Yevgeny Kafelnikov vs Jonas Bjorkman — Australian Open Round of 32
Yevgeny Kafelnikov defeated Jonas Bjorkman 4-6 6-1 6-2 7-6 in the Australian Open round of 32 on hard. The result followed the form book — Yevgeny Kafelnikov came in leading the head-to-head 1–0, defending last year's round of 64. Yevgeny Kafelnikov extended the head-to-head to 2–0.
Key context
- Match story: Yevgeny Kafelnikov dropped the opening set before beating Jonas Bjorkman 4–6 6–1 6–2 7–6.
How the match was decided
Auto-generatedKafelnikov Y. came through in four sets.
Common opponents
3 shared · last 12 monthsKafelnikov Y. and Bjorkman J. faced 3 of the same opponents in the last 12 months. Kafelnikov Y. went 2–1 (67%) against them, Bjorkman J. 1–2 (33%). Results against comparable opponents are close (1 : 0 better-results split).
2–167%Kafelnikov Y. · better vs 1Record vs common opponents1–233%Bjorkman J. · better vs 0
Vs common opponents · derived from scorelines
4–3Sets4–6
36–33Games43–51
1–1Tiebreaks1–0
Only 3 common opponents — small sample, treat as indicative.
vs Stich M.L6-7(8) 3-6 2-6US Open · hardL4-6 4-6 7-6(7) 4-6US Open · hard
vs Stark J.W7-6 6-3Halle · grassW6-2 6-2 7-5US Open · hard- vs Courier J.W6-1 6-4Halle · grassL3-6 1-6 1-6Roland Garros · clay
Head-to-head
2 meetings · Kafelnikov Y. leads 2–020
Hard: Kafelnikov Y. leads 1–0 · Carpet: Kafelnikov Y. leads 1–0
- Kafelnikov Y.January 1995Australian OpenThis matchHard4-6 6-1 6-2 7-6(8)
- Kafelnikov Y.February 1994CopenhagenCarpet6-1 6-4
Closing odds
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Player context
Before the matchKafelnikov Y.Bjorkman J.1 769ELO1 7161 750Hard ELO1 6054–6Last 102–820Age22190 cmHeight183 cmRightPlaysRight