Yevgeny Kafelnikov vs Karol Kucera | Yevgeny Kafelnikov Wins 4-6 4-6 6-3 6-2 6-2

UMPIRY

SVK vs RUSRound RobinHardFri 9 FebFinal

Yevgeny KafelnikovRUS

Karol KuceraSVK

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Yevgeny Kafelnikov defeated Karol Kucera 4-6 4-6 6-3 6-2 6-2 in the SVK vs RUS round robin on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Karol Kucera came in leading the head-to-head 3–2, but Yevgeny Kafelnikov had been the form player, winning 3 of their last 5 on hard. That levelled the head-to-head at 3–3.

Key context

Match story: Yevgeny Kafelnikov came back from two sets down to beat Karol Kucera.

How the match was decided

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Kafelnikov Y. came through in five sets.

Match statistics

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Common opponents

9 shared · last 12 months

Kafelnikov Y. and Kucera K. faced 9 of the same opponents in the last 12 months. Kafelnikov Y. went 6–7 (46%) against them, Kucera K. 3–7 (30%). Kafelnikov Y. came out better against 5 of 8 comparable opponents, Kucera K. against 2.

6–746%Kafelnikov Y. · better vs 5Record vs common opponents3–730%Kucera K. · better vs 2

Vs common opponents · derived from scorelines

17–18Sets11–20

168–170Games135–157

0–1Tiebreaks0–3

1–2Deciding sets1–1

vs Schalken S.L4-6 3-6Hamburg Masters · clayW6-2 6-4Monte Carlo Masters · clay
vs Vinciguerra A.W7-5 7-5 6-1Australian Open · hardL1-6 3-6Miami Masters · hard
vs Meligeni F.W6-4 6-3Miami Masters · hardL7-5 6-7 2-6 4-6BRA vs SVK · clay

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vs Kuerten G.L3-6 6-3 6-4 4-6 2-6Roland Garros · clayW6-4 0-6 6-2Monte Carlo Masters · clay
vs Hrbaty D.L4-6 6-7 1-6US Open · hardL4-6 4-6Tokyo · hard
vs Squillari F.W6-3 7-5Stuttgart Masters · carpetL1-6 4-6 6-4 4-6Roland Garros · clay
vs Grosjean S.W6-3 6-1 5-7 6-4Roland Garros · clayL4-6 4-6Cincinnati Masters · hard
vs Mirnyi M.W6-4 6-4Canada Masters · hardL6-7 3-6 6-7US Open · hard
vs Agassi A.Hard to compareL1-6 4-6Masters Cup · hardW2-6 7-5 6-1 6-0Roland Garros · clay

Head-to-head

6 meetings · level 3–3

Hard: level 2–2 · Clay: level 1–1

Kafelnikov Y.February 2001SVK vs RUSThis matchHard4-6 4-6 6-3 6-2 6-2
Kucera K.August 2000Long IslandHard6-1 6-3
Kucera K.July 1999Davis Cup WG QF: RUS vs SVKClay6-1 6-3 6-4
Kafelnikov Y.November 1998Tour FinalsHard6-7 6-3 6-2
Kucera K.October 1997ViennaHard6-4 7-5

Draw

Closing odds

Player context

Before the match

Kafelnikov Y.Kucera K.1 768ELO1 7381 750Hard ELO1 6594–6Last 104–626Age26190 cmHeight188 cmRightPlaysRight

Cite this

Yevgeny Kafelnikov beat Karol Kucera 4-6 4-6 6-3 6-2 6-2. Umpiry, "Yevgeny Kafelnikov vs Karol Kucera — SVK vs RUS Round Robin", https://umpiry.com/match/2001-02-09/kafelnikov-vs-kucera-svk-vs-rus-rr?utm_source=cite (as of 9 February 2001).