Marat Safin vs Karol Kucera — Davis Cup WG QF: RUS vs SVK Round Robin
Davis Cup WG QF: RUS vs SVK · ATP · Round Robin
3 — 1
Sets
Friday, 16 July 1999
clay
Safin M.2-6 6-4 6-2 6-4
Kucera K.
Safin M.
26663
Kucera K.
64241
Marat Safin defeated Karol Kucera 2-6 6-4 6-2 6-4 in the Davis Cup WG QF: RUS vs SVK round robin on clay. The upset overturned the form book — Karol Kucera came in leading the head-to-head 4–2. Marat Safin narrowed the head-to-head to 4–3.
Key context
- Match story: Marat Safin dropped the opening set before beating Karol Kucera 2–6 6–4 6–2 6–4.
Head to head
2–4| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004-08-16 | Athens Olympics | R64 | hard | Marat Safin | 6-0 6-4 |
| 2001-10-29 | Paris Masters | R32 | hard | Marat Safin | 7-6(2) 5-7 6-4 |
| 2001-02-09 | Davis Cup WG R1: SVK vs RUS | RR | hard | Karol Kucera | 3-6 4-6 6-3 7-5 6-2 |
| 2000-05-21 | Dusseldorf | F | clay | Karol Kucera | 6-3 6-2 |
| 1999-01-18 | Australian Open | R32 | hard | Karol Kucera | 6-2 6-3 6-2 |
| 1998-08-03 | Amsterdam | R32 | clay | Karol Kucera | 6-2 3-6 7-6(5) |
Serve vs return
This seasonEven 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 season1st serve in·Even
58%
56%
1st serve points won·Even
74%
72%
2nd serve points won·Even
52%
48%
Service points won·Even
64%
61%
Return points won·Even
37%
40%
Break points saved·Slight edge
64%
57%
Aces / match·Dominant
8.6
5.6
Double faults / match·Dominant
2.6
4.8
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.