Goran Ivanisevic vs Yevgeny Kafelnikov — Basel Quarter-final
Basel · ATP · Quarter-final
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 4 October 1999
hard
Ivanisevic G.4-6 6-3 6-4
Kafelnikov Y.
Ivanisevic G.
4662
Kafelnikov Y.
6341
Goran Ivanisevic defeated Yevgeny Kafelnikov 4-6 6-3 6-4 in the Basel quarter-final on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Yevgeny Kafelnikov came in leading the head-to-head 3–1, defending last year's round of 16. Goran Ivanisevic narrowed the head-to-head to 3–2.
Key context
- Match story: Goran Ivanisevic dropped the opening set before beating Yevgeny Kafelnikov 4–6 6–3 6–4.
Head to head
1–3| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001-11-12 | Masters Cup | RR | hard | Yevgeny Kafelnikov | 6-3 6-4 |
| 2001-03-12 | Indian Wells Masters | R16 | hard | Yevgeny Kafelnikov | 5-7 6-2 6-3 |
| 1998-11-09 | Moscow | F | hard | Yevgeny Kafelnikov | 7-6(2) 7-6(5) |
| 1998-08-17 | New Haven | SF | hard | Goran Ivanisevic | 6-3 6-4 |
Serve vs return
This seasonServe-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 season1st serve in·Even
55%
54%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
80%
74%
2nd serve points won·Even
48%
50%
Service points won·Even
65%
63%
Return points won·Slight edge
32%
39%
Break points saved·Even
62%
60%
Aces / match·Dominant
14.6
6.2
Double faults / match·Dominant
6.3
4.5
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (154 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Conditions
Court speed
Fastbig serves, short points
SlowFast
Draw
Quarter-finals
Kiefer N.
Rusedski G.
2-67-646-3
Ivanisevic G.
Kafelnikov Y.
4-66-36-4
Henman T.
Federer R.
6-37-5
Kucera K.
Agassi A.
6-47-5
R16
Henman T.
Medvedev A.
5-76-46-1
Kafelnikov Y.
Roux L.
6-17-61
Ivanisevic G.
Woodruff C.
7-54-67-65
Federer R.
Popp A.
6-27-5
Kiefer N.
Novak J.
6-36-726-1
Rusedski G.
Hrbaty D.
6-26-2
Kucera K.
Arazi H.
6-17-65
Agassi A.
Escude N.
6-45-77-5
R32
Kafelnikov Y.
Spadea V.
6-37-5
Roux L.
Manta L.
7-53-67-62
Popp A.
Kornienko I.
7-56-4
Federer R.
Damm Sr M.
6-23-66-4
Rusedski G.
Santoro F.
7-636-2
Arazi H.
Lapentti N.
6-33-66-3
Kucera K.
Johansson T.
7-56-3
Escude N.
Schuettler R.
6-26-3
Woodruff C.
Koubek S.
3-66-26-2
Hrbaty D.
Pavel A.
6-26-0
Novak J.
Vacek D.
6-46-4
Ivanisevic G.
Enqvist T.
6-44-67-5
Kiefer N.
Larsson M.
6-16-4
Henman T.
Bastl G.
5-76-26-2
Medvedev A.
Safin M.
2-66-47-62
Agassi A.
Siemerink J.
6-36-4