Yevgeny Kafelnikov vs Nicolas Escude, Lyon 2002, Round of 16

ATP Intl Series · Round of 16 · Carpet

Final

Yevgeny Kafelnikov

LostRank #6361.6158%

Escude won in 2 sets · 1h 35m

0–2

Set 16–7⁵

Set 24–6

Nicolas Escude

WinnerRank #10712.2042%Upset

Venue

Palais des Sports de Gerland Lyon

Lyon, FRA· 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

Very fast

4.6vs last year

Altitude

168 m

Above sea level

Indoor venue, weather not factored

Low

Match stats

1h 35m

4Aces11

10Double faults5

49Service points won41

11Service games played11

7Service games won8

11Return games played11

2/633%Break points saved25%1/4

3/475%Break points converted67%4/6

Head to head

3Kafelnikov

2Escude

5 meetings

Carpet 0–1Grass 2–0Clay 0–1Hard 1–0

LyonRound of 16 · 2002CarpetThis match
Nicolas Escude
Sets won: 2Set 1: 7⁷Set 2: 6
Yevgeny Kafelnikov
Sets won: 0Set 1: 6⁵Set 2: 4
HalleQuarterfinal · 2001Grass
Yevgeny Kafelnikov
Sets won: 2Set 1: 6²Set 2: 7⁷Set 3: 7⁷
Nicolas Escude
Sets won: 1Set 1: 7⁷Set 2: 6³Set 3: 6⁴
Hamburg MastersRound of 64 · 2001Clay
Nicolas Escude
Sets won: 2Set 1: 7Set 2: 7
Yevgeny Kafelnikov
Sets won: 0Set 1: 5Set 2: 5
HalleQuarterfinal · 2000Grass
Yevgeny Kafelnikov
Sets won: 2Set 1: 7¹¹Set 2: 6
Nicolas Escude
Sets won: 0Set 1: 6⁹Set 2: 3
RotterdamRound of 16 · 2000Hard
Yevgeny Kafelnikov
Sets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 6
Nicolas Escude
Sets won: 0Set 1: 3Set 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

Nicolas Escude3–3

Canada MastersHard

LRound of 64
Feliciano Lopez
Sets won: 2Set 1: 7⁷Set 2: 6
Nicolas Escude
Sets won: 0Set 1: 6¹Set 2: 2

Roland GarrosClay

Aix En Provence CHClay

LRound of 32
Michael Llodra
Sets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 5Set 3: 6
Nicolas Escude
Sets won: 1Set 1: 3Set 2: 7Set 3: 4

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 Nicolas Escude, Lyon 2002, Round of 16

Final score

Venue and conditions

Match stats

Head to head

Form and path

Match research