Karol Kucera vs Ivan Ljubicic, Roland Garros 2003, Round of 128
Final score
Final
6-2 6-3 6-2
Venue and conditions
Stade Roland-GarrosParis, FRA
ClayCourt speed0.3 vs last year93.7Slow
What is court speed?
How much the court helps the server, judged from aces and serve points won and adjusted for who played. 100 is the average ATP tournament court that season.
- Very slow< 92Monte Carlo, Rome
- Slow92–97Roland Garros, Indian Wells
- Average97–103US Open, Dubai
- Fast103–108Wimbledon, Shanghai
- Very fast108+Basel
Challenger and ITF courts usually read lower: partly the venues, partly the balls and conditions at those levels.
How court speed worksConditionsHistorical daily weather
Match stats
1h 40m2Aces15
12Double faults3
44Service points won58
12Service games played13
7Service games won13
13Return games played12
8/1362%Break points saved100%1/1
0/10%Break points converted38%5/13
Head to head
0Kucera
2Ljubicic
2 meetingsClay 0–1Hard 0–1
- Roland GarrosRound of 128 · 26 May 2003ClayThis matchIvan LjubicicSets won: 3Set 1: 6Set 2: 6Set 3: 6Karol KuceraSets won: 0Set 1: 2Set 2: 3Set 3: 2
- SydneyQuarterfinal · 2000HardIvan LjubicicSets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 3Set 3: 7Karol KuceraSets won: 1Set 1: 3Set 2: 6Set 3: 5
Match research
ProEverything that shapes this match: each player’s run-in and travel, records side by side, and results against similar opponents and in similar conditions. Better information, better-informed decisions.
- Run-inEvery match in the last 28 days, rest days and travel between venues.
- Tale of the tapeRecords and serve numbers side by side, filtered by period and surface.
- Record by opponent rankingHow each player does against the top 10, top 50 or any ranking range.
- Similar conditionsResults in comparable heat, humidity, wind and altitude before scheduled matches.