Patrick Rafter vs Yevgeny Kafelnikov — Cincinnati Masters Semi-final

Cincinnati Masters · ATP · Semi-final
AUS
Patrick Rafter
53 yrs · 185 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
WLLLLWLWWW
0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 10 August 1998
hard
RUS
Yevgeny Kafelnikov
52 yrs · 190 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLLLWLWWL
Rafter P.
7-5 6-0
Kafelnikov Y.
Rafter P.
762
Kafelnikov Y.
50–

Patrick Rafter defeated Yevgeny Kafelnikov 7-5 6-0 in the Cincinnati Masters semi-final on hard. Patrick Rafter extended the head-to-head to 2–1.

Key context

Head to head

1–1
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
1999-08-09Cincinnati MastersSFhardPatrick Rafter6-4 6-2
1997-08-11New HavenFhardYevgeny Kafelnikov7-6(4) 6-4

Serve vs return

This season
Rafter P.serving89% hold

wins 69% of points on serve vs Kafelnikov Y.

Kafelnikov Y.serving80% hold

wins 63% of points on serve vs Rafter P.

Serve advantage — Rafter P.

Each player's serve crossed against the other's return, converted to expected hold of serve. Recent completed matches, ATP, WTA & Challenger. About

Statistics

This season
Rafter P.Kafelnikov Y.
1st serve in·Slight edge
65%
54%
1st serve points won·Even
76%
74%
2nd serve points won·Even
54%
50%
Service points won·Slight edge
69%
63%
Return points won·Even
39%
39%
Break points saved·Slight edge
67%
60%
Aces / match·Slight edge
7.2
6.1
Double faults / match·Clear edge
3.1
4.6

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-fastrewards aggression
SlowFast
Weather
27°CDrizzle
Wind 9 km/hHumidity 68%

Draw

Final
Rafter P.
Sampras P.
1-67-626-4
Semi-finals
Rafter P.
Kafelnikov Y.
7-56-0
Sampras P.
Larsson M.
7-52-66-1
Quarter-finals
Larsson M.
Johansson T.
6-47-62
Sampras P.
Spadea V.
6-36-2
Kafelnikov Y.
Vacek D.
6-46-4
Rafter P.
Korda P.
6-47-68
R16
Johansson T.
Golmard J.
7-657-62
Vacek D.
Siemerink J.
6-16-4
Kafelnikov Y.
Draper S.
6-36-3
Larsson M.
Haas T.
6-46-4
Sampras P.
Gambill J.
7-636-3
Spadea V.
Krajicek R.
6-26-3
Rafter P.
Martin T.
3-66-36-2
Korda P.
Ivanisevic G.
5-76-47-5
R32
Kafelnikov Y.
Chang M.
6-34-66-4
Korda P.
Ondruska M.
6-26-3
Ivanisevic G.
Philippoussis M.
6-36-2
Spadea V.
Agassi A.
6-20-67-62
Gambill J.
Pioline C.
6-757-656-4
Draper S.
Corretja A.
6-36-757-65
Siemerink J.
Ferreira W.
7-656-4
Vacek D.
Rios M.
6-36-2
Krajicek R.
Medvedev A.
6-36-756-3
Golmard J.
Moya C.
6-46-2
Johansson T.
Tarango J.
5-76-27-64
Haas T.
Costa A.
6-16-3
Larsson M.
Bjorkman J.
6-756-26-3
Rafter P.
Raoux G.
6-16-3
Martin T.
Muster T.
6-36-4
Sampras P.
Damm Sr M.
6-46-2
R64
Haas T.
Courier J.
7-637-65
Siemerink J.
Schalken S.
1-66-17-62
Agassi A.
Kiefer N.
4-67-636-2
Pioline C.
Delgado R.
7-646-3
Gambill J.
Delaitre O.
6-16-3
Damm Sr M.
Woodforde M.
6-43-66-2
Muster T.
Henman T.
6-47-5
Ivanisevic G.
Ilie A.
6-40-66-4
Philippoussis M.
Black B.
6-26-3
Ondruska M.
Campbell S.
5-76-26-3
Chang M.
Woodbridge T.
6-13-66-2
Draper S.
Lapentti N.
6-44-67-5
Martin T.
Santoro F.
6-16-4
Corretja A.
Obrien A.
6-36-737-67
Ferreira W.
Mantilla F.
7-657-5
Vacek D.
Stoltenberg J.
6-23-67-68
Raoux G.
Schranz W.
7-655-76-4
Larsson M.
Pozzi G.
6-47-5
Costa A.
Grosjean S.
1-66-46-1
Tarango J.
Berasategui A.
7-56-2
Johansson T.
Black W.
7-637-5
Golmard J.
Escude N.
6-26-726-3
Medvedev A.
Clement A.
6-46-3
Spadea V.
Gimelstob J.
3-67-686-2