Nicolas Escude vs Yevgeny Kafelnikov — Lyon Round of 16

Lyon · ATP · Round of 16
FRA
Nicolas Escude
50 yrs · 185 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWWWLWWLL
0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 7 October 2002
clay
RUS
Yevgeny Kafelnikov
52 yrs · 190 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLLLWLWWL
Escude N.
7-6 6-4
Kafelnikov Y.
Escude N.
7762
Kafelnikov Y.
654–

Nicolas Escude defeated Yevgeny Kafelnikov 7-6 6-4 in the Lyon round of 16 on clay. The upset overturned the form book — Yevgeny Kafelnikov came in leading the head-to-head 5–1. Nicolas Escude narrowed the head-to-head to 5–2.

Key context

Head to head

1–5
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2001-06-11HalleQFgrassYevgeny Kafelnikov6-7(2) 7-6(3) 7-6(4)
2001-05-14Hamburg MastersR64clayNicolas Escude7-5 7-5
2000-06-12HalleQFgrassYevgeny Kafelnikov7-6(9) 6-3
2000-02-14RotterdamR16hardYevgeny Kafelnikov6-3 6-3
1999-11-08MoscowSFhardYevgeny Kafelnikov6-7(4) 7-6(2) 6-3
1997-10-27Paris MastersR16hardYevgeny Kafelnikov6-3 6-4

Serve vs return

This season
Escude N.serving76% hold

wins 61% of points on serve vs Kafelnikov Y.

Kafelnikov Y.serving74% hold

wins 60% of points on serve vs Escude N.

Even 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 season
Escude N.Kafelnikov Y.
1st serve in·Even
59%
56%
1st serve points won·Even
75%
72%
2nd serve points won·Even
50%
50%
Service points won·Even
64%
63%
Return points won·Even
39%
39%
Break points saved·Even
61%
58%
Aces / match·Clear edge
7.7
5.5
Double faults / match·Slight edge
3.7
4.1

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (89 vs 109). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Conditions

Court speed
Slowlow bounce, long rallies
SlowFast

Draw

Final
Mathieu P.
Kuerten G.
4-66-36-1
Semi-finals
Mathieu P.
Pless K.
6-757-656-4
Kuerten G.
Clement A.
6-46-716-3
Quarter-finals
Pless K.
Escude N.
6-36-1
Mathieu P.
Bjorkman J.
7-56-4
Clement A.
Grosjean S.
6-37-63
Kuerten G.
Safin M.
7-54-67-63
R16
Kuerten G.
Rosset M.
7-657-65
Mathieu P.
Johansson T.
7-56-75
Clement A.
Gonzalez F.
6-46-3
Safin M.
Arthurs W.
6-34-67-610
Escude N.
Kafelnikov Y.
7-656-4
Pless K.
Ljubicic I.
4-66-46-4
Bjorkman J.
Mirnyi M.
6-36-4
Grosjean S.
Sa A.
6-06-1
R32
Ljubicic I.
Carraz G.
6-45-77-5
Safin M.
Gasquet R.
6-47-65
Arthurs W.
Vicente F.
7-636-756-4
Pless K.
Sanchez D.
6-46-4
Johansson T.
Santoro F.
5-77-666-2
Mathieu P.
Boutter J.
6-27-5
Bjorkman J.
Gambill J.
6-27-67
Mirnyi M.
Rochus O.
6-37-5
Gonzalez F.
Acasuso J.
6-47-5
Clement A.
Benneteau J.
6-46-2
Sa A.
Carlsen K.
6-36-746-1
Grosjean S.
Pioline C.
6-15-76-1
Rosset M.
Voinea A.
6-46-4
Kuerten G.
El Aynaoui Y.
6-736-26-4
Escude N.
Sanguinetti D.
7-646-1
Kafelnikov Y.
Meligeni F.
6-36-4