Roger Federer vs Yevgeny Kafelnikov — RUS vs SUI Round Robin
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.
How the match was decided
Auto-generatedFederer R. took it in straight sets.
Common opponents
11 shared · last 12 monthsFederer R. and Kafelnikov Y. faced 11 of the same opponents in the last 12 months. Federer R. went 8–4 (67%) against them, Kafelnikov Y. 7–8 (47%). Results against comparable opponents are close (3 : 2 better-results split).
8–467%Federer R. · better vs 3Record vs common opponents7–847%Kafelnikov Y. · better vs 2
Vs common opponents · derived from scorelines
23–17Sets20–20
220–215Games198–205
12–2Tiebreaks4–4
4–1Deciding sets1–3
vs Philippoussis M.W3-6 7-6 6-2Miami Masters · hardW7-6 6-4Paris Masters · hard
vs Gambill J.W7-5 6-2 4-6 6-2SUI vs USA · hardW6-4 6-3Indian Wells Masters · hard- vs Sampras P.W7-6 5-7 6-4 6-7 7-5Wimbledon · grassL5-7 4-6Indian Wells Masters · hard
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vs Johansson T.W7-6 5-7 7-6Miami Masters · hardL4-6 6-1 6-7 6-3 2-6SWE vs RUS · hard
vs Clement A.W6-4 3-6 7-6 6-4SUI vs FRA · carpetW6-3 6-4 6-3US Open · hard- vs Escude N.L4-6 7-6 3-6 4-6SUI vs FRA · carpetL5-7 5-7Hamburg Masters · clay
- vs Hewitt L.L4-6 2-6s Hertogenbosch · grassL1-6 2-6 1-6US Open · hard
- vs Martin T.W6-4 7-6 4-6 6-1SUI vs USA · hardL6-3 6-7 4-6Canada Masters · hard
vs Novak J.L4-6 7-6 6-7Paris Masters · hardW6-3 6-3Paris Masters · hard- vs Grosjean S.Hard to compareL4-6 3-6Monte Carlo Masters · clayL6-7 1-6 7-6 4-6Paris Masters · hard
vs Schuettler R.Hard to compareW7-6 7-6 6-4Australian Open · hardW6-4 6-4Halle · grass
Head-to-head
6 meetings · Kafelnikov Y. leads 4–224
Clay: Federer R. leads 1–0 · Hard: Kafelnikov Y. leads 2–0 · Carpet: level 1–1 · Grass: Kafelnikov Y. leads 1–0
- Federer R.February 2002RUS vs SUIThis matchClay7-6 6-1 6-1
- Kafelnikov Y.February 2001MarseilleHard6-7 6-4 6-4
- Federer R.January 2001MilanCarpet6-2 6-7(4) 6-3
- Kafelnikov Y.October 2000Stuttgart MastersCarpet7-5 6-3
- Kafelnikov Y.June 2000WimbledonGrass7-5 7-5 7-6
Closing odds
Player context
Before the matchFederer R.Kafelnikov Y.2 281ELO1 7692 025Clay ELO1 6587–3Last 104–620Age27185 cmHeight190 cmRightPlaysRight