Yevgeny Kafelnikov vs Roger Federer, Milan 2001, Semifinal

ATP Intl Series · Semifinal · Carpet

Final

Yevgeny Kafelnikov

LostRank #6361.5062%

Federer won in 3 sets · 1h 50m

1–2

Set 12–6

Set 27–6⁴

Set 33–6

Roger Federer

WinnerRank #972.4538%Upset

Venue

PalaLido

Milan, ITA· Carpet

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

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Wind

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Humidity

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Temperature

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Altitude

131 m

Low

Match stats

1h 50m

5Aces14

6Double faults3

52Service points won58

14Service games played15

9Service games won13

15Return games played14

4/944%Break points saved71%5/7

2/729%Break points converted56%5/9

Head to head

3Kafelnikov

1Federer

4 meetings

Carpet 0–1Hard 2–0Grass 1–0

MilanSemifinal · 2001CarpetThis match
Roger Federer
Sets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 6⁴Set 3: 6
Yevgeny Kafelnikov
Sets won: 1Set 1: 2Set 2: 7⁷Set 3: 3
MarseilleSemifinal · 2001Hard
Yevgeny Kafelnikov
Sets won: 2Set 1: 6⁴Set 2: 6Set 3: 6
Roger Federer
Sets won: 1Set 1: 7⁷Set 2: 4Set 3: 4
Stuttgart MastersRound of 32 · 2000Hard
Yevgeny Kafelnikov
Sets won: 2Set 1: 7Set 2: 6
Roger Federer
Sets won: 0Set 1: 5Set 2: 3
WimbledonRound of 128 · 2000Grass
Yevgeny Kafelnikov
Sets won: 3Set 1: 7Set 2: 7Set 3: 7⁸
Roger Federer
Sets won: 0Set 1: 5Set 2: 5Set 3: 6⁶

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

Roger Federer4–2

WimbledonGrass

HalleGrass

LRound of 16
Felix Auger Aliassime
Sets won: 2Set 1: 4Set 2: 6Set 3: 6
Roger Federer
Sets won: 1Set 1: 6Set 2: 3Set 3: 2

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 Roger Federer, Milan 2001, Semifinal

Final score

Venue and conditions

Match stats

Head to head

Form and path

Match research