Yevgeny Kafelnikov vs Albert CostaStuttgart Round of 16

Stuttgart · ATP · Round of 16
52 yrs · 190 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Sets
Monday, 16 July 2001
grass
51 yrs · 180 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Kafelnikov Y.
6-4 6-4
Costa A.
Kafelnikov Y.
662
Costa A.
44

Yevgeny Kafelnikov defeated Albert Costa 6-4 6-4 in the Stuttgart round of 16 on grass. The upset overturned the form book — Albert Costa came in leading the head-to-head 4–3. Yevgeny Kafelnikov narrowed the head-to-head to 4–4.

Key context

  • Match story: Yevgeny Kafelnikov edged a tight contest from start to finish — 6–4 6–4.

Head to head

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DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2002-05-20DusseldorfRRclayAlbert Costa6-3 7-6(6)
2001-10-29Paris MastersR16hardYevgeny Kafelnikov6-3 6-4
2001-03-19Miami MastersR64hardYevgeny Kafelnikov7-6(6) 6-3
2000-04-07Davis Cup WG QF: ESP vs RUSRRclayAlbert Costa6-0 6-3 6-0
1999-07-26KitzbuhelSFclayAlbert Costa7-6(5) 6-2
1997-07-14Stuttgart OutdoorQFclayAlbert Costa6-4 6-4
1997-05-05Hamburg MastersQFclayYevgeny Kafelnikov6-3 6-0

Serve vs return

This season
Kafelnikov Y.serving86% hold

wins 67% of points on serve vs Costa A.

Costa A.serving83% hold

wins 65% of points on serve vs Kafelnikov Y.

Serve-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 season
1st serve in·Slight edge
54%
63%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
74%
68%
2nd serve points won·Even
50%
52%
Service points won·Even
63%
62%
Return points won·Even
39%
38%
Break points saved·Even
60%
60%
Aces / match·Clear edge
6.1
4.5
Double faults / match·Dominant
4.6
2.0

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Conditions

Court speed
Fastbig serves, short points
SlowFast