWL
Tarango J.
6-2 6-3
Kucera K.
Tarango J.
662
Kucera K.
23–

Jeff Tarango defeated Karol Kucera 6-2 6-3 in the Boston round of 32 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Karol Kucera came in leading the head-to-head 1–0. Jeff Tarango claimed a first win over Karol Kucera in two meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 1–1.

Key context

Head to head

0–1
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2001-02-12MarseilleR32hardKarol Kucera7-6(5) 5-3 RET

Serve vs return

This season
Tarango J.serving72% hold

wins 59% of points on serve vs Kucera K.

Kucera K.serving78% hold

wins 62% of points on serve vs Tarango J.

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
Tarango J.Kucera K.
1st serve in·Even
60%
56%
1st serve points won·Even
68%
72%
2nd serve points won·Even
49%
48%
Service points won·Even
60%
61%
Return points won·Even
38%
40%
Break points saved·Even
59%
57%
Aces / match·Slight edge
4.6
5.6
Double faults / match·Slight edge
4.3
4.8

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (141 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Draw

Final
Chang M.
Haarhuis P.
6-36-4
Semi-finals
Haarhuis P.
Pioline C.
7-54-66-3
Chang M.
Grosjean S.
7-54-66-3
Quarter-finals
Haarhuis P.
Schalken S.
0-66-46-3
Grosjean S.
Bjorkman J.
7-676-1
Pioline C.
Muster T.
7-56-3
Chang M.
Pozzi G.
6-42-66-1
R16
Pozzi G.
Roux L.
5-76-27-63
Muster T.
Lapentti N.
6-26-4
Pioline C.
Ilie A.
6-46-2
Haarhuis P.
Novak J.
6-14-67-5
Bjorkman J.
Blanco G.
6-27-65
Grosjean S.
Malisse X.
6-47-5
Schalken S.
Tarango J.
6-16-1
Chang M.
Carlsen K.
7-56-2
R32
Schalken S.
Sanguinetti D.
7-637-63
Roux L.
Delgado R.
6-46-2
Tarango J.
Kucera K.
6-26-3
Haarhuis P.
Ker L.
6-16-3
Novak J.
Gaudenzi A.
4-66-16-1
Pioline C.
Voinea A.
6-46-0
Ilie A.
Squillari F.
6-46-2
Lapentti N.
Costa C.
6-786-47-5
Muster T.
Filippini M.
6-06-2
Pozzi G.
Santoro F.
6-26-2
Carlsen K.
Golmard J.
3-66-36-4
Chang M.
Pavel A.
7-56-2
Malisse X.
Campbell S.
6-36-1
Grosjean S.
Van Lottum J.
6-26-0
Blanco G.
Gumy H.
3-66-16-4
Bjorkman J.
Clement A.
6-26-3