Marcelo Rios vs Yevgeny Kafelnikov — Miami Masters Round of 32
Miami Masters · ATP · Round of 32
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 18 March 2002 ·
hard
Rios M.6-4 7-6
Kafelnikov Y.
Rios M.
672
Kafelnikov Y.
460
Marcelo Rios defeated Yevgeny Kafelnikov 6-4 7-6 in the Miami Masters round of 32 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Yevgeny Kafelnikov came in leading the head-to-head 6–1, defending last year's round of 32. Marcelo Rios narrowed the head-to-head to 6–2.
Key context
- Match story: Marcelo Rios edged Yevgeny Kafelnikov in two tight sets (6–4 7–6).
Head to head
1–6| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001-03-12 | Indian Wells Masters | R64 | hard | Yevgeny Kafelnikov | 6-4 7-5 |
| 2000-05-21 | Dusseldorf | RR | clay | Yevgeny Kafelnikov | 6-3 7-5 |
| 1998-11-02 | Paris Masters | QF | hard | Yevgeny Kafelnikov | 6-3 6-2 |
| 1997-10-20 | Stuttgart Masters | R16 | carpet | Marcelo Rios | 7-6 6-3 |
| 1997-08-04 | Cincinnati Masters | R16 | hard | Yevgeny Kafelnikov | 7-5 6-2 |
| 1995-08-14 | New Haven | R16 | hard | Yevgeny Kafelnikov | 6-3 7-6(2) |
| 1995-04-10 | Barcelona | R16 | clay | Yevgeny Kafelnikov | 6-4 6-3 |
Statistics
This season1st serve in·Slight edge
61%
56%
1st serve points won·Even
70%
72%
2nd serve points won·Even
52%
50%
Service points won·Even
63%
63%
Return points won·Even
39%
40%
Break points saved·Slight edge
65%
58%
Aces / match·Even
4.9
5.5
Double faults / match·Dominant
2.5
4.2
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (67 vs 109). ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Conditions
Court speed
Mediumbalanced pace
SlowFast