Karol Kucera #20 def. Daniel Nestor #108

6-2 7-6(3) 6-1

Karol Kucera defeated Daniel Nestor 6-2 7-6(3) 6-1 in the 1998 Australian Open round of 32 on hard courts.

Match Information

Match Statistics

StatKarol KuceraDaniel Nestor
Aces103
Double faults75
First serve %6456
First serve points won %8058
Second serve points won %4645
Break points saved %8245
Break points converted %5518
Service points won %6853
Return points won %4732
Total points won %5842

Player Comparison

FieldKarol KuceraDaniel Nestor
Country SVK CAN
Birth dateMar 4, 1974Sep 4, 1972
Age2325
Height188 cm191 cm
HandednessRight-HandedLeft-Handed
Backhand styleTwo-Handed BackhandTwo-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)20108
Ranking points (entering)1,569445
Elo (entering)1,9191,639
Current career W-L261–23371–103
Current career earnings$5,061,125$12,835,671
Pre-match H2H
Karol Kucera #20 0 0 Daniel Nestor #108

Path

Karol Kucera's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Daniel Vacek #547-6(4) 6-7(5) 2-6 6-0 6-1WH2HMatch dataJan 23, 1998R64
Sergi Bruguera #123-6 7-5 6-1 (ret.)WH2HMatch dataJan 21, 1998R128

Karol Kucera's next match

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Richard Fromberg #566-2 3-6 6-2 7-5WH2HMatch dataJan 28, 1998R16

Daniel Nestor's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Martin Damm Sr 5-7 7-5 6-2 6-1WMatch dataJan 23, 1998R64
Gilbert Schaller #986-3 6-0 7-6(6)WH2HMatch dataJan 21, 1998R128