Karol Kucera vs Jonas Bjorkman — Vienna Quarter-final

Vienna · ATP · Quarter-final
SVK
Karol Kucera
52 yrs · 188 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWLWLWLWL
0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 12 October 1998
hard
SWE
Jonas Bjorkman
54 yrs · 183 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLLWLWLLL
Kucera K.
6-3 6-2
Bjorkman J.
Kucera K.
662
Bjorkman J.
32–

Karol Kucera defeated Jonas Bjorkman 6-3 6-2 in the Vienna quarter-final on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Jonas Bjorkman came in leading the head-to-head 2–1, but Karol Kucera had been the form player, winning 2 of their last 5 on hard. Karol Kucera narrowed the head-to-head to 2–2.

Key context

Head to head

1–2
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2003-08-25US OpenR32hardJonas Bjorkman6-4 4-6 6-7(3) 6-4 6-4
1999-06-14s HertogenboschQFgrassKarol Kucera6-2 6-3
1997-11-03StockholmQFhardJonas Bjorkman6-3 6-2

Serve vs return

This season
Kucera K.serving78% hold

wins 62% of points on serve vs Bjorkman J.

Bjorkman J.serving76% hold

wins 61% of points on serve vs Kucera K.

Even serve battle

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.Bjorkman J.
1st serve in·Even
56%
58%
1st serve points won·Even
72%
71%
2nd serve points won·Even
48%
49%
Service points won·Even
61%
62%
Return points won·Even
40%
38%
Break points saved·Even
57%
58%
Aces / match·Slight edge
5.6
4.8
Double faults / match·Dominant
4.8
3.3

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

Conditions

Court speed
Fastbig serves, short points
SlowFast
Weather
14°CPartly cloudy
Wind 12 km/hHumidity 75%

Draw

Final
Sampras P.
Kucera K.
6-37-636-1
Semi-finals
Sampras P.
Martin T.
6-37-64
Kucera K.
Rusedski G.
7-666-4
Quarter-finals
Martin T.
Pioline C.
6-46-3
Rusedski G.
Rafter P.
6-37-63
Kucera K.
Bjorkman J.
6-36-2
Sampras P.
Henman T.
6-06-3
R16
Bjorkman J.
Ulihrach B.
6-46-1
Pioline C.
Krajicek R.
7-616-756-4
Sampras P.
Tarango J.
5-76-16-3
Henman T.
Enqvist T.
6-726-36-3
Kucera K.
Haas T.
7-56-4
Rafter P.
Norman M.
6-36-2
Rusedski G.
Muster T.
6-46-3
Martin T.
Korda P.
6-37-62
R32
Norman M.
Vacek D.
7-56-4
Enqvist T.
Schranz W.
4-66-36-2
Henman T.
Gustafsson M.
6-36-4
Korda P.
Santoro F.
7-646-2
Martin T.
Kiefer N.
4-66-36-4
Pioline C.
Fromberg R.
6-37-67
Sampras P.
Kroslak J.
6-27-5
Tarango J.
Stoltenberg J.
6-26-2
Muster T.
Siemerink J.
6-26-4
Rafter P.
Black B.
6-37-63
Rusedski G.
Kafelnikov Y.
6-33-67-63
Ulihrach B.
Moya C.
7-666-4
Bjorkman J.
Prinosil D.
6-47-61
Haas T.
Clement A.
6-41-66-3
Kucera K.
Ferreira W.
6-43-67-5
Krajicek R.
Costa A.
6-36-746-4