Karol Kucera vs Marat Safin — Davis Cup WG R1: SVK vs RUS Round Robin

Davis Cup WG R1: SVK vs RUS · ATP · Round Robin
SVK
Karol Kucera
52 yrs · 188 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWLWLWLWL
3 — 2
Sets
Friday, 9 February 2001
hard
RUS
Marat Safin
46 yrs · 193 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLWWWLWLW
Kucera K.
3-6 4-6 6-3 7-5 6-2
Safin M.
Kucera K.
346763
Safin M.
663522

Karol Kucera defeated Marat Safin 3-6 4-6 6-3 7-5 6-2 in the Davis Cup WG R1: SVK vs RUS round robin on hard. Karol Kucera extended the head-to-head to 4–3.

Key context

Head to head

3–3
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2004-08-16Athens OlympicsR64hardMarat Safin6-0 6-4
2001-10-29Paris MastersR32hardMarat Safin7-6(2) 5-7 6-4
2000-05-21DusseldorfFclayKarol Kucera6-3 6-2
1999-07-16Davis Cup WG QF: RUS vs SVKRRclayMarat Safin2-6 6-4 6-2 6-4
1999-01-18Australian OpenR32hardKarol Kucera6-2 6-3 6-2
1998-08-03AmsterdamR32clayKarol Kucera6-2 3-6 7-6(5)

Serve vs return

This season
Kucera K.serving80% hold

wins 63% of points on serve vs Safin M.

Safin M.serving80% hold

wins 63% 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.Safin M.
1st serve in·Even
58%
58%
1st serve points won·Even
71%
74%
2nd serve points won·Even
48%
52%
Service points won·Even
61%
64%
Return points won·Even
40%
37%
Break points saved·Slight edge
55%
64%
Aces / match·Dominant
5.4
8.6
Double faults / match·Dominant
4.8
2.6

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (128 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.