SF Marseille 1998

Yevgeny Kafelnikov #7 def. Mikael Tillstrom #87

7-6(5) 6-4

Yevgeny Kafelnikov defeated Mikael Tillstrom 7-6(5) 6-4 in the 1998 Marseille semifinal on hard courts.

Match Information

Match Statistics

StatYevgeny KafelnikovMikael Tillstrom
Serving
AcesServes that land in and are not touched by the returner.
46
Double faultsService points lost by missing both first and second serve.
29
First serve %Percentage of service points where the first serve landed in.
62.0%48.6%
First serve points won %Percentage of points won after making a first serve.
72.7%70.6%
Second serve points won %Percentage of second-serve points won, including points lost through double faults.
55.6%55.6%
Break points saved %Percentage of break points won by the server.
0.0%40.0%
Service points won %Percentage of all points won while serving.
66.2%62.9%
Returning
Break points converted %Percentage of break-point chances won by the returner.
60.0%100.0%
Return points won %Percentage of all points won while returning.
37.1%33.8%
Overall
Total points won %Percentage of all completed points won.
51.8%48.2%
Match Serve+This match’s service points won percentage minus the tour’s season average, in percentage points. Zero is average; +5 means five points above average. Match-weighted available stats; no opponent adjustment.
+4.2+0.9
Match Return+This match’s return points won percentage minus the tour’s season average, in percentage points. Zero is average; +5 means five points above average. Match-weighted available stats; no opponent adjustment.
-0.9-4.2

* Match Serve+ and Match Return+ compare this match with the ATP 1998 average from available match stats. Zero is average; +5 means five percentage points above average. No opponent adjustment.

Player Comparison

FieldYevgeny KafelnikovMikael Tillstrom
Country RUS SWE
Birth dateFeb 18, 1974Mar 5, 1972
Age2325
Height190 cm185 cm
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand styleTwo-Handed BackhandTwo-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)787
Ranking points (entering)2,690549
Elo (entering)1,9671,679
Current career W-L574–281109–109
Current career earnings$23,883,797$2,030,525
Pre-match H2H

Path

Yevgeny Kafelnikov's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Arnaud Clement #946-2 3-6 6-4WH2HMatch dataFeb 7, 1998QF
Adrian Voinea #1756-1 3-6 6-4WH2HMatch dataFeb 6, 1998R16
Juan Albert Viloca Puig 6-4 6-3WMatch dataFeb 5, 1998R32

Yevgeny Kafelnikov's next match

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Thomas Enqvist #294-6 1-6LH2HMatch dataFeb 8, 1998F

Mikael Tillstrom's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Arnaud Boetsch #1134-6 6-0 7-6(2)WH2HMatch dataFeb 7, 1998QF
Marc Kevin Goellner #587-5 6-1WH2HMatch dataFeb 6, 1998R16
Cedric Pioline #207-6(3) 3-6 7-5WH2HMatch dataFeb 5, 1998R32