Martin Verkerk vs Karol Kucera — St. Poelten Round of 32

St. Poelten · ATP · Round of 32
NED
Martin Verkerk
47 yrs · 196 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 19 May 2003
clay
SVK
Karol Kucera
52 yrs · 188 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Verkerk M.
6-2 6-1
Kucera K.
Verkerk M.
662
Kucera K.
21–

Martin Verkerk defeated Karol Kucera 6-2 6-1 in the St. Poelten round of 32 on clay. The upset overturned the form book — Karol Kucera came in leading the head-to-head 1–0, defending last year's round of 32. Martin Verkerk claimed a first win over Karol Kucera in two meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 1–1.

Key context

Head to head

0–1
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2003-08-04Canada MastersR32hardKarol Kucera7-6(8) 7-6(3)

Serve vs return

This season
Verkerk M.serving80% hold

wins 63% of points on serve vs Kucera K.

Kucera K.serving83% hold

wins 65% of points on serve vs Verkerk 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
Verkerk M.Kucera K.
1st serve in·Even
60%
59%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
76%
71%
2nd serve points won·Even
50%
48%
Service points won·Even
66%
62%
Return points won·Slight edge
33%
39%
Break points saved·Slight edge
63%
58%
Aces / match·Dominant
13.3
6.0
Double faults / match·Slight edge
5.0
4.6

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (97 vs 65). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Draw

Final
Roddick A.
Davydenko N.
6-36-2
Semi-finals
Roddick A.
Sanchez D.
6-22-0
Davydenko N.
Verkerk M.
7-56-1
Quarter-finals
Roddick A.
Krajicek R.
7-56-1
Davydenko N.
Dupuis A.
7-56-1
Sanchez D.
Ancic M.
6-16-4
Verkerk M.
Saretta F.
7-647-62
R16
Roddick A.
Kohlschreiber P.
6-36-4
Krajicek R.
Vahaly B.
6-22-66-3
Sanchez D.
Sanguinetti D.
6-46-4
Ancic M.
Lisnard J.
6-47-5
Dupuis A.
Costa A.
6-42-66-2
Davydenko N.
Lee H.
6-46-3
Saretta F.
Labadze I.
6-16-1
Verkerk M.
Hrbaty D.
6-47-5
R32
Lee H.
Armando H.
4-66-46-3
Davydenko N.
Beck K.
6-46-2
Labadze I.
Weinzierl J.
6-44-66-4
Saretta F.
Sa A.
6-26-2
Hrbaty D.
Horna L.
6-37-5
Sanchez D.
Hipfl M.
6-16-0
Verkerk M.
Kucera K.
6-26-1
Sanguinetti D.
Sargsian S.
7-57-65
Lisnard J.
Kratochvil M.
6-36-4
Kohlschreiber P.
Melzer J.
6-40-66-2
Ancic M.
Dent T.
2-67-636-4
Roddick A.
Martin A.
6-17-65
Krajicek R.
Gambill J.
7-53-66-3
Vahaly B.
Carlsen K.
7-55-76-3
Costa A.
Zimonjic N.
6-746-16-3
Dupuis A.
Mutis O.
6-36-1