Yevgeny Kafelnikov vs Karol Kucera — Davis Cup WG R1: SVK vs RUS Round Robin
Davis Cup WG R1: SVK vs RUS · ATP · Round Robin
3 — 2
Sets
Friday, 9 February 2001
hard
Kafelnikov Y.4-6 4-6 6-3 6-2 6-2
Kucera K.
Kafelnikov Y.
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Kucera K.
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Yevgeny Kafelnikov defeated Karol Kucera 4-6 4-6 6-3 6-2 6-2 in the Davis Cup WG R1: SVK vs RUS round robin on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Karol Kucera came in leading the head-to-head 4–1, but Yevgeny Kafelnikov had been the form player, winning 3 of their last 5 on hard. Yevgeny Kafelnikov narrowed the head-to-head to 4–2.
Key context
- Match story: Yevgeny Kafelnikov came back from two sets down to beat Karol Kucera.
Head to head
1–4| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003-06-09 | Halle | R32 | grass | Karol Kucera | 6-1 6-7(8) 7-6(5) |
| 2000-08-21 | Long Island | R32 | hard | Karol Kucera | 6-1 6-3 |
| 1999-07-16 | Davis Cup WG QF: RUS vs SVK | RR | clay | Karol Kucera | 6-1 6-3 6-4 |
| 1998-11-23 | Tour Finals | RR | hard | Yevgeny Kafelnikov | 6-7(3) 6-3 6-2 |
| 1997-10-06 | Vienna | R32 | hard | Karol Kucera | 6-4 7-5 |
Serve vs return
This seasonEven serve battle
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
54%
58%
1st serve points won·Even
74%
71%
2nd serve points won·Even
50%
48%
Service points won·Even
63%
61%
Return points won·Even
39%
40%
Break points saved·Slight edge
60%
55%
Aces / match·Slight edge
6.1
5.4
Double faults / match·Even
4.6
4.8
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 128). ATP, WTA & Challenger.