Marat Safin vs Yevgeny Kafelnikov — St. Petersburg Semi-final
St. Petersburg · ATP · Semi-final
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 22 October 2001
carpet
Safin M.6-7 6-2 6-4
Kafelnikov Y.
Safin M.
64662
Kafelnikov Y.
77241
Marat Safin defeated Yevgeny Kafelnikov 6-7 6-2 6-4 in the St. Petersburg semi-final on carpet. The upset overturned the form book — Yevgeny Kafelnikov came in leading the head-to-head 2–1, defending last year's semi-final. Marat Safin narrowed the head-to-head to 2–2.
Key context
- Match story: Marat Safin dropped the opening set before beating Yevgeny Kafelnikov 6–7 6–2 6–4.
Head to head
1–2| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003-02-17 | Rotterdam | R16 | hard | Yevgeny Kafelnikov | 4-6 7-6(5) 6-4 |
| 2001-09-10 | Tashkent | F | hard | Marat Safin | 6-2 6-2 |
| 1999-05-10 | Rome Masters | R32 | clay | Yevgeny Kafelnikov | 6-1 6-2 |
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
58%
54%
1st serve points won·Even
74%
74%
2nd serve points won·Even
52%
50%
Service points won·Even
64%
63%
Return points won·Even
37%
39%
Break points saved·Even
64%
60%
Aces / match·Clear edge
8.6
6.1
Double faults / match·Dominant
2.6
4.6
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Conditions
Court speed
Mediumbalanced pace
SlowFast
Draw
Quarter-finals
Schuettler R.
Mirnyi M.
7-56-3
Kafelnikov Y.
Santoro F.
6-16-4
Safin M.
Ivanisevic G.
6-37-60
Llodra M.
Koubek S.
6-36-3
R16
Safin M.
Martin A.
6-766-47-66
Kafelnikov Y.
Youzhny M.
6-717-667-5
Santoro F.
Savolt A.
7-52-66-3
Llodra M.
Voltchkov V.
7-616-2
Mirnyi M.
Rusedski G.
7-6126-4
Schuettler R.
Vacek D.
6-26-4
Ivanisevic G.
Mantilla F.
7-687-5
Koubek S.
Medvedev A.
7-636-2
R32
Mirnyi M.
Novak J.
6-07-64
Rusedski G.
Stoliarov A.
6-16-4
Medvedev A.
Haas T.
3-67-676-4
Koubek S.
Vanek J.
6-17-60
Llodra M.
Hrbaty D.
6-37-63
Voltchkov V.
Escude N.
6-27-64
Ivanisevic G.
Massu N.
6-26-3
Mantilla F.
Labadze I.
6-47-63
Santoro F.
Elgin M.
6-46-3
Safin M.
Prinosil D.
6-46-2
Martin A.
Burgsmuller L.
4-66-36-4
Youzhny M.
Calatrava A.
7-57-5
Schuettler R.
Ferrero J.
7-686-4
Vacek D.
Rochus O.
6-37-63
Kafelnikov Y.
Sargsian S.
7-636-2
Savolt A.
Diaz J.
6-47-5