Yevgeny Kafelnikov vs Thomas JohanssonMoscow Quarter-final

Moscow · ATP · Quarter-final
52 yrs · 190 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLLLWLWWL
0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 1 October 2001
hard
51 yrs · 180 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLLLWLLWL
Kafelnikov Y.
6-3 7-5
Johansson T.
Kafelnikov Y.
672
Johansson T.
35

Yevgeny Kafelnikov defeated Thomas Johansson 6-3 7-5 in the Moscow quarter-final on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Thomas Johansson came in leading the head-to-head 9–3, defending last year's round of 16, but Yevgeny Kafelnikov had been the form player, winning 3 of their last 6 on hard. Yevgeny Kafelnikov narrowed the head-to-head to 9–4.

Key context

Head to head

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DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2001-06-11HalleSFgrassThomas Johansson6-3 5-7 6-2
2001-04-06Davis Cup WG QF: SWE vs RUSRRhardThomas Johansson6-4 1-6 7-6(10) 3-6 6-2
2001-02-26DubaiR16hardThomas Johansson7-6(4) 7-5
2000-11-20StockholmFhardThomas Johansson6-2 6-4 6-4
2000-06-26WimbledonR64grassThomas Johansson6-1 7-6(0) 6-4
1999-08-02Canada MastersFhardThomas Johansson1-6 6-3 6-3
1999-02-22LondonQFcarpetThomas Johansson6-2 7-6(5)
1998-08-31US OpenR16hardThomas Johansson3-6 6-3 6-3 7-6(6)
1998-06-08HalleSFgrassYevgeny Kafelnikov7-6 6-7 6-3
1998-05-11Rome MastersR64clayYevgeny Kafelnikov7-6(5) 6-2
1998-03-02RotterdamR32hardThomas Johansson7-6(5) 6-2
1998-02-23LondonR32carpetYevgeny Kafelnikov6-3 6-2

Serve vs return

This season
Kafelnikov Y.serving86% hold

wins 67% of points on serve vs Johansson T.

Johansson T.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·Even
54%
57%
1st serve points won·Even
74%
76%
2nd serve points won·Even
50%
52%
Service points won·Even
63%
65%
Return points won·Even
39%
35%
Break points saved·Even
60%
63%
Aces / match·Clear edge
6.1
8.8
Double faults / match·Dominant
4.6
2.3

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