Yevgeny Kafelnikov vs Marat Safin — Rotterdam Round of 16
Rotterdam · ATP · Round of 16
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 17 February 2003
hard
Kafelnikov Y.4-6 7-6 6-4
Safin M.
Kafelnikov Y.
47762
Safin M.
66541
Yevgeny Kafelnikov defeated Marat Safin 4-6 7-6 6-4 in the Rotterdam round of 16 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Marat Safin came in leading the head-to-head 2–1, defending last year's round of 16. Yevgeny Kafelnikov narrowed the head-to-head to 2–2.
Key context
- Match story: Yevgeny Kafelnikov dropped the opening set before beating Marat Safin 4–6 7–6 6–4.
Head to head
1–2| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001-10-22 | St. Petersburg | SF | carpet | Marat Safin | 6-7(4) 6-2 6-4 |
| 2001-09-10 | Tashkent | F | hard | Marat Safin | 6-2 6-2 |
| 1999-05-10 | Rome Masters | R32 | clay | Yevgeny Kafelnikov | 6-1 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·Even
60%
58%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
69%
74%
2nd serve points won·Even
50%
52%
Service points won·Even
61%
64%
Return points won·Even
41%
37%
Break points saved·Slight edge
54%
64%
Aces / match·Dominant
4.0
8.6
Double faults / match·Slight edge
3.2
2.6
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (50 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Conditions
Court speed
Mediumbalanced pace
SlowFast
Weather
-2°CClear
Wind 14 km/hHumidity 67%
Draw
Quarter-finals
Sluiter R.
Ferrero J.
1-2
Grosjean S.
Escude N.
5-77-634-4
Mirnyi M.
Kafelnikov Y.
7-657-64
Federer R.
Schalken S.
6-26-4
R16
Mirnyi M.
Ljubicic I.
4-2
Federer R.
Santoro F.
6-06-4
Schalken S.
Rochus O.
7-56-2
Grosjean S.
Hrbaty D.
7-56-3
Escude N.
Krajicek R.
6-36-717-64
Ferrero J.
Bjorkman J.
3-66-46-1
Kafelnikov Y.
Safin M.
4-67-656-4
Sluiter R.
Nieminen J.
7-672-66-3
R32
Ferrero J.
Arthurs W.
7-647-65
Rochus O.
Koubek S.
6-26-1
Ljubicic I.
Henman T.
6-46-2
Sluiter R.
Verkerk M.
3-66-47-63
Federer R.
Enqvist T.
3-66-36-4
Nieminen J.
Corretja A.
6-46-0
Kafelnikov Y.
Lopez F.
6-26-0
Mirnyi M.
Ancic M.
6-757-656-4
Hrbaty D.
Voinea A.
6-46-2
Safin M.
Malisse X.
7-56-3
Schalken S.
Rochus C.
6-36-3
Grosjean S.
Furlan R.
6-36-4
Bjorkman J.
Wessels P.
6-26-2
Escude N.
Costa A.
6-36-3
Santoro F.
Pavel A.
6-44-66-2
Krajicek R.
Robredo T.
7-656-756-2