Marat Safin vs Yevgeny Kafelnikov — Tashkent Final
Tashkent · ATP · Final
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 10 September 2001 ·
hard
Safin M.6-2 6-2
Kafelnikov Y.
Safin M.
662
Kafelnikov Y.
220
Marat Safin defeated Yevgeny Kafelnikov 6-2 6-2 in the Tashkent final on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Yevgeny Kafelnikov came in leading the head-to-head 2–1, defending last year's round of 16. Marat Safin narrowed the head-to-head to 2–2.
Key context
- Match story: Marat Safin dropped just 4 games past Yevgeny Kafelnikov.
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 |
| 1999-05-10 | Rome Masters | R32 | clay | Yevgeny Kafelnikov | 6-1 6-2 |
Statistics
This season1st serve in·Even
58%
54%
1st serve points won·Even
74%
74%
2nd serve points won·Even
52%
50%
Service points won·Even
64%
63%
Return points won·Even
37%
39%
Break points saved·Even
63%
60%
Aces / match·Clear edge
8.5
6.3
Double faults / match·Dominant
2.6
4.5
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.