Karol Kucera vs Franco Squillari — Davis Cup WG PO: ARG vs SVK Round Robin

Davis Cup WG PO: ARG vs SVK · ATP · Round Robin
SVK
Karol Kucera
52 yrs · 188 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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3 — 2
Sets
Friday, 25 September 1998
clay
ARG
Franco Squillari
50 yrs · 183 cm · Left-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWWLWLWLW
Kucera K.
6-3 6-3 3-6 6-7 6-4
Squillari F.
Kucera K.
6636363
Squillari F.
3367742

Karol Kucera defeated Franco Squillari 6-3 6-3 3-6 6-7 6-4 in the Davis Cup WG PO: ARG vs SVK round robin on clay. The upset overturned the form book — Franco Squillari came in leading the head-to-head 2–1. Karol Kucera narrowed the head-to-head to 2–2.

Key context

  • Match story: Karol Kucera closed it out in five sets, 6–3 6–3 3–6 6–7 6–4.

Head to head

1–2
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2002-03-11Indian Wells MastersR32hardKarol Kucera6-4 6-2
2000-07-17Stuttgart OutdoorQFclayFranco Squillari7-5 6-1
2000-05-29Roland GarrosR32clayFranco Squillari6-1 6-4 4-6 6-4

Serve vs return

This season
Kucera K.serving68% hold

wins 57% of points on serve vs Squillari F.

Squillari F.serving66% hold

wins 56% of points on serve vs Kucera K.

Baseline battle — serve is shaky, expect plenty of breaks

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.Squillari F.
1st serve in·Even
56%
55%
1st serve points won·Even
72%
69%
2nd serve points won·Even
48%
48%
Service points won·Even
61%
60%
Return points won·Even
40%
40%
Break points saved·Even
57%
60%
Aces / match·Clear edge
5.6
3.7
Double faults / match·Even
4.8
4.8

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