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A. Cherkasov #25 def. Boris Becker #1

2-6 6-3 2-2 (ret.)

Match Information

Date	Feb 16, 1991*
Tournament	Brussels
Category	ATP 250
Surface	Carpet
Round	SF
Winner	A. Cherkasov
Score	2-6 6-3 2-2 (ret.)
Loser	Boris Becker
Duration	1h 30m

Stat	A. Cherkasov	Boris Becker
Aces	6	3
Double faults	5	3
First serve %	54	59
First serve points won %	77	76
Second serve points won %	46	39
Break points saved %	40	67
Break points converted %	33	60
Service points won %	63	61
Return points won %	39	37
Total points won %	50	50

Pre-match Comparison

Field	A. Cherkasov	Boris Becker
Country	RUS	GER
Birth date	Jul 4, 1970	Nov 22, 1967
Age	20	23
Height	180	190
Handedness	Right-Handed	Right-Handed
Backhand style	—	—
Ranking (entering)	25	1
Ranking points (entering)	913	3,935
Elo (entering)	1,863	2,228
Career W-L	170–198	670–219
Career earnings	$2,260,281	$25,080,956

Pre-match H2H

A. Cherkasov 0 – 3 Boris Becker

Path

A. Cherkasov's path

Date	Round	Opponent	Score	W/L	H2H	Match data
Feb 16, 1991	QF	Andrei Chesnokov	7-5 6-1	W	H2H	Match data
Feb 15, 1991	R16	Christian Saceanu	6-4 6-2	W	H2H	Match data
Feb 14, 1991	R32	Juan Aguilera	6-2 6-2	W	H2H	Match data

A. Cherkasov's next match

Date	Round	Opponent	Score	W/L	H2H	Match data
Feb 17, 1991	F	Guy Forget	3-6 5-7 6-3 6-7	L	H2H	Match data

Boris Becker's path

Date	Round	Opponent	Score	W/L	H2H	Match data
Feb 16, 1991	QF	Michael Chang	7-5 6-1	W	H2H	Match data
Feb 15, 1991	R16	E. Jelen	7-6 7-6	W	H2H	Match data
Feb 14, 1991	R32	Alexander Volkov	6-4 3-6 6-3	W	H2H	Match data