Kafelnikov stops Haas in five sets for gold

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Sydney: Russian Yevgeny Kafelnikov defeated Tommy Haas of Germany in five gruelling sets on Thursday to win the Olympic tennis gold medal.

The fifth-seeded Kafelnikov, a master of five-set matches, claimed a 7-6 (7-4), 3-6, 6-2, 4-6, 6-3 victory to capture the first Olympic tennis gold ever for Russia.

Former French and Australian Open champion Kafelnikov had won four of five five-set matches he played in Grand Slam tournaments this season, including three at the French Open, and proved to be too tough for the 22-year-old German.

The victory put a golden finish on a frustrating season for former world number one Kafelnikov, who entered the Sydney Games without a single tournament title this year.

The 26-year-old hurled his racket high into the stands at the Olympic Park Tennis Centre after the unseeded Haas hit a backhand wide on his first match point. He then carried a Russian flag on a victory lap around the court.

(c) Reuters Limited.

Story first published: Thursday, August 24, 2017, 17:50 [IST]

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Kafelnikov stops Haas in five sets for gold