Yevgeny Kafelnikov vs Marat Safin — Rotterdam Round of 16
Rotterdam · ATP · Round of 16
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 17 February 2003 ·
hard
Kafelnikov Y.4-6 7-6 6-4
Safin M.
Kafelnikov Y.
4762
Safin M.
6641
Yevgeny Kafelnikov defeated Marat Safin 4-6 7-6 6-4 in the Rotterdam round of 16 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Marat Safin came in leading the head-to-head 2–1, defending last year's round of 16. Yevgeny Kafelnikov narrowed the head-to-head to 2–2.
Key context
- Match story: Yevgeny Kafelnikov dropped the opening set before beating Marat Safin 4–6 7–6 6–4.
Head to head
1–2| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| 1999-05-10 | Rome Masters | R32 | clay | Yevgeny Kafelnikov | 6-1 6-2 |
Statistics
This season1st serve in·Even
60%
58%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
69%
74%
2nd serve points won·Even
50%
52%
Service points won·Even
61%
64%
Return points won·Even
41%
37%
Break points saved·Slight edge
54%
63%
Aces / match·Dominant
4.0
8.5
Double faults / match·Slight edge
3.2
2.6
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (50 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Conditions
Court speed
Mediumbalanced pace
SlowFast