Mikael Tillstrom vs Yevgeny Kafelnikov — Adelaide Round of 32
Adelaide · ATP · Round of 32
2 — 0
Sets
Wednesday, 1 January 1997 ·
hard
Tillstrom M.6-2 6-2
Kafelnikov Y.
Tillstrom M.
662
Kafelnikov Y.
220
Mikael Tillstrom defeated Yevgeny Kafelnikov 6-2 6-2 in the Adelaide round of 32 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Yevgeny Kafelnikov came in leading the head-to-head 3–1, defending the title, but Mikael Tillstrom had been the form player, winning 4 of their last 6 on hard. Mikael Tillstrom narrowed the head-to-head to 3–2.
Key context
- Match story: Mikael Tillstrom dropped just 4 games past Yevgeny Kafelnikov.
Head to head
1–3| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000-08-14 | Indianapolis | R32 | hard | Yevgeny Kafelnikov | 6-2 6-1 |
| 1998-02-02 | Marseille | SF | hard | Yevgeny Kafelnikov | 7-6 6-4 |
| 1996-12-30 | Adelaide | R32 | hard | Mikael Tillstrom | 6-2 6-2 |
| 1996-06-17 | Halle | R32 | grass | Yevgeny Kafelnikov | 6-7(3) 6-4 6-4 |
Statistics
This season1st serve in·Slight edge
59%
54%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
68%
74%
2nd serve points won·Even
48%
50%
Service points won·Even
60%
63%
Return points won·Even
38%
39%
Break points saved·Even
60%
60%
Aces / match·Clear edge
4.1
6.2
Double faults / match·Clear edge
3.7
4.5
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (141 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Conditions
Court speed
Fastbig serves, short points
SlowFast