Greg Rusedski vs Yevgeny Kafelnikov — Grand Slam Cup Quarter-final
Grand Slam Cup · ATP · Quarter-final
2 — 1
Sets
Tuesday, 23 September 1997 ·
carpet
Rusedski G.6-7 6-3 6-1
Kafelnikov Y.
Rusedski G.
6662
Kafelnikov Y.
7311
Greg Rusedski defeated Yevgeny Kafelnikov 6-7 6-3 6-1 in the Grand Slam Cup quarter-final on carpet. The upset overturned the form book — Yevgeny Kafelnikov came in leading the head-to-head 5–4, defending last year's semi-final. Greg Rusedski narrowed the head-to-head to 5–5.
Key context
- Match story: Greg Rusedski dropped the opening set before beating Yevgeny Kafelnikov 6–7 6–3 6–1.
Head to head
4–5| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000-10-09 | Vienna | R32 | hard | Greg Rusedski | 6-4 6-7 6-3 |
| 2000-02-21 | London | SF | carpet | Yevgeny Kafelnikov | 6-3 7-6 |
| 2000-02-14 | Rotterdam | QF | hard | Yevgeny Kafelnikov | 6-7 6-4 6-4 |
| 1999-09-27 | Grand Slam Cup | QF | carpet | Greg Rusedski | 7-5 7-6 |
| 1999-02-15 | Rotterdam | SF | hard | Yevgeny Kafelnikov | 6-4 6-2 |
| 1998-11-02 | Paris Masters | SF | hard | Greg Rusedski | 6-3 4-6 6-4 |
| 1998-10-12 | Vienna | R32 | hard | Greg Rusedski | 6-3 3-6 7-6 |
| 1997-10-27 | Paris Masters | QF | hard | Yevgeny Kafelnikov | 6-4 3-6 6-3 |
| 1996-01-01 | Adelaide | QF | hard | Yevgeny Kafelnikov | 6-3 6-3 |
Statistics
This season1st serve in·Slight edge
60%
54%
1st serve points won·Even
78%
74%
2nd serve points won·Even
53%
50%
Service points won·Slight edge
68%
63%
Return points won·Slight edge
33%
39%
Break points saved·Slight edge
68%
60%
Aces / match·Dominant
10.7
6.2
Double faults / match·Slight edge
4.9
4.5
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.