R64 Australian Open 2002

Marcelo Rios #48 def. Karol Kucera #81

7-6(5) 7-5 6-2

Marcelo Rios defeated Karol Kucera 7-6(5) 7-5 6-2 in the 2002 Australian Open round of 64 on hard courts.

Match Information

Match Statistics

StatMarcelo RiosKarol Kucera
Serving
AcesServes that land in and are not touched by the returner.
48
Double faultsService points lost by missing both first and second serve.
37
First serve %Percentage of service points where the first serve landed in.
66.7%62.7%
First serve points won %Percentage of points won after making a first serve.
72.7%68.8%
Second serve points won %Percentage of second-serve points won, including points lost through double faults.
54.5%36.8%
Break points saved %Percentage of break points won by the server.
40.0%50.0%
Service points won %Percentage of all points won while serving.
66.7%56.9%
Returning
Break points converted %Percentage of break-point chances won by the returner.
50.0%60.0%
Return points won %Percentage of all points won while returning.
43.1%33.3%
Overall
Total points won %Percentage of all completed points won.
54.7%45.3%
Match Serve+This match’s service points won percentage minus the tour’s season average, in percentage points. Zero is average; +5 means five points above average. Match-weighted available stats; no opponent adjustment.
+4.4-5.5
Match Return+This match’s return points won percentage minus the tour’s season average, in percentage points. Zero is average; +5 means five points above average. Match-weighted available stats; no opponent adjustment.
+5.4-4.4

* Match Serve+ and Match Return+ compare this match with the ATP 2002 average from available match stats. Zero is average; +5 means five percentage points above average. No opponent adjustment.

Player Comparison

FieldMarcelo RiosKarol Kucera
Country CHI SVK
Birth dateDec 26, 1975Mar 4, 1974
Age2627
Height175 cm188 cm
HandednessLeft-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand styleTwo-Handed BackhandTwo-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)4881
Ranking points (entering)755492
Elo (entering)1,8431,769
Current career W-L366–180261–233
Current career earnings$9,713,771$5,061,125
Pre-match H2H
Marcelo Rios #48 3 – 2 Karol Kucera #81

Path

Marcelo Rios's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Jaymon Crabb #2486-2 6-0 5-7 6-4WH2HMatch dataJan 16, 2002R128

Marcelo Rios's next match

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Alberto Martin #396-4 6-3 7-6(3)WH2HMatch dataJan 20, 2002R32

Karol Kucera's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Sjeng Schalken #306-1 6-4 1-6 6-1WH2HMatch dataJan 16, 2002R128