Yevgeny Kafelnikov vs Roger Federer, Marseille 2001, Semifinal

ATP Intl Series · Semifinal · Hard

Final

Yevgeny Kafelnikov

WinnerRank #6361.7553%

Kafelnikov won in 3 sets · 2h 6m

2–1

Set 16–7⁴

Set 26–4

Set 36–4

Roger Federer

LostRank #972.0047%

Venue

Palais des Sports de Marseille

Marseille, FRA· 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

2.2vs last year

Altitude

16 m

Above sea level

Indoor venue, weather not factored

Sea level

Match stats

2h 6m

12Aces16

5Double faults4

75Service points won63

16Service games played16

14Service games won12

16Return games played16

8/1080%Break points saved33%2/6

4/667%Break points converted20%2/10

Head to head

3Kafelnikov

1Federer

4 meetings

Hard 2–0Carpet 0–1Grass 1–0

MarseilleSemifinal · 2001HardThis match
Yevgeny Kafelnikov
Sets won: 2Set 1: 6⁴Set 2: 6Set 3: 6
Roger Federer
Sets won: 1Set 1: 7⁷Set 2: 4Set 3: 4
MilanSemifinal · 2001Carpet
Roger Federer
Sets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 6⁴Set 3: 6
Yevgeny Kafelnikov
Sets won: 1Set 1: 2Set 2: 7⁷Set 3: 3
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

Pro

Everything that shapes this match: each player’s run-in and travel, records side by side, and results against similar opponents and in similar conditions. Better information, better-informed decisions.

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, Marseille 2001, Semifinal

Final score

Venue and conditions

Match stats

Head to head

Form and path

Match research