Sjeng Schalken vs Yevgeny Kafelnikov — Moscow Semi-final
Moscow · ATP · Semi-final
0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 30 September 2002
hard
Schalken S.6-2 6-4
Kafelnikov Y.
Schalken S.
662
Kafelnikov Y.
24–
Sjeng Schalken defeated Yevgeny Kafelnikov 6-2 6-4 in the Moscow semi-final on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Yevgeny Kafelnikov came in leading the head-to-head 5–2, defending the title. Sjeng Schalken narrowed the head-to-head to 5–3.
Key context
- Match story: Sjeng Schalken dropped just 6 games past Yevgeny Kafelnikov.
Head to head
2–5| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003-04-28 | Munich | QF | clay | Yevgeny Kafelnikov | 6-7(2) 7-5 6-3 |
| 2002-02-25 | Dubai | R16 | hard | Yevgeny Kafelnikov | 6-1 7-6(5) |
| 2000-10-30 | Stuttgart Masters | QF | carpet | Yevgeny Kafelnikov | 4-6 6-1 6-4 |
| 2000-05-15 | Hamburg Masters | R64 | clay | Sjeng Schalken | 6-4 6-3 |
| 2000-03-13 | Indian Wells Masters | R32 | hard | Sjeng Schalken | 7-5 6-2 |
| 1999-02-01 | Marseille | R32 | hard | Yevgeny Kafelnikov | 6-3 6-2 |
| 1997-06-09 | Halle | R32 | grass | Yevgeny Kafelnikov | 6-0 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·Clear edge
69%
56%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
68%
73%
2nd serve points won·Even
53%
50%
Service points won·Even
63%
63%
Return points won·Even
39%
39%
Break points saved·Even
57%
58%
Aces / match·Clear edge
2.8
5.5
Double faults / match·Dominant
2.3
4.1
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (172 vs 109). ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Conditions
Court speed
Fastbig serves, short points
SlowFast
Draw
Quarter-finals
Mathieu P.
Schuettler R.
4-66-26-3
Kafelnikov Y.
Saulnier C.
6-37-5
Safin M.
Federer R.
7-56-4
Schalken S.
Escude N.
6-46-746-3
R16
Kafelnikov Y.
Kiefer N.
6-46-2
Saulnier C.
Ulihrach B.
6-36-2
Escude N.
Ljubicic I.
7-656-4
Schuettler R.
Bjorkman J.
6-16-3
Mathieu P.
Novak J.
4-66-36-4
Federer R.
Nieminen J.
6-16-4
Safin M.
Sa A.
7-634-67-5
Schalken S.
Ferreira W.
7-56-0
R32
Ulihrach B.
Johansson T.
7-657-62
Novak J.
Youzhny M.
6-43-66-3
Nieminen J.
Rios M.
7-653-67-64
Safin M.
Meligeni F.
6-47-64
Federer R.
Golovanov D.
6-06-1
Mathieu P.
Robredo T.
6-747-56-2
Bjorkman J.
Mirnyi M.
4-67-56-2
Schuettler R.
Nalbandian D.
7-666-4
Schalken S.
Rosset M.
3-66-36-4
Ferreira W.
Vicente F.
7-686-4
Ljubicic I.
El Aynaoui Y.
6-46-3
Escude N.
Costa A.
7-53-66-1
Saulnier C.
Sanguinetti D.
6-46-1
Kiefer N.
Stoliarov A.
6-16-4
Kafelnikov Y.
Voltchkov V.
4-66-37-64
Sa A.
Kratochvil M.
3-67-56-4