Yevgeny Kafelnikov vs Gustavo Kuerten — US Open Quarter-final
US Open · ATP · Quarter-final
3 — 0
Sets
Monday, 27 August 2001 ·
hard
Kafelnikov Y.6-4 6-0 6-3
Kuerten G.
Kafelnikov Y.
6663
Kuerten G.
4030
Yevgeny Kafelnikov defeated Gustavo Kuerten 6-4 6-0 6-3 in the US Open quarter-final on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Gustavo Kuerten came in leading the head-to-head 7–3, defending last year's round of 128, but Yevgeny Kafelnikov had been the form player, winning 3 of their last 6 on hard. Yevgeny Kafelnikov narrowed the head-to-head to 7–4.
Key context
- Match story: Yevgeny Kafelnikov handed Gustavo Kuerten a second-set bagel in a 6–4 6–0 6–3 win.
Head to head
3–7| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001-11-12 | Masters Cup | RR | hard | Yevgeny Kafelnikov | 6-2 4-6 6-3 |
| 2001-08-06 | Cincinnati Masters | QF | hard | Gustavo Kuerten | 6-4 3-6 6-4 |
| 2001-05-28 | Roland Garros | QF | clay | Gustavo Kuerten | 6-1 3-6 7-6 6-4 |
| 2000-11-27 | Masters Cup | RR | hard | Gustavo Kuerten | 6-3 6-4 |
| 2000-09-18 | Sydney Olympics | QF | hard | Yevgeny Kafelnikov | 6-4 7-5 |
| 2000-05-29 | Roland Garros | QF | clay | Gustavo Kuerten | 6-3 3-6 4-6 6-4 6-2 |
| 1999-05-10 | Rome Masters | R16 | clay | Gustavo Kuerten | 7-5 6-1 |
| 1999-03-08 | Indian Wells Masters | R32 | hard | Gustavo Kuerten | 0-6 7-6 6-3 |
| 1998-08-17 | New Haven | R16 | hard | Yevgeny Kafelnikov | 6-4 6-4 |
| 1997-05-26 | Roland Garros | QF | clay | Gustavo Kuerten | 6-2 5-7 2-6 6-0 6-4 |
Statistics
This season1st serve in·Even
54%
56%
1st serve points won·Even
74%
75%
2nd serve points won·Even
50%
52%
Service points won·Even
63%
65%
Return points won·Even
39%
37%
Break points saved·Even
60%
63%
Aces / match·Clear edge
6.2
8.7
Double faults / match·Dominant
4.5
2.3
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Conditions
Court speed
Medium-fastrewards aggression
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