Yevgeny Kafelnikov vs Tim Henman "The fabled rivalry began when Yevgeny, fresh from his victory at Roland Garros, was eliminated in the first round of Wimbledon by the relatively unknown Tim in a five set thriller that goes down as one of the greatest matches in the history of the sport." Yevgeny Kafelnikov 8 VS Tim Henman 6     YEAR EVENT HOST COUNTRY SURFACE ROUND WINNER MATCH RESULT 1996 Rotterdam, The Netherlands Carpet S Kafelnikov 7 6   6 3               1996 Wimbledon, England, United Kingdom Grass R128 Henman 6 7   3 6   7 6   6 4   5 7   1996 Cincinnati, OH, U.S.A. Hard R32 Kafelnikov 6 4   6 4               1996 Lyon, France Carpet S Kafelnikov 6 1   6 3               1997 New Haven, CT, U.S.A. Hard Q Kafelnikov 5 7   6 3   6 4           1997 ATP Championship Hannover, Germany Hard RR Henman 4 6   4 6               1998 London, England, United Kingdom Carpet Q Kafelnikov 4 6   6 4   6 2           1998 Tashkent, Uzbekistan Hard F Henman 5 7   4 6               1998 Paris Indoor, France Carpet R16 Kafelnikov 6 3   6 7   7 6           1999 Rotterdam, The Netherlands Carpet F Kafelnikov 6 2   7 6               1999 Cincinnati, OH, U.S.A. Hard Q Kafelnikov 7 5   7 5               2000 Rotterdam, The Netherlands Hard S Henman 3 6   6 4   3 6           2000 Indianapolis, IN, U.S.A. Hard Q Henman 6 7   2 6               2002 World Team Cup, Dusseldorf, Germany Clay RR Henman 2 6   6 7                 TALE OF TWO TENNIS TIGERS Tashkent Rotterdam III Rotterdam II Rotterdam     YEVGENY KAFELNIKOV CHAMBER TIM HENMAN CHAMBER THE REALM OF THE CITADEL MAIN HALL