Karol Kucera vs Takao Suzuki — Tokyo Quarter-final

Tokyo · ATP · Quarter-final
SVK
Karol Kucera
52 yrs · 188 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWLWLWLWL
0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 1 October 2001
hard
JPN
Takao Suzuki
49 yrs · 175 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLWWLLLLL
Kucera K.
6-3 6-3
Suzuki T.
Kucera K.
662
Suzuki T.
33–

Karol Kucera defeated Takao Suzuki 6-3 6-3 in the Tokyo quarter-final on hard. The result followed the form book — Karol Kucera came in leading the head-to-head 1–0, defending last year's round of 16. Karol Kucera extended the head-to-head to 2–0.

Key context

Head to head

1–0
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2003-06-23WimbledonR64grassKarol Kucera6-3 7-5 6-2

Serve vs return

This season
Kucera K.serving89% hold

wins 69% of points on serve vs Suzuki T.

Suzuki T.serving85% hold

wins 66% of points on serve vs Kucera K.

Serve-dominated — both hold easily, expect tiebreaks

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.Suzuki T.
1st serve in·Even
58%
62%
1st serve points won·Even
71%
74%
2nd serve points won·Slight edge
48%
53%
Service points won·Slight edge
61%
66%
Return points won·Slight edge
39%
31%
Break points saved·Slight edge
55%
61%
Aces / match·Dominant
5.4
9.2
Double faults / match·Dominant
4.8
2.6

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (127 vs 39). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Conditions

Court speed
Fastbig serves, short points
SlowFast
Weather
19°CRain
Wind 12 km/hHumidity 88%

Draw

Final
Hewitt L.
Kratochvil M.
6-46-2
Semi-finals
Kratochvil M.
Kucera K.
6-06-3
Hewitt L.
Blake J.
6-46-0
Quarter-finals
Hewitt L.
Clavet F.
4-66-46-2
Kucera K.
Suzuki T.
6-36-3
Kratochvil M.
Schalken S.
6-36-4
Blake J.
Rios M.
4-66-46-1
R16
Suzuki T.
Chang M.
7-636-2
Rios M.
Udomchoke D.
6-36-2
Blake J.
Bjorkman J.
6-17-5
Kratochvil M.
Burgsmuller L.
6-36-2
Clavet F.
Massu N.
6-36-4
Schalken S.
Heuberger I.
6-26-2
Kucera K.
Schuettler R.
6-26-2
Hewitt L.
Russell M.
6-16-1
R32
Schuettler R.
Larsson M.
6-37-5
Suzuki T.
Sargsian S.
7-54-66-4
Chang M.
Pretzsch A.
6-36-4
Rios M.
Black B.
6-27-5
Heuberger I.
Behr N.
3-66-46-4
Burgsmuller L.
Lee H.
3-66-37-5
Kratochvil M.
Fukarek O.
7-631-66-4
Kucera K.
Delgado R.
6-46-4
Russell M.
Mamiit C.
3-66-46-3
Blake J.
Arthurs W.
7-647-5
Bjorkman J.
Kondo H.
6-16-3
Hewitt L.
Goellner M.
6-26-2
Clavet F.
Behrend T.
7-676-2
Udomchoke D.
Levy H.
7-56-0
Massu N.
Zib T.
6-37-64
Schalken S.
Vinck C.
6-36-4
R64
Larsson M.
Lee M.
6-46-2
Massu N.
Kempes E.
6-46-4
Kucera K.
Simoni A.
6-34-66-1
Russell M.
Godwin N.
6-47-61
Fukarek O.
Vacek D.
6-27-63
Mamiit C.
Thomas J.
6-36-2
Goellner M.
Delgado J.
6-46-4
Blake J.
Ishii Y.
6-36-4
Kondo H.
Onoda M.
6-46-4
Behrend T.
Thomann N.
6-36-1
Zib T.
Yoon Y.
6-36-1
Pretzsch A.
Srichaphan P.
6-737-656-1
Black B.
Taino E.
6-46-1
Udomchoke D.
Cowan B.
6-24-66-3
Levy H.
Iwabuchi S.
6-36-3
Arthurs W.
Zitko R.
6-26-736-1
Sargsian S.
Sa A.
6-26-3
Suzuki T.
Ilie A.
5-76-26-4
Delgado R.
Motomura G.
6-46-4
Heuberger I.
Calatrava A.
6-36-1
Burgsmuller L.
Llodra M.
7-632-66-2
Lee H.
Hantschk M.
7-6116-4
Behr N.
Terachi T.
6-26-1
Vinck C.
Labadze I.
6-736-37-5