R16 Australian Open 1998

Karol Kucera #20 def. Richard Fromberg #56

6-2 3-6 6-2 7-5

Karol Kucera defeated Richard Fromberg 6-2 3-6 6-2 7-5 in the 1998 Australian Open round of 16 on hard courts.

Match Information

Date: Jan 28, 1998*
Tournament: Australian Open
Edition: 1998
Category: Grand Slam
Surface: Hard
Round: R16
Duration: 2h 24m

Match Statistics

Stat	Karol Kucera	Richard Fromberg
Aces	6	7
Double faults	7	3
First serve %	55.0%	63.0%
First serve points won %	78.0%	62.0%
Second serve points won %	46.0%	49.0%
Break points saved %	56.0%	56.0%
Break points converted %	44.0%	44.0%
Service points won %	64.0%	57.0%
Return points won %	43.0%	36.0%
Total points won %	53.0%	47.0%

Player Comparison

Field	Karol Kucera	Richard Fromberg
Country	SVK	AUS
Birth date	Mar 4, 1974	Apr 28, 1970
Age	23	27
Height	188 cm	196 cm
Handedness	Right-Handed	Right-Handed
Backhand style	Two-Handed Backhand	Two-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)	20	56
Ranking points (entering)	1,569	777
Elo (entering)	1,927	1,778
Current career W-L	261–233	247–283
Current career earnings	$5,061,125	$2,605,740

Pre-match H2H

Karol Kucera #20 0 – 0 Richard Fromberg #56

Path

Karol Kucera's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Daniel Nestor #108	6-2 7-6(3) 6-1	W	H2H	Match data	Jan 25, 1998	R32
Daniel Vacek #54	7-6(4) 6-7(5) 2-6 6-0 6-1	W	H2H	Match data	Jan 23, 1998	R64
Sergi Bruguera #12	3-6 7-5 6-1 (ret.)	W	H2H	Match data	Jan 21, 1998	R128

Karol Kucera's next match

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Pete Sampras #1	6-4 6-2 6-7(5) 6-3	W	H2H	Match data	Jan 30, 1998	QF

Richard Fromberg's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Sebastien Lareau #187	6-0 6-2 4-6 6-3	W	H2H	Match data	Jan 25, 1998	R32
Carlos Moya #9	4-6 6-4 7-6(2) 6-4	W	H2H	Match data	Jan 23, 1998	R64
Todd Larkham #199	2-6 6-3 6-4 3-6 6-3	W	H2H	Match data	Jan 21, 1998	R128