Magnus Gustafsson vs Karol Kucera — St. Poelten Round of 16

St. Poelten · ATP · Round of 16
SWE
Magnus Gustafsson
59 yrs · 185 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLWWLLWWW
0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 21 May 2001
clay
SVK
Karol Kucera
52 yrs · 188 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWLWLWLWL
Gustafsson M.
7-5 7-6
Kucera K.
Gustafsson M.
7772
Kucera K.
563–

Magnus Gustafsson defeated Karol Kucera 7-5 7-6 in the St. Poelten round of 16 on clay. The upset overturned the form book — Karol Kucera came in leading the head-to-head 2–0. Magnus Gustafsson 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
1999-07-19Stuttgart OutdoorR32clayKarol Kucera6-2 6-2
1998-07-20Stuttgart OutdoorR16clayKarol Kucera6-1 6-3

Serve vs return

This season
Gustafsson M.serving66% hold

wins 57% of points on serve vs Kucera K.

Kucera K.serving68% hold

wins 58% of points on serve vs Gustafsson M.

Baseline battle — serve is shaky, expect plenty of breaks

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
Gustafsson M.Kucera K.
1st serve in·Even
62%
58%
1st serve points won·Even
68%
71%
2nd serve points won·Even
46%
48%
Service points won·Even
60%
61%
Return points won·Even
40%
40%
Break points saved·Even
57%
56%
Aces / match·Clear edge
3.6
5.4
Double faults / match·Clear edge
3.7
4.7

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (35 vs 127). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Draw

Final
Gaudenzi A.
Hipfl M.
6-07-5
Semi-finals
Gaudenzi A.
Gustafsson M.
6-36-3
Hipfl M.
Tabara M.
6-15-76-2
Quarter-finals
Tabara M.
Ljubicic I.
6-45-76-4
Gustafsson M.
Pavel A.
7-676-3
Hipfl M.
Malisse X.
6-36-3
Gaudenzi A.
Siemerink J.
7-646-3
R16
Malisse X.
Alami K.
6-46-1
Gaudenzi A.
Massu N.
7-656-2
Ljubicic I.
Traykov I.
6-26-756-4
Tabara M.
Canas G.
6-46-4
Siemerink J.
Calatrava A.
7-53-66-2
Gustafsson M.
Kucera K.
7-57-63
Pavel A.
Rochus C.
6-16-1
Hipfl M.
Vanek J.
7-56-0
R32
Alami K.
Ilie A.
6-747-657-63
Ljubicic I.
Hrbaty D.
6-16-1
Tabara M.
Sanchez D.
6-26-3
Pavel A.
Koubek S.
6-36-3
Rochus C.
Sargsian S.
6-47-5
Kucera K.
Blanco G.
6-37-64
Gustafsson M.
Stoliarov A.
7-616-3
Gaudenzi A.
Rios M.
5-76-16-4
Massu N.
Rochus O.
0-66-46-4
Siemerink J.
Armando H.
7-636-3
Calatrava A.
Lee H.
6-36-4
Malisse X.
Eschauer W.
7-646-0
Hipfl M.
Elsner D.
6-36-4
Vanek J.
Portas A.
6-46-1
Canas G.
Bryan B.
6-36-2
Traykov I.
Kroslak J.
7-657-5