Karol Kucera vs Goran Ivanisevic — Grand Slam Cup Quarter-final
Grand Slam Cup · ATP · Quarter-final
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 28 September 1998
carpet
Kucera K.5-7 6-4 8-6
Ivanisevic G.
Kucera K.
5682
Ivanisevic G.
7461
Karol Kucera defeated Goran Ivanisevic 5-7 6-4 8-6 in the Grand Slam Cup quarter-final on carpet. The result followed the form book — Karol Kucera came in leading the head-to-head 3–1. Karol Kucera extended the head-to-head to 4–1.
Key context
- Match story: Karol Kucera dropped the opening set before beating Goran Ivanisevic 5–7 6–4 8–6.
Head to head
3–1| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1998-08-17 | New Haven | F | hard | Karol Kucera | 6-4 5-7 6-2 |
| 1997-10-13 | Ostrava | SF | carpet | Karol Kucera | 6-3 RET |
| 1997-09-29 | Basel | R32 | hard | Karol Kucera | 6-3 6-3 |
| 1997-01-13 | Australian Open | R64 | hard | Goran Ivanisevic | 6-4 6-2 6-2 |
Serve vs return
This seasonServe-dominated — both hold easily, expect tiebreaks
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 season1st serve in·Even
56%
55%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
72%
81%
2nd serve points won·Even
48%
48%
Service points won·Slight edge
61%
66%
Return points won·Slight edge
40%
33%
Break points saved·Slight edge
57%
63%
Aces / match·Dominant
5.6
15.0
Double faults / match·Dominant
4.8
6.5
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Draw
Quarter-finals
Philippoussis M.
Bjorkman J.
4-67-616-1
Agassi A.
Korda P.
4-66-06-1
Kucera K.
Ivanisevic G.
5-76-48-6
Rios M.
Mantilla F.
7-627-5