Radek Stepanek vs Karol Kucera — Munich Round of 32

Munich · ATP · Round of 32
CZE
Radek Stepanek
47 yrs · 185 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 26 April 2004
clay
SVK
Karol Kucera
52 yrs · 188 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWLWLWLWL
Stepanek R.
6-4 7-5
Kucera K.
Stepanek R.
672
Kucera K.
45–

Radek Stepanek defeated Karol Kucera 6-4 7-5 in the Munich round of 32 on clay. The upset overturned the form book — Karol Kucera came in leading the head-to-head 2–0. Radek Stepanek claimed a first win over Karol Kucera in three meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 2–1.

Key context

Head to head

0–2
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2004-02-09MilanR32carpetKarol Kucera7-6(5) 6-2
2002-08-26US OpenR128hardKarol Kucera6-7(0) 6-4 2-6 6-2 6-1

Serve vs return

This season
Stepanek R.serving76% hold

wins 61% of points on serve vs Kucera K.

Kucera K.serving72% hold

wins 59% of points on serve vs Stepanek R.

Serve advantage — Stepanek R.

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
Stepanek R.Kucera K.
1st serve in·Even
61%
60%
1st serve points won·Even
71%
70%
2nd serve points won·Even
50%
49%
Service points won·Even
63%
62%
Return points won·Even
39%
38%
Break points saved·Even
61%
58%
Aces / match·Slight edge
4.9
5.9
Double faults / match·Clear edge
3.2
4.6

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 30). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Conditions

Court speed
Slowlow bounce, long rallies
SlowFast
Weather
12°CPartly cloudy
Wind 18 km/hHumidity 61%

Draw

Final
Davydenko N.
Verkerk M.
6-47-5
Semi-finals
Verkerk M.
Rochus O.
7-626-3
Davydenko N.
Horna L.
6-46-1
Quarter-finals
Davydenko N.
Schuettler R.
6-17-64
Horna L.
Stepanek R.
7-667-62
Rochus O.
Waske A.
3-66-36-4
Verkerk M.
Kratochvil M.
6-37-60
R16
Horna L.
Dent T.
4-61-3
Kratochvil M.
Sargsian S.
6-26-4
Waske A.
Spadea V.
3-67-57-64
Verkerk M.
Pashanski B.
7-637-64
Rochus O.
Kohlschreiber P.
7-646-2
Schuettler R.
Haas T.
6-42-66-4
Davydenko N.
Hanescu V.
6-766-26-4
Stepanek R.
Novak J.
6-37-5
R32
Rochus O.
Srichaphan P.
6-36-2
Kohlschreiber P.
Carlsen K.
7-676-4
Waske A.
Ivanisevic G.
6-47-60
Hanescu V.
Burgsmuller L.
6-27-65
Davydenko N.
Pavel A.
7-636-4
Dent T.
Dupuis A.
7-657-62
Pashanski B.
Moodie W.
6-46-3
Sargsian S.
Blake J.
6-47-66
Spadea V.
Kindlmann D.
6-46-2
Verkerk M.
Johansson J.
6-46-2
Kratochvil M.
Malisse X.
6-44-66-3
Schuettler R.
Soderling R.
6-47-65
Novak J.
Youzhny M.
6-46-2
Stepanek R.
Kucera K.
6-47-5
Horna L.
Mutis O.
6-46-1
Haas T.
Ulihrach B.
6-36-2