Yevgeny Kafelnikov vs Magnus Norman, Australian Open 2000, Semifinal

Grand Slam · Semifinal · Hard

Final

Yevgeny Kafelnikov

WinnerRank #636

Kafelnikov won in 3 sets · 1h 30m

3–0

Set 16–1

Set 26–2

Set 36–4

Magnus Norman

LostRank #500

Venue

Melbourne Park

Melbourne, AUS· Hard

Court speed

What is court speed?

How much the court helps the server, judged from aces and serve points won and adjusted for who played. 100 is the average ATP tournament court that season.

Very slow< 92Monte Carlo, Rome
Slow92–97Roland Garros, Indian Wells
Average97–103US Open, Dubai
Fast103–108Wimbledon, Shanghai
Very fast108+Basel

Challenger and ITF courts usually read lower: partly the venues, partly the balls and conditions at those levels.

How court speed works

Fast

Wind

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No reading

Humidity

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No reading

Temperature

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No reading

Altitude

23 m

Sea level

Match stats

1h 30m

5Aces7

2Double faults1

51Service points won36

12Service games played13

11Service games won7

13Return games played12

0/10%Break points saved50%6/12

6/1250%Break points converted100%1/1

Head to head

2Kafelnikov

0Norman

2 meetings

Australian OpenSemifinal · 2000HardThis match
Yevgeny Kafelnikov
Sets won: 3Set 1: 6Set 2: 6Set 3: 6
Magnus Norman
Sets won: 0Set 1: 1Set 2: 2Set 3: 4
ATP FinalsRound robin · 2000Hard
Yevgeny Kafelnikov
Sets won: 2Set 1: 4Set 2: 7Set 3: 6
Magnus Norman
Sets won: 1Set 1: 6Set 2: 5Set 3: 1

Form and path

Yevgeny Kafelnikov2–4

St. PetersburgHard

Madrid MastersHard

LRound of 64
Thomas Enqvist
Sets won: 1Set 1: 6
Yevgeny Kafelnikov
Sets won: 0Set 1: 3
Yevgeny Kafelnikov · Retired

LyonCarpet

LRound of 32
Fernando Vicente
Sets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 6
Yevgeny Kafelnikov
Sets won: 0Set 1: 2Set 2: 3

MoscowCarpet

Magnus Norman3–3

ShanghaiHard

Costa Do SauipeHard

LRound of 32
Gustavo Kuerten
Sets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 6
Magnus Norman
Sets won: 0Set 1: 3Set 2: 2

US OpenHard

LRound of 128
Jean Rene Lisnard
Sets won: 3Set 1: 6Set 2: 6Set 3: 6⁴Set 4: 0Set 5: 7⁷
Magnus Norman
Sets won: 2Set 1: 2Set 2: 2Set 3: 7⁷Set 4: 6Set 5: 6⁴

Long IslandHard

WQualifying R1
Magnus Norman
Sets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 6
Marc Becker
Sets won: 0Set 1: 0Set 2: 0

Match research

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Run-inEvery match in the last 28 days, rest days and travel between venues.
Tale of the tapeRecords and serve numbers side by side, filtered by period and surface.
Record by opponent rankingHow each player does against the top 10, top 50 or any ranking range.
Similar conditionsResults in comparable heat, humidity, wind and altitude before scheduled matches.

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Yevgeny Kafelnikov vs Magnus Norman, Australian Open 2000, Semifinal

Final score

Venue and conditions

Match stats

Head to head

Form and path

Match research