Marcelo Rios vs Karol Kucera — Davis Cup WG PO: SVK vs CHI Round Robin

Davis Cup WG PO: SVK vs CHI · ATP · Round Robin
CHI
Marcelo Rios
50 yrs · 175 cm · Left-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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0 — 0
Sets
Friday, 21 September 2001
carpet
SVK
Karol Kucera
52 yrs · 188 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Rios M.
6-3 6-2 6-3
Kucera K.
Rios M.
6663
Kucera K.
323–

Marcelo Rios defeated Karol Kucera 6-3 6-2 6-3 in the Davis Cup WG PO: SVK vs CHI round robin on carpet. The result followed the form book — Marcelo Rios came in leading the head-to-head 3–2. Marcelo Rios extended the head-to-head to 4–2.

Key context

  • Match story: Marcelo Rios closed it out in three sets, 6–3 6–2 6–3.

Head to head

3–2
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2002-01-14Australian OpenR64hardMarcelo Rios7-6(5) 7-5 6-2
2001-04-16Monte Carlo MastersR64clayMarcelo Rios6-4 6-4
1998-07-20Stuttgart OutdoorSFclayKarol Kucera6-1 6-7(8) 6-4
1997-10-20Stuttgart MastersR32carpetMarcelo Rios6-7(7) 6-4 6-4
1997-07-14Stuttgart OutdoorR16clayKarol Kucera6-4 6-4

Serve vs return

This season
Rios M.serving78% hold

wins 62% of points on serve vs Kucera K.

Kucera K.serving74% hold

wins 60% of points on serve vs Rios M.

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
Rios M.Kucera K.
1st serve in·Even
60%
58%
1st serve points won·Even
70%
71%
2nd serve points won·Even
52%
48%
Service points won·Even
63%
61%
Return points won·Even
40%
40%
Break points saved·Slight edge
64%
55%
Aces / match·Even
5.0
5.4
Double faults / match·Dominant
2.8
4.8

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (116 vs 128). ATP, WTA & Challenger.