Yevgeny Kafelnikov vs Ivan Ljubicic, Rotterdam 2002, Round of 16

ATP Intl Gold · Round of 16 · Hard

Final

Yevgeny Kafelnikov

LostRank #6361.4564%

Ljubicic won in 3 sets · 2h 8m

1–2

Set 16–7⁴

Set 26–4

Set 33–6

Ivan Ljubicic

WinnerRank #532.5536%Upset

Venue

Rotterdam Ahoy

Rotterdam, NED· 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

Very fast

4.9vs last year

Altitude

4 m

Above sea level

Indoor venue, weather not factored

Sea level

Match stats

2h 8m

13Aces30

6Double faults3

67Service points won73

15Service games played16

13Service games won14

16Return games played15

5/771%Break points saved78%7/9

2/922%Break points converted29%2/7

Head to head

2Kafelnikov

2Ljubicic

4 meetings

Hard 1–2Clay 1–0

RotterdamRound of 16 · 2002HardThis match
Ivan Ljubicic
Sets won: 2Set 1: 7⁷Set 2: 4Set 3: 6
Yevgeny Kafelnikov
Sets won: 1Set 1: 6⁴Set 2: 6Set 3: 3
TashkentQuarterfinal · 2002Hard
Yevgeny Kafelnikov
Sets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 6
Ivan Ljubicic
Sets won: 0Set 1: 3Set 2: 2
Roland GarrosRound of 128 · 2000Clay
Yevgeny Kafelnikov
Sets won: 3Set 1: 6Set 2: 6Set 3: 3Set 4: 3Set 5: 6
Ivan Ljubicic
Sets won: 2Set 1: 4Set 2: 4Set 3: 6Set 4: 6Set 5: 4
MarseilleRound of 16 · 2000Hard
Ivan Ljubicic
Sets won: 2Set 1: 7⁷Set 2: 6
Yevgeny Kafelnikov
Sets won: 0Set 1: 6⁵Set 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

Ivan Ljubicic2–4

Monte Carlo MastersClay

LRound of 64
Ivan Dodig
Sets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 6
Ivan Ljubicic
Sets won: 0Set 1: 0Set 2: 3

DubaiHard

LRound of 32
Flavio Cipolla
Sets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 7
Ivan Ljubicic
Sets won: 0Set 1: 2Set 2: 5

MarseilleHard

RotterdamHard

LRound of 32
Jesse Huta Galung
Sets won: 2Set 1: 7⁸Set 2: 6
Ivan Ljubicic
Sets won: 0Set 1: 6⁶Set 2: 3

Match research

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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 Ivan Ljubicic, Rotterdam 2002, Round of 16

Final score

Venue and conditions

Match stats

Head to head

Form and path

Match research