The only case in the Davis Cup history that in the 5th rubber of the final a player comse back from a 0-2 deficit in sets…
The match lasted 4 hours 27 minutes, the stats (excluding BPs) without eight games of the 2nd set (83% in total)… Youzhny was two points away from defeat at *4:5 (deuce) in the 4th set. He became the first player in the 102-year Davis Cup history to win a deciding rubber trailing 0-2 in sets!
RUSSIA d. FRANCE 3-2 at Palais Omnisports Paris Bercy, Paris, FRA: Clay (Indoor)
Marat Safin (RUS) d. Paul-Henri Mathieu (FRA) 6-4, 3-6, 6-1, 6-4
Sebastien Grosjean (FRA) d. Yevgeny Kafelnikov (RUS) 7-6(3), 6-3, 6-0
Nicolas Escude / Fabrice Santoro (FRA) d. Yevgeny Kafelnikov / Marat Safin (RUS) 6-3, 3-6, 5-7, 6-3, 6-4
Marat Safin (RUS) d. Sebastien Grosjean (FRA) 6-3, 6-2, 7-6(11)
Mikhail Youzhny (RUS) d. Paul-Henri Mathieu (FRA) 3-6, 2-6, 6-3, 7-5, 6-4
The only case in the Davis Cup history that in the 5th rubber of the final a player comse back from a 0-2 deficit in sets…
The match lasted 4 hours 27 minutes, the stats (excluding BPs) without eight games of the 2nd set (83% in total)… Youzhny was two points away from defeat at *4:5 (deuce) in the 4th set. He became the first player in the 102-year Davis Cup history to win a deciding rubber trailing 0-2 in sets!
RUSSIA d. FRANCE 3-2 at Palais Omnisports Paris Bercy, Paris, FRA: Clay (Indoor)
Marat Safin (RUS) d. Paul-Henri Mathieu (FRA) 6-4, 3-6, 6-1, 6-4
Sebastien Grosjean (FRA) d. Yevgeny Kafelnikov (RUS) 7-6(3), 6-3, 6-0
Nicolas Escude / Fabrice Santoro (FRA) d. Yevgeny Kafelnikov / Marat Safin (RUS) 6-3, 3-6, 5-7, 6-3, 6-4
Marat Safin (RUS) d. Sebastien Grosjean (FRA) 6-3, 6-2, 7-6(11)
Mikhail Youzhny (RUS) d. Paul-Henri Mathieu (FRA) 3-6, 2-6, 6-3, 7-5, 6-4