Lleyton Hewitt vs Yevgeny KafelnikovDavis Cup WG SF: AUS vs RUS Round Robin

Davis Cup WG SF: AUS vs RUS · ATP · Round Robin
45 yrs · 180 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Sets
Friday, 24 September 1999
grass
52 yrs · 190 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Hewitt L.
6-4 7-5 6-2
Kafelnikov Y.
Hewitt L.
6763
Kafelnikov Y.
452

Lleyton Hewitt defeated Yevgeny Kafelnikov 6-4 7-5 6-2 in the Davis Cup WG SF: AUS vs RUS round robin on grass. The result followed the form book — Lleyton Hewitt came in leading the head-to-head 6–1. Lleyton Hewitt extended the head-to-head to 7–1.

Key context

  • Match story: Lleyton Hewitt closed it out in three sets, 6–4 7–5 6–2.

Head to head

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DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2003-03-10Indian Wells MastersR32hardLleyton Hewitt6-3 6-2
2002-10-28Paris MastersR16hardLleyton Hewitt6-2 7-6(3)
2001-08-27US OpenSFhardLleyton Hewitt6-1 6-2 6-1
2000-10-30Stuttgart MastersSFcarpetLleyton Hewitt6-4 6-7(5) 6-3
2000-05-21DusseldorfRRclayYevgeny Kafelnikov6-1 6-2
2000-03-20Miami MastersR16hardLleyton Hewitt6-4 6-3
1999-11-01Paris MastersR32hardLleyton Hewitt6-4 2-6 6-4

Serve vs return

This season
Hewitt L.serving83% hold

wins 65% of points on serve vs Kafelnikov Y.

Kafelnikov Y.serving84% hold

wins 66% of points on serve vs Hewitt L.

Serve-dominated — both hold easily, expect tiebreaks

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
1st serve in·Even
54%
54%
1st serve points won·Even
73%
74%
2nd serve points won·Even
51%
50%
Service points won·Even
62%
63%
Return points won·Even
39%
39%
Break points saved·Even
60%
60%
Aces / match·Even
6.0
6.1
Double faults / match·Slight edge
3.8
4.5

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