Jonas Bjorkman vs Patrick Rafter — Scottsdale Round of 16

Scottsdale · ATP · Round of 16
SWE
Jonas Bjorkman
54 yrs · 183 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 3 March 1997
hard
AUS
Patrick Rafter
53 yrs · 185 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Bjorkman J.
3-6 6-1 7-6
Rafter P.
Bjorkman J.
36772
Rafter P.
61621

Jonas Bjorkman defeated Patrick Rafter 3-6 6-1 7-6 in the Scottsdale round of 16 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Patrick Rafter came in leading the head-to-head 5–1. Jonas Bjorkman narrowed the head-to-head to 5–2.

Key context

Head to head

1–5
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2001-09-21Davis Cup WG SF: AUS vs SWERRhardPatrick Rafter6-3 6-2
2000-10-02Hong KongR16hardPatrick Rafter6-4 5-7 6-3
1999-06-21WimbledonR64grassPatrick Rafter6-2 7-6(3) 6-7(7) 6-2
1998-08-31US OpenQFhardPatrick Rafter6-2 6-3 7-5
1998-08-03Canada MastersQFhardPatrick Rafter6-3 6-2
1997-11-03StockholmSFhardJonas Bjorkman7-6(3) 7-6(3)

Serve vs return

This season
Bjorkman J.serving78% hold

wins 62% of points on serve vs Rafter P.

Rafter P.serving90% hold

wins 70% of points on serve vs Bjorkman J.

Serve advantage — Rafter P.

Each player's serve crossed against the other's return, converted to expected hold of serve. Recent completed matches, ATP, WTA & Challenger. About

Statistics

This season
Bjorkman J.Rafter P.
1st serve in·Slight edge
58%
65%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
71%
76%
2nd serve points won·Slight edge
49%
54%
Service points won·Slight edge
62%
69%
Return points won·Even
38%
39%
Break points saved·Slight edge
58%
67%
Aces / match·Clear edge
4.8
7.2
Double faults / match·Even
3.3
3.1

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Draw

Final
Philippoussis M.
Reneberg R.
6-47-64
Semi-finals
Reneberg R.
Bjorkman J.
6-36-3
Philippoussis M.
Woodruff C.
4-67-656-2
Quarter-finals
Reneberg R.
Golmard J.
6-46-2
Philippoussis M.
Black B.
7-56-3
Bjorkman J.
Costa A.
6-42-66-4
Woodruff C.
Moya C.
7-685-76-3
R16
Moya C.
Ruud C.
4-66-47-61
Golmard J.
Medvedev A.
7-663-66-4
Philippoussis M.
Shelton B.
6-46-1
Black B.
Stolle S.
6-45-77-5
Bjorkman J.
Rafter P.
3-66-17-62
Costa A.
Bruguera S.
6-46-757-5
Woodruff C.
Sanchez J.
4-66-37-64
Reneberg R.
Gumy H.
2-66-16-2
R32
Moya C.
Tillstrom M.
3-66-27-62
Shelton B.
Washington M.
3-67-56-2
Golmard J.
Ferreira W.
4-66-36-2
Philippoussis M.
Haas T.
2-66-36-4
Stolle S.
Clavet F.
6-36-1
Black B.
Rios M.
6-14-67-65
Medvedev A.
Lavalle L.
7-633-66-3
Gumy H.
Larsson M.
6-35-76-4
Reneberg R.
Spadea V.
7-610-66-1
Costa A.
Goellner M.
6-47-62
Bruguera S.
Stoltenberg J.
0-66-46-1
Bjorkman J.
Obrien A.
6-41-67-5
Rafter P.
Berasategui A.
6-36-1
Sanchez J.
Agassi A.
6-36-2
Woodruff C.
Tarango J.
7-646-2
Ruud C.
Pereira N.
6-46-756-3