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  Kafelnikov Defeats Enqvist for Australian Open Title
Yevgeni Kafelnikov, no longer a one-Slam wonder, brandished his trophy in the direction of the television cameras and ended his victory speech with a personal message: "Pete.
Kafelnikov was expressing his gratitude to Pete Sampras, the world's No. 1 ranked player, for deciding to rest his weary mind and body by skipping the Australian Open.
Kafelnikov, when the mood is right, can be much more diverting in his imperfect but delightfully comprehensible English: "I mean there's a lot of different things that happen to me to just relieve pressure from my head," he said Sunday.
www.iht.com /articles/1999/02/01/tennis.t.php   (932 words)

  
 kafelnikov.by.ru - News
Yevgeny Kafelnikov and Paul Haarhuis were crowned the surprise winners of the Roland Garros doubles title Saturday, after upsetting No. 2 seeds Mark Knowles and Daniel Nestor 7-5, 6-4.
But while Kafelnikov has struggled with his singles game in recent weeks, his prowess at net worked for him well these past two weeks in doubles.
With the victory, Kafelnikov and Haarhuis spoiled Knowles' and Nestor's hopes of capturing their second consecutive Grand Slam doubles title.
www.kafelnikov.by.ru /eng/index.html   (223 words)

  
 The Yevgeny Kafelnikov Page
Yevgeny, seeded 5, was due to meet Henman in the first round and then had an easy draw.
Yevgeny, already safely through to the semi-finals, had nothing to lose but energy, and said afterwards that it was only an exhibition match.
Yevgeny started playing better (but by no means his best) tennis and Tim's serve fell apart, with it the rest of his game.
www.geocities.com /colosseum/sideline/3044   (1978 words)

  
 Yevgeny Kafelnikov - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Kafelnikov was born in Sochi then part of the RSFSR of Soviet Union.
In 2002, Kafelnikov was part of the Russian team that won the Davis Cup for the first time.
Kafelnikov retired from the professional tour in 2004, having won 26 singles and 27 doubles titles.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Yevgeny_Kafelnikov   (565 words)

  
 WashingtonPost.com: Kafelnikov Reigns as First Russian With French Crown
PARIS, JUNE 9 — Yevgeni Kafelnikov, looking calm, cool and reposed on a hot afternoon, raised the level of his game just when it counted today to demolish Germany's Michael Stich and become the first Russian to capture a Grand Slam title by winning the French Open, 7-6 (7-4), 7-5, 7-6 (7-4).
Kafelnikov reached the final by crushing the world's No. 1 player, Pete Sampras, in the semifinals and dropping only one set during the tournament.
Kafelnikov, renowned for his iron constitution, easily survived the heat and humidity that plagued many players this year and seemed unfazed by the center court spotlight in front of 16,000 spectators.
www.washingtonpost.com /wp-srv/sports/tennis/longterm/1997/french/frmen96.htm   (873 words)

  
 Australian Open : Under Orders, Kafelnikov Reaches Final
Kafelnikov is seeded 10th; Enqvist is not seeded at all.
Both are approaching their 25th birthdays and are former members of the top six who struggled last year for different reasons: Enqvist because of a foot injury that required surgery, and Kafelnikov because of wounds that were largely self-inflicted.
A year ago, Kafelnikov missed this tournament after injuring his knee in a skiing accident (a year earlier, he missed it after breaking his hand hitting a punching bag).
www.iht.com /articles/1999/01/30/tennis.t_14.php   (943 words)

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