Wayne Ferreira vs Yevgeny Kafelnikov — Lyon Semi-final
Wayne Ferreira defeated Yevgeny Kafelnikov 1-6 7-6 6-3 in the Lyon semi-final on clay. The result followed the form book — Wayne Ferreira came in leading the head-to-head 1–0, defending last year's quarter-final. Wayne Ferreira extended the head-to-head to 2–0.
Key context
- Match story: Wayne Ferreira dropped the opening set before beating Yevgeny Kafelnikov 1–6 7–6 6–3.
How the match was decided
Auto-generatedFerreira W. came through in three sets.
Common opponents
3 shared · last 12 monthsFerreira W. and Kafelnikov Y. faced 3 of the same opponents in the last 12 months. Ferreira W. went 2–1 (67%) against them, Kafelnikov Y. 3–0 (100%). Results against comparable opponents are close (0 : 1 better-results split).
2–167%Ferreira W. · better vs 0Record vs common opponents3–0100%Kafelnikov Y. · better vs 1
Vs common opponents · derived from scorelines
6–4Sets8–1
52–45Games53–29
0–0Tiebreaks1–0
Only 3 common opponents — small sample, treat as indicative.
vs Bjorkman J.W6-2 6-4 6-3Wimbledon · grassW4-6 6-1 6-2 7-6(8)Australian Open · hard
vs Vacek D.W6-2 6-4 5-7 6-4Wimbledon · grassW6-4 6-3Halle · grass
vs Corretja A.L4-6 5-7 2-6Roland Garros · clayW6-3 6-2 6-2Roland Garros · clay
Head-to-head
2 meetings · Ferreira W. leads 2–020
Clay: Ferreira W. leads 1–0 · Hard: Ferreira W. leads 1–0
- Ferreira W.October 1995LyonThis matchClay1-6 7-6(3) 6-3
- Ferreira W.February 1994RotterdamHard6-4 3-6 6-4
Closing odds
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Player context
Before the matchFerreira W.Kafelnikov Y.1 758ELO1 7691 658Clay ELO1 6582–8Last 104–624Age21185 cmHeight190 cmRightPlaysRight