Roger Federer vs Yevgeny Kafelnikov — RUS vs SUI Round Robin
RUS vs SUI · ATP · Round Robin
3 — 0
Sets
Friday, 8 February 2002 ·
clay
Federer R.7-6 6-1 6-1
Kafelnikov Y.
Federer R.
7663
Kafelnikov Y.
6110
Roger Federer defeated Yevgeny Kafelnikov 7-6 6-1 6-1 in the RUS vs SUI round robin on clay. The upset overturned the form book — Yevgeny Kafelnikov came in leading the head-to-head 4–1. Roger Federer narrowed the head-to-head to 4–2.
Key context
- Match story: Roger Federer came through a tight passage before pulling clear — 7–6 6–1 6–1.
Head to head
1–4| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001-02-12 | Marseille | SF | hard | Yevgeny Kafelnikov | 6-7 6-4 6-4 |
| 2001-01-29 | Milan | SF | carpet | Roger Federer | 6-2 6-7 6-3 |
| 2000-10-30 | Stuttgart Masters | R32 | carpet | Yevgeny Kafelnikov | 7-5 6-3 |
| 2000-06-26 | Wimbledon | R128 | grass | Yevgeny Kafelnikov | 7-5 7-5 7-6 |
| 1999-02-15 | Rotterdam | QF | hard | Yevgeny Kafelnikov | 6-1 5-7 6-4 |
Statistics
This season1st serve in·Slight edge
63%
56%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
79%
72%
2nd serve points won·Slight edge
59%
50%
Service points won·Slight edge
71%
63%
Return points won·Even
39%
39%
Break points saved·Slight edge
69%
58%
Aces / match·Dominant
9.0
5.5
Double faults / match·Dominant
1.7
4.1
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (199 vs 110). ATP, WTA & Challenger.