Yevgeny Kafelnikov defeated Gaston Gaudio 3-6 7-5 6-3 2-6 8-6 in the RUS vs ARG round robin on carpet. The upset overturned the form book — Gaston Gaudio came in leading the head-to-head 1–0. Yevgeny Kafelnikov claimed a first win over Gaston Gaudio in two meetings, levelling the head-to-head at 1–1.
Kafelnikov Y. came through in five sets.
Kafelnikov Y. and Gaudio G. faced 11 of the same opponents in the last 12 months. Kafelnikov Y. went 5–8 (38%) against them, Gaudio G. 7–4 (64%). Gaudio G. came out better against 5 of 10 comparable opponents, Kafelnikov Y. against 1 — though 1 of those edges carries caveats (lower-tier event, retirement).
Carpet: Kafelnikov Y. leads 1–0 · Hard: Gaudio G. leads 1–0
Yevgeny Kafelnikov beat Gaston Gaudio 3-6 7-5 6-3 2-6 8-6. Umpiry, "Yevgeny Kafelnikov vs Gaston Gaudio — RUS vs ARG Round Robin", https://umpiry.com/match/2002-09-20/gaudio-vs-kafelnikov-rus-vs-arg-rr?utm_source=cite (as of 20 September 2002).