Yevgeny Kafelnikov vs Richard Krajicek — US Open Quarter-final
US Open · ATP · Quarter-final
3 — 2
Sets
Monday, 30 August 1999 ·
hard
Kafelnikov Y.7-6 7-6 3-6 1-6 7-6
Krajicek R.
Kafelnikov Y.
773173
Krajicek R.
666662
Yevgeny Kafelnikov defeated Richard Krajicek 7-6 7-6 3-6 1-6 7-6 in the US Open quarter-final on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Richard Krajicek came in leading the head-to-head 4–3, defending last year's round of 32. Yevgeny Kafelnikov narrowed the head-to-head to 4–4.
Key context
- Match story: Yevgeny Kafelnikov closed it out in five sets, 7–6 7–6 3–6 1–6 7–6.
Head to head
3–4| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000-08-07 | Cincinnati Masters | R64 | hard | Yevgeny Kafelnikov | 6-3 1-6 6-3 |
| 1998-10-26 | Stuttgart Masters | F | carpet | Richard Krajicek | 6-4 6-3 6-3 |
| 1998-08-03 | Canada Masters | QF | hard | Richard Krajicek | 6-4 6-4 |
| 1998-05-11 | Rome Masters | R16 | clay | Richard Krajicek | 6-2 3-6 7-6 |
| 1996-05-27 | Roland Garros | QF | clay | Yevgeny Kafelnikov | 6-3 6-4 6-7(4) 6-2 |
| 1995-08-14 | New Haven | SF | hard | Richard Krajicek | 6-4 6-4 |
| 1994-05-02 | Hamburg | QF | clay | Yevgeny Kafelnikov | 6-3 6-2 |
Statistics
This season1st serve in·Even
54%
58%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
74%
82%
2nd serve points won·Even
50%
52%
Service points won·Slight edge
63%
69%
Return points won·Even
39%
36%
Break points saved·Slight edge
60%
65%
Aces / match·Dominant
6.2
13.8
Double faults / match·Clear edge
4.5
3.7
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 132). ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Conditions
Court speed
Medium-fastrewards aggression
SlowFast