Thomas Johansson defeated Yevgeny Kafelnikov 6-4 1-6 7-6 3-6 6-2 in the SWE vs RUS round robin on hard. The result followed the form book — Thomas Johansson came in leading the head-to-head 7–3. Thomas Johansson extended the head-to-head to 8–3.
Johansson T. came through in five sets.
Johansson T. and Kafelnikov Y. faced 14 of the same opponents in the last 12 months. Johansson T. went 7–7 (50%) against them, Kafelnikov Y. 12–5 (71%). Results against comparable opponents are close (1 : 1 better-results split).
Hard: Johansson T. leads 6–0 · Grass: level 1–1 · Carpet: Johansson T. leads 1–0 · Clay: Kafelnikov Y. leads 2–0
Thomas Johansson beat Yevgeny Kafelnikov 6-4 1-6 7-6 3-6 6-2. Umpiry, "Thomas Johansson vs Yevgeny Kafelnikov — SWE vs RUS Round Robin", https://umpiry.com/match/2001-04-06/johansson-vs-kafelnikov-swe-vs-rus-rr?utm_source=cite (as of 6 April 2001).