Mikael Tillstrom vs Karol Kucera — Chennai Round of 16

Chennai · ATP · Round of 16
SWE
Mikael Tillstrom
54 yrs · 185 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWLWWLLLW
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 5 April 1999
hard
SVK
Karol Kucera
52 yrs · 188 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWLWLWLWL
Tillstrom M.
7-5 4-6 6-2
Kucera K.
Tillstrom M.
7462
Kucera K.
5621

Mikael Tillstrom defeated Karol Kucera 7-5 4-6 6-2 in the Chennai round of 16 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Karol Kucera came in leading the head-to-head 2–0, but Mikael Tillstrom had been the form player, winning 3 of their last 5 on hard. Mikael Tillstrom claimed a first win over Karol Kucera in three meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 2–1.

Key context

Head to head

0–2
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2000-05-21DusseldorfRRclayKarol Kucera6-0 6-2
1998-04-03Davis Cup WG R1: SVK vs SWERRclayKarol Kucera1-6 6-1 6-2 6-4

Serve vs return

This season
Tillstrom M.serving72% hold

wins 59% of points on serve vs Kucera K.

Kucera K.serving78% hold

wins 62% of points on serve vs Tillstrom M.

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
Tillstrom M.Kucera K.
1st serve in·Slight edge
61%
56%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
67%
72%
2nd serve points won·Even
48%
48%
Service points won·Even
60%
61%
Return points won·Even
38%
40%
Break points saved·Even
59%
57%
Aces / match·Clear edge
4.1
5.6
Double faults / match·Dominant
3.3
4.8

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (65 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Conditions

Court speed
Mediumbalanced pace
SlowFast

Draw

Final
Black B.
Schuettler R.
6-41-66-3
Semi-finals
Schuettler R.
Wessels P.
6-16-3
Black B.
Van Lottum J.
6-16-1
Quarter-finals
Schuettler R.
Moya C.
6-13-0
Van Lottum J.
Tillstrom M.
4-66-36-2
Wessels P.
Santopadre V.
6-26-4
Black B.
Fromberg R.
6-46-2
R16
Moya C.
Black W.
6-31-67-5
Santopadre V.
Ilie A.
6-25-76-3
Fromberg R.
Burgsmuller L.
6-41-66-2
Black B.
Paes L.
6-36-2
Van Lottum J.
Stark J.
7-6120-67-66
Wessels P.
Sargsian S.
7-656-766-4
Schuettler R.
Vinciguerra A.
6-16-2
Tillstrom M.
Kucera K.
7-54-66-2
R32
Sargsian S.
Johansson T.
6-43-0
Tillstrom M.
Stanoytchev O.
6-46-4
Kucera K.
Kohlmann M.
7-56-1
Black B.
Carraz G.
6-16-3
Paes L.
Zingman A.
4-66-36-4
Fromberg R.
Bhupathi M.
6-27-5
Burgsmuller L.
Schalken S.
4-66-36-1
Ilie A.
Van Scheppingen D.
6-33-66-2
Santopadre V.
Grant G.
2-66-36-4
Wessels P.
Fukarek O.
4-66-47-5
Schuettler R.
Etlis G.
7-656-1
Vinciguerra A.
Sa A.
6-726-26-1
Black W.
Goldstein P.
7-666-1
Moya C.
Voltchkov V.
4-66-36-3
Van Lottum J.
Knippschild J.
6-36-4
Stark J.
Escude N.
6-26-726-2