R16 Italian Open 1998

Richard Krajicek #11 def. Yevgeny Kafelnikov #6

6-2 3-6 7-6(6)

Richard Krajicek defeated Yevgeny Kafelnikov 6-2 3-6 7-6(6) in the 1998 Italian Open round of 16 on clay courts.

Match Information

Match Statistics

StatRichard KrajicekYevgeny Kafelnikov
Serving
AcesServes that land in and are not touched by the returner.
212
Double faultsService points lost by missing both first and second serve.
93
First serve %Percentage of service points where the first serve landed in.
43.8%60.9%
First serve points won %Percentage of points won after making a first serve.
79.2%78.6%
Second serve points won %Percentage of second-serve points won, including points lost through double faults.
50.0%50.0%
Break points saved %Percentage of break points won by the server.
91.7%60.0%
Service points won %Percentage of all points won while serving.
62.8%67.4%
Returning
Break points converted %Percentage of break-point chances won by the returner.
40.0%8.3%
Return points won %Percentage of all points won while returning.
32.6%37.2%
Overall
Total points won %Percentage of all completed points won.
49.8%50.2%
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.
+0.9+5.4
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.
-5.4-0.9

* 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

FieldRichard KrajicekYevgeny Kafelnikov
Country NED RUS
Birth dateDec 6, 1971Feb 18, 1974
Age2624
Height196 cm190 cm
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand styleOne-Handed BackhandTwo-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)116
Ranking points (entering)2,1482,904
Elo (entering)1,9671,886
Current career W-L408–207574–281
Current career earnings$10,077,425$23,883,797
Pre-match H2H

Path

Richard Krajicek's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Nicolas Escude #326-3 6-3WH2HMatch dataMay 14, 1998R32
Mark Philippoussis #225-7 7-6(4) 6-1WH2HMatch dataMay 13, 1998R64

Richard Krajicek's next match

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Marcelo Rios #36-7(9) 3-6LH2HMatch dataMay 17, 1998QF

Yevgeny Kafelnikov's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Todd Martin #331-6 7-6(4) 6-3WH2HMatch dataMay 14, 1998R32
Thomas Johansson #487-6(5) 6-2WH2HMatch dataMay 13, 1998R64