Karol Kucera vs Arnaud Clement — Sydney Round of 16

Sydney · ATP · Round of 16
SVK
Karol Kucera
52 yrs · 188 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWLWLWLWL
0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 10 January 2000
hard
FRA
Arnaud Clement
48 yrs · 173 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLWLLWLWL
Kucera K.
6-2 6-4
Clement A.
Kucera K.
662
Clement A.
24–

Karol Kucera defeated Arnaud Clement 6-2 6-4 in the Sydney round of 16 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Arnaud Clement came in leading the head-to-head 3–1. Karol Kucera narrowed the head-to-head to 3–2.

Key context

Head to head

1–3
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2003-10-13Madrid MastersR64clayKarol Kucera7-6(3) 4-6 6-3
2003-06-09HalleQFgrassArnaud Clement7-5 6-7(5) 7-6(6)
2000-08-21Long IslandR16hardArnaud Clement7-6(3) 6-2
1997-02-10MarseilleR32hardArnaud Clement6-1 6-1

Serve vs return

This season
Kucera K.serving82% hold

wins 64% of points on serve vs Clement A.

Clement A.serving78% hold

wins 62% 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.Clement A.
1st serve in·Even
56%
57%
1st serve points won·Even
71%
72%
2nd serve points won·Even
48%
50%
Service points won·Even
61%
63%
Return points won·Even
40%
36%
Break points saved·Even
56%
60%
Aces / match·Even
5.5
5.2
Double faults / match·Dominant
4.9
2.5

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (173 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Conditions

Court speed
Fastbig serves, short points
SlowFast

Draw

Final
Hewitt L.
Stoltenberg J.
6-46-0
Semi-finals
Hewitt L.
Corretja A.
6-46-4
Stoltenberg J.
Ljubicic I.
6-46-2
Quarter-finals
Ljubicic I.
Kucera K.
6-33-67-5
Stoltenberg J.
Lapentti N.
4-67-56-1
Corretja A.
Dosedel S.
3-67-56-3
Hewitt L.
Voinea A.
6-36-4
R16
Hewitt L.
Clavet F.
6-36-2
Lapentti N.
Koubek S.
4-66-06-4
Stoltenberg J.
Hrbaty D.
6-42-66-4
Ljubicic I.
Martin T.
7-6116-4
Kucera K.
Clement A.
6-26-4
Dosedel S.
Ilie A.
6-37-5
Corretja A.
Arazi H.
3-66-37-64
Voinea A.
Vacek D.
7-56-2
R32
Corretja A.
Pioline C.
6-46-4
Arazi H.
Mantilla F.
6-36-4
Dosedel S.
Woodforde M.
6-36-3
Ilie A.
Costa A.
3-67-656-4
Kucera K.
Damm Sr M.
7-636-1
Clement A.
Zabaleta M.
4-66-36-4
Ljubicic I.
Safin M.
6-746-36-3
Martin T.
Medvedev A.
6-16-716-3
Hrbaty D.
Ullyett K.
6-17-5
Stoltenberg J.
Diaz J.
6-16-766-4
Koubek S.
Meligeni F.
7-646-1
Lapentti N.
El Aynaoui Y.
3-66-36-3
Clavet F.
Kuerten G.
6-43-66-4
Hewitt L.
Grosjean S.
6-46-4
Vacek D.
Lisnard J.
6-47-67
Voinea A.
Spadea V.
3-67-656-4