Yevgeny Kafelnikov vs Tim Henman | Yevgeny Kafelnikov Wins 6-1 6-3

LyonSemi-finalClayMon 30 SeptFinal

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Yevgeny Kafelnikov defeated Tim Henman 6-1 6-3 in the Lyon semi-final on clay. The result followed the form book — Yevgeny Kafelnikov came in defending last year's semi-final. Yevgeny Kafelnikov moved ahead in the head-to-head, 2–1.

Key context

Match story: Yevgeny Kafelnikov dropped just 4 games past Tim Henman.

How the match was decided

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Kafelnikov Y. took it in straight sets.

Match statistics

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Common opponents

0 shared · last 12 months

No common opponents in the last 12 months. Surface form and ELO carry more weight here.

Head-to-head

3 meetings · Kafelnikov Y. leads 2–1

Clay: Kafelnikov Y. leads 1–0 · Grass: Henman T. leads 1–0 · Hard: Kafelnikov Y. leads 1–0

Kafelnikov Y.September 1996LyonThis matchClay6-1 6-3
Henman T.June 1996WimbledonGrass7-6(6) 6-3 6-7(2) 4-6 7-5
Kafelnikov Y.March 1996RotterdamHard7-6(4) 6-3

Draw

Closing odds

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Player context

Before the match

Kafelnikov Y.Henman T.1 768ELO1 7791 658Clay ELO1 6754–6Last 104–622Age22190 cmHeight185 cmRightPlaysRight

Cite this

Yevgeny Kafelnikov beat Tim Henman 6-1 6-3. Umpiry, "Yevgeny Kafelnikov vs Tim Henman — Lyon Semi-final", https://umpiry.com/match/1996-09-30/henman-vs-kafelnikov-lyon-sf?utm_source=cite (as of 30 September 1996).