Yevgeny Kafelnikov vs Greg Rusedski — Adelaide Quarter-final
Adelaide · ATP · Quarter-final
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 1 January 1996 ·
hard
Kafelnikov Y.6-3 6-3
Rusedski G.
Kafelnikov Y.
662
Rusedski G.
330
Yevgeny Kafelnikov defeated Greg Rusedski 6-3 6-3 in the Adelaide quarter-final on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Greg Rusedski came in leading the head-to-head 5–4, but Yevgeny Kafelnikov had been the form player, winning 3 of their last 5 on hard. Yevgeny Kafelnikov narrowed the head-to-head to 5–5.
Key context
- Match story: Yevgeny Kafelnikov dropped just 6 games past Greg Rusedski.
Head to head
4–5| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000-10-09 | Vienna | R32 | hard | Greg Rusedski | 6-4 6-7 6-3 |
| 2000-02-21 | London | SF | carpet | Yevgeny Kafelnikov | 6-3 7-6 |
| 2000-02-14 | Rotterdam | QF | hard | Yevgeny Kafelnikov | 6-7 6-4 6-4 |
| 1999-09-27 | Grand Slam Cup | QF | carpet | Greg Rusedski | 7-5 7-6 |
| 1999-02-15 | Rotterdam | SF | hard | Yevgeny Kafelnikov | 6-4 6-2 |
| 1998-11-02 | Paris Masters | SF | hard | Greg Rusedski | 6-3 4-6 6-4 |
| 1998-10-12 | Vienna | R32 | hard | Greg Rusedski | 6-3 3-6 7-6 |
| 1997-10-27 | Paris Masters | QF | hard | Yevgeny Kafelnikov | 6-4 3-6 6-3 |
| 1997-09-23 | Grand Slam Cup | QF | carpet | Greg Rusedski | 6-7 6-3 6-1 |
Statistics
This season1st serve in·Slight edge
54%
60%
1st serve points won·Even
74%
78%
2nd serve points won·Even
50%
53%
Service points won·Slight edge
63%
68%
Return points won·Slight edge
39%
33%
Break points saved·Slight edge
60%
68%
Aces / match·Dominant
6.2
10.7
Double faults / match·Slight edge
4.5
4.9
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Conditions
Court speed
Fastbig serves, short points
SlowFast