Yevgeny Kafelnikov vs Lleyton Hewitt, US Open 2001, Semifinal

Grand Slam · Semifinal · Hard

Final

Yevgeny Kafelnikov

LostRank #6362.2542%

Hewitt won in 3 sets · 1h 23m

0–3

Set 11–6

Set 22–6

Set 31–6

Lleyton Hewitt

WinnerRank #6361.6258%

Venue

USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center

Flushing, USA· 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

1.1vs last year

Wind

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No reading

Humidity

—

No reading

Temperature

—

No reading

Altitude

5 m

Sea level

Match stats

1h 23m

5Aces5

4Double faults5

23Service points won45

11Service games played11

3Service games won10

11Return games played11

2/1020%Break points saved75%3/4

1/425%Break points converted80%8/10

Head to head

1Kafelnikov

5Hewitt

6 meetings

Hard 0–4Carpet 0–1Clay 1–0

US OpenSemifinal · 2001HardThis match
Lleyton Hewitt
Sets won: 3Set 1: 6Set 2: 6Set 3: 6
Yevgeny Kafelnikov
Sets won: 0Set 1: 1Set 2: 2Set 3: 1
Indian Wells MastersRound of 32 · 13 Mar 2003Hard
Lleyton Hewitt
Sets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 6
Yevgeny Kafelnikov
Sets won: 0Set 1: 3Set 2: 2
Paris MastersRound of 16 · 2002Carpet
Lleyton Hewitt
Sets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 7⁷
Yevgeny Kafelnikov
Sets won: 0Set 1: 2Set 2: 6³
Stuttgart MastersSemifinal · 2000Hard
Lleyton Hewitt
Sets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 6⁵Set 3: 6
Yevgeny Kafelnikov
Sets won: 1Set 1: 4Set 2: 7⁷Set 3: 3
DusseldorfRound robin · 2000Clay
Yevgeny Kafelnikov
Sets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 6
Lleyton Hewitt
Sets won: 0Set 1: 1Set 2: 2
Miami MastersRound of 16 · 2000Hard
Lleyton Hewitt
Sets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 6
Yevgeny Kafelnikov
Sets won: 0Set 1: 4Set 2: 3

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

Lleyton Hewitt3–3

Australian OpenHard

US OpenHard

WashingtonHard

Match research

Pro

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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 Lleyton Hewitt, US Open 2001, Semifinal

Final score

Venue and conditions

Match stats

Head to head

Form and path

Match research