Yevgeny Kafelnikov vs Ivan Ljubicic — Tashkent Quarter-final
Tashkent · ATP · Quarter-final
0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 9 September 2002
hard
Kafelnikov Y.6-3 6-2
Ljubicic I.
Kafelnikov Y.
662
Ljubicic I.
32–
Yevgeny Kafelnikov defeated Ivan Ljubicic 6-3 6-2 in the Tashkent quarter-final on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Ivan Ljubicic came in leading the head-to-head 3–1, but Yevgeny Kafelnikov had been the form player, winning 3 of their last 6 on hard. Yevgeny Kafelnikov narrowed the head-to-head to 3–2.
Key context
- Match story: Yevgeny Kafelnikov dropped just 5 games past Ivan Ljubicic.
Head to head
1–3| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002-02-18 | Rotterdam | R16 | hard | Ivan Ljubicic | 7-6(4) 4-6 6-3 |
| 2000-05-29 | Roland Garros | R128 | clay | Yevgeny Kafelnikov | 6-4 6-4 3-6 3-6 6-4 |
| 2000-02-07 | Marseille | R16 | hard | Ivan Ljubicic | 7-6(5) 6-3 |
| 1999-04-19 | Monte Carlo Masters | R32 | clay | Ivan Ljubicic | 6-1 6-2 |
Serve vs return
This seasonServe-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 season1st serve in·Even
56%
59%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
72%
78%
2nd serve points won·Even
50%
51%
Service points won·Slight edge
62%
67%
Return points won·Slight edge
39%
34%
Break points saved·Slight edge
58%
64%
Aces / match·Dominant
5.5
11.8
Double faults / match·Dominant
4.1
1.9
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (109 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Draw
Quarter-finals
Voltchkov V.
Haas T.
6-22-1
Srichaphan P.
Safin M.
6-37-65
Kafelnikov Y.
Ljubicic I.
6-36-2
Sanguinetti D.
Pless K.
4-67-616-2
R16
Pless K.
Burgsmuller L.
6-47-5
Voltchkov V.
Youzhny M.
6-16-3
Haas T.
Sargsian S.
7-656-4
Srichaphan P.
Levy H.
6-36-4
Kafelnikov Y.
Carlsen K.
3-66-46-4
Sanguinetti D.
Stoliarov A.
6-36-3
Safin M.
Beck K.
7-646-736-4
Ljubicic I.
Kutsenko V.
6-726-27-64
R32
Carlsen K.
Kiefer N.
5-2
Kafelnikov Y.
Waske A.
6-767-657-66
Stoliarov A.
Ketola T.
2-67-626-2
Sanguinetti D.
Norman M.
4-66-47-62
Burgsmuller L.
Ivanov Smolensky K.
4-66-06-2
Sargsian S.
Phau B.
6-37-63
Haas T.
Rosset M.
4-67-626-3
Voltchkov V.
Ogorodov O.
6-26-2
Youzhny M.
Lopez F.
7-656-4
Pless K.
Schuettler R.
7-646-2
Safin M.
Carraz G.
6-26-4
Beck K.
Sluiter R.
6-17-65
Levy H.
Davydenko N.
6-47-69
Kutsenko V.
Okun N.
6-23-67-5
Srichaphan P.
Dupuis A.
6-16-2
Ljubicic I.
Verkerk M.
6-46-1