Karol Kucera vs Sebastien Grosjean — Marseille Round of 16
Marseille · ATP · Round of 16
0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 10 February 2003
hard
Kucera K.7-6 6-1
Grosjean S.
Kucera K.
7762
Grosjean S.
641–
Karol Kucera defeated Sebastien Grosjean 7-6 6-1 in the Marseille round of 16 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Sebastien Grosjean came in leading the head-to-head 4–0, defending last year's quarter-final, but Karol Kucera had been the form player, winning 2 of their last 5 on hard. Karol Kucera claimed a first win over Sebastien Grosjean in five meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 4–1.
Key context
- Match story: Karol Kucera came through a tight passage before pulling clear — 7–6 6–1.
Head to head
0–4| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003-01-13 | Australian Open | R64 | hard | Sebastien Grosjean | 7-6(2) 2-6 6-3 7-6(1) |
| 2002-10-21 | St. Petersburg | SF | carpet | Sebastien Grosjean | 6-3 6-2 |
| 2001-02-12 | Marseille | QF | hard | Sebastien Grosjean | 6-3 6-3 |
| 2000-08-07 | Cincinnati Masters | R64 | hard | Sebastien Grosjean | 6-4 6-4 |
Serve vs return
This seasonEven 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 season1st serve in·Even
59%
55%
1st serve points won·Even
71%
73%
2nd serve points won·Even
48%
52%
Service points won·Even
62%
63%
Return points won·Even
39%
39%
Break points saved·Even
58%
61%
Aces / match·Even
5.9
6.2
Double faults / match·Dominant
4.6
1.8
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (65 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Conditions
Court speed
Fastbig serves, short points
SlowFast
Weather
9°CPartly cloudy
Wind 19 km/hHumidity 78%
Draw
Quarter-finals
Federer R.
Sluiter R.
6-44-66-4
Kucera K.
Rochus O.
6-36-3
Bjorkman J.
Hrbaty D.
7-676-4
Escude N.
Cadart R.
7-56-3
R16
Rochus O.
Gasquet R.
6-715-0
Escude N.
Ancic M.
6-23-67-610
Federer R.
Nieminen J.
6-36-3
Sluiter R.
Saulnier C.
7-56-716-2
Bjorkman J.
Voinea A.
7-666-766-3
Hrbaty D.
Mutis O.
6-36-4
Kucera K.
Grosjean S.
7-646-1
Cadart R.
Mirnyi M.
7-656-2
R32
Kucera K.
Kratochvil M.
3-66-44-1
Sluiter R.
Enqvist T.
7-647-66
Federer R.
Ljubicic I.
7-63
Rochus O.
Kafelnikov Y.
7-656-4
Escude N.
Novak J.
6-26-1
Ancic M.
Dupuis A.
6-746-46-4
Cadart R.
Labadze I.
6-46-3
Mirnyi M.
Robredo T.
7-661-67-65
Mutis O.
Vinck C.
6-42-67-5
Hrbaty D.
Arazi H.
6-16-3
Voinea A.
Arthurs W.
6-47-64
Bjorkman J.
El Aynaoui Y.
6-26-4
Gasquet R.
Lopez F.
6-746-46-4
Grosjean S.
Calatrava A.
6-26-1
Saulnier C.
Santoro F.
2-66-46-1
Nieminen J.
Stepanek R.
6-24-67-61