Karol Kucera vs Marat Safin | Karol Kucera Wins 3-6 4-6 6-3 7-5 6-2

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SVK vs RUSRound RobinHardFri 9 FebFinal

Karol KuceraSVK

Marat SafinRUS

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Karol Kucera defeated Marat Safin 3-6 4-6 6-3 7-5 6-2 in the SVK vs RUS round robin on hard. The result followed the form book — Karol Kucera came in leading the head-to-head 3–1. Karol Kucera extended the head-to-head to 4–1.

Key context

Match story: Karol Kucera came back from two sets down to beat Marat Safin.

How the match was decided

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Kucera K. came through in five sets.

Match statistics

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Common opponents

10 shared · last 12 months

Kucera K. and Safin M. faced 10 of the same opponents in the last 12 months. Kucera K. went 2–11 (15%) against them, Safin M. 10–6 (63%). Safin M. came out clearly better against 6 of 9 comparable opponents, Kucera K. against 1.

2–1115%Kucera K. · better vs 1Record vs common opponents10–663%Safin M. · better vs 6

Vs common opponents · derived from scorelines

12–28Sets28–24

175–213Games254–259

0–6Tiebreaks6–3

1–3Deciding sets6–2

vs Meligeni F.L7-5 6-7 2-6 4-6BRA vs SVK · clayW6-2 3-6 6-2Indian Wells Masters · hard
vs Vinciguerra A.L1-6 3-6Miami Masters · hardL6-1 1-6 2-6Miami Masters · hard
vs Corretja A.L2-6 2-6Indian Wells Masters · hardL4-6 3-6 7-5 1-6ESP vs RUS · clay

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vs Kuerten G.W6-4 0-6 6-2Monte Carlo Masters · clayL4-6 7-5 4-6 7-5 6-7Hamburg Masters · clay
vs Pioline C.L2-6 4-6Monte Carlo Masters · clayW7-6 4-6 6-3Hamburg Masters · clay
vs Sampras P.L6-7 6-3 3-6 4-6Wimbledon · grassW6-4 3-6 7-6Canada Masters · hard
vs Grosjean S.L4-6 4-6Cincinnati Masters · hardW6-4 7-6 1-6 3-6 7-6US Open · hard
vs Pozzi G.L6-4 5-7 6-7Paris Masters · hardW6-3 3-6 6-3 3-6 6-4US Open · hard
vs Hrbaty D.L4-6 4-6Tokyo · hardL2-6 6-7 4-6Australian Open · hard
vs Agassi A.Hard to compareW2-6 7-5 6-1 6-0Roland Garros · clayL3-6 3-6Masters Cup · hard

Head-to-head

5 meetings · Kucera K. leads 4–1

Hard: Kucera K. leads 2–0 · Clay: Kucera K. leads 2–1

Kucera K.February 2001SVK vs RUSThis matchHard3-6 4-6 6-3 7-5 6-2
Kucera K.May 2000DusseldorfClay6-3 6-2
Safin M.July 1999Davis Cup WG QF: RUS vs SVKClay2-6 6-4 6-2 6-4
Kucera K.January 1999Australian OpenHard6-2 6-3 6-2
Kucera K.August 1998AmsterdamClay6-2 3-6 7-6

Draw

Closing odds

Player context

Before the match

Kucera K.Safin M.1 738ELO1 8111 659Hard ELO1 7104–6Last 106–426Age21188 cmHeight193 cmRightPlaysRight

Cite this

Karol Kucera beat Marat Safin 3-6 4-6 6-3 7-5 6-2. Umpiry, "Karol Kucera vs Marat Safin — SVK vs RUS Round Robin", https://umpiry.com/match/2001-02-09/kucera-vs-safin-svk-vs-rus-rr?utm_source=cite (as of 9 February 2001).