Karol Kucera vs Nicolas Massu — Moscow Round of 32

Moscow · ATP · Round of 32
SVK
Karol Kucera
52 yrs · 188 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWLWLWLWL
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 29 September 2003
hard
CHI
Nicolas Massu
46 yrs · 183 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLLLLLLLL
Kucera K.
6-7 6-2 6-2
Massu N.
Kucera K.
64662
Massu N.
77221

Karol Kucera defeated Nicolas Massu 6-7 6-2 6-2 in the Moscow round of 32 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Nicolas Massu came in leading the head-to-head 2–0. Karol Kucera claimed a first win over Nicolas Massu in three meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 2–1.

Key context

Head to head

0–2
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2004-10-11ViennaR32hardNicolas Massu6-4 6-7(5) 6-4
2002-07-22KitzbuhelR64clayNicolas Massu6-3 6-3

Serve vs return

This season
Kucera K.serving80% hold

wins 63% of points on serve vs Massu N.

Massu N.serving76% hold

wins 61% of points on serve vs Kucera K.

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
Kucera K.Massu N.
1st serve in·Even
59%
60%
1st serve points won·Even
71%
69%
2nd serve points won·Even
48%
50%
Service points won·Even
61%
61%
Return points won·Even
39%
37%
Break points saved·Slight edge
58%
63%
Aces / match·Clear edge
5.9
4.3
Double faults / match·Dominant
4.6
3.0

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

Draw

Final
Dent T.
Sargsian S.
7-656-4
Semi-finals
Dent T.
Mathieu P.
6-32-67-61
Sargsian S.
Spadea V.
6-26-2
Quarter-finals
Spadea V.
Koubek S.
2-67-626-3
Mathieu P.
Andreev I.
2-66-37-5
Dent T.
Rosset M.
6-36-4
Sargsian S.
Calleri A.
6-36-4
R16
Mathieu P.
Ketola T.
6-26-4
Andreev I.
Ljubicic I.
6-47-67
Dent T.
Rochus O.
6-42-66-4
Rosset M.
Kucera K.
7-57-66
Koubek S.
Mirnyi M.
6-34-67-68
Spadea V.
Black W.
5-77-56-3
Sargsian S.
Kafelnikov Y.
6-42-66-4
Calleri A.
Labadze I.
6-43-66-1
R32
Mathieu P.
Lopez F.
6-16-4
Ljubicic I.
Zib T.
6-26-4
Andreev I.
Schalken S.
6-36-1
Kucera K.
Massu N.
6-746-26-2
Mirnyi M.
Davydenko N.
6-34-66-3
Koubek S.
Youzhny M.
7-646-0
Spadea V.
Stoliarov A.
1-66-46-4
Black W.
Safin M.
6-46-756-4
Kafelnikov Y.
Kunitsyn I.
6-07-611
Calleri A.
Golovanov D.
6-26-2
Rosset M.
Prinosil D.
6-16-1
Rochus O.
Bjorkman J.
6-46-4
Ketola T.
Chela J.
6-46-757-5
Dent T.
Mantilla F.
6-26-0
Sargsian S.
Volandri F.
6-16-2
Labadze I.
Nieminen J.
3-66-46-2