The Australian Open 2002 - Seeds

4. Yevgeny Kafelnikov

The 'Iron Man' of tennis, the Russian finished 2001 as the ATP's workhorse, playing more singles and doubles matches than anyone else for the seventh time in eight years.

Possesses a hard flat serve and his double-handed backhand is among the best in the game.

Has already won Grand Slams, so that will not be a factor in his not winning the Open. But his temperament might.

In 1996, didn't Kafelnikov refuse to play the US Open because he was offended by their seeding?

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