Yevgeny Kafelnikov vs Greg Rusedski — Rotterdam Quarter-final
Rotterdam · ATP · Quarter-final
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 14 February 2000
hard
Kafelnikov Y.6-7 6-4 6-4
Rusedski G.
Kafelnikov Y.
63662
Rusedski G.
77441
Yevgeny Kafelnikov defeated Greg Rusedski 6-7 6-4 6-4 in the Rotterdam quarter-final on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Greg Rusedski came in leading the head-to-head 5–3, defending last year's semi-final, but Yevgeny Kafelnikov had been the form player, winning 3 of their last 5 on hard. Yevgeny Kafelnikov narrowed the head-to-head to 5–4.
Key context
- Match story: Yevgeny Kafelnikov dropped the opening set before beating Greg Rusedski 6–7 6–4 6–4.
Head to head
3–5| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000-10-09 | Vienna | R32 | hard | Greg Rusedski | 6-4 6-7(3) 6-3 |
| 2000-02-21 | London | SF | carpet | Yevgeny Kafelnikov | 6-3 7-6(4) |
| 1999-09-27 | Grand Slam Cup | QF | carpet | Greg Rusedski | 7-5 7-6(6) |
| 1999-02-15 | Rotterdam | SF | hard | Yevgeny Kafelnikov | 6-4 6-2 |
| 1998-11-02 | Paris Masters | SF | hard | Greg Rusedski | 6-3 4-6 6-4 |
| 1998-10-12 | Vienna | R32 | hard | Greg Rusedski | 6-3 3-6 7-6(3) |
| 1997-10-27 | Paris Masters | QF | hard | Yevgeny Kafelnikov | 6-4 3-6 6-3 |
| 1997-09-23 | Grand Slam Cup | QF | carpet | Greg Rusedski | 6-7 6-3 6-1 |
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·Slight edge
54%
60%
1st serve points won·Even
74%
78%
2nd serve points won·Even
50%
53%
Service points won·Slight edge
63%
68%
Return points won·Slight edge
39%
33%
Break points saved·Slight edge
60%
68%
Aces / match·Dominant
6.1
10.7
Double faults / match·Slight edge
4.5
4.9
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Conditions
Court speed
Mediumbalanced pace
SlowFast
Weather
5°CPartly cloudy
Wind 15 km/hHumidity 86%
Draw
Quarter-finals
Henman T.
Hrbaty D.
7-636-2
Golmard J.
Norman M.
6-46-3
Kafelnikov Y.
Rusedski G.
6-736-46-4
Pioline C.
Kiefer N.
2-66-37-5
R16
Kafelnikov Y.
Escude N.
6-36-3
Hrbaty D.
Bjorkman J.
7-636-3
Henman T.
Santoro F.
6-27-5
Norman M.
Wessels P.
6-46-3
Pioline C.
Grosjean S.
7-656-736-3
Kiefer N.
Novak J.
5-76-27-63
Golmard J.
Siemerink J.
6-47-64
Rusedski G.
Dewulf F.
7-636-4
R32
Novak J.
Johansson T.
4-66-36-2
Grosjean S.
Medvedev A.
7-56-3
Pioline C.
Voinea A.
6-26-3
Norman M.
Schalken S.
6-36-746-3
Hrbaty D.
Safin M.
4-66-17-67
Kafelnikov Y.
Kulti N.
6-26-2
Henman T.
Martin A.
6-26-2
Wessels P.
Pavel A.
6-46-736-4
Golmard J.
Zabaleta M.
6-26-3
Bjorkman J.
Lapentti N.
7-656-2
Rusedski G.
Kucera K.
6-27-5
Escude N.
Prinosil D.
6-46-1
Santoro F.
Alami K.
7-56-4
Dewulf F.
Ivanisevic G.
6-32-66-4
Siemerink J.
Enqvist T.
6-37-65
Kiefer N.
Vacek D.
6-26-4