Yevgeny Kafelnikov vs Marat Safin — Rome Masters Round of 32
Rome Masters · ATP · Round of 32
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 10 May 1999 ·
clay
Kafelnikov Y.6-1 6-2
Safin M.
Kafelnikov Y.
662
Safin M.
120
Yevgeny Kafelnikov defeated Marat Safin 6-1 6-2 in the Rome Masters round of 32 on clay. The upset overturned the form book — Marat Safin came in leading the head-to-head 2–1. Yevgeny Kafelnikov narrowed the head-to-head to 2–2.
Key context
- Match story: Yevgeny Kafelnikov dropped just 3 games past Marat Safin.
Head to head
1–2| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003-02-17 | Rotterdam | R16 | hard | Yevgeny Kafelnikov | 4-6 7-6 6-4 |
| 2001-10-22 | St. Petersburg | SF | carpet | Marat Safin | 6-7 6-2 6-4 |
| 2001-09-10 | Tashkent | F | hard | Marat Safin | 6-2 6-2 |
Statistics
This season1st serve in·Even
54%
58%
1st serve points won·Even
74%
74%
2nd serve points won·Even
50%
52%
Service points won·Even
63%
64%
Return points won·Even
39%
37%
Break points saved·Even
60%
63%
Aces / match·Clear edge
6.2
8.5
Double faults / match·Dominant
4.5
2.6
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Conditions
Court speed
Slowlow bounce, long rallies
SlowFast