Wayne Ferreira vs Jonas Bjorkman — Davis Cup WG QF: SWE vs RSA Round Robin

Davis Cup WG QF: SWE vs RSA · ATP · Round Robin
RSA
Wayne Ferreira
54 yrs · 185 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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3 — 1
Sets
Friday, 4 April 1997
carpet
SWE
Jonas Bjorkman
54 yrs · 183 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLLWLWLLL
Ferreira W.
6-3 6-4 2-6 7-6
Bjorkman J.
Ferreira W.
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Bjorkman J.
346631

Wayne Ferreira defeated Jonas Bjorkman 6-3 6-4 2-6 7-6 in the Davis Cup WG QF: SWE vs RSA round robin on carpet. The upset overturned the form book — Jonas Bjorkman came in leading the head-to-head 2–1. Wayne Ferreira narrowed the head-to-head to 2–2.

Key context

  • Match story: Wayne Ferreira closed it out in four sets, 6–3 6–4 2–6 7–6.

Head to head

1–2
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2003-04-14Monte Carlo MastersR64clayWayne Ferreira6-4 2-6 7-5
2001-04-16Monte Carlo MastersR64clayJonas Bjorkman7-5 3-6 6-2
1998-01-19Australian OpenR64hardJonas Bjorkman6-7(3) 4-6 6-4 6-2 6-3

Serve vs return

This season
Ferreira W.serving83% hold

wins 65% of points on serve vs Bjorkman J.

Bjorkman J.serving82% hold

wins 64% of points on serve vs Ferreira W.

Even serve battle

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
Ferreira W.Bjorkman J.
1st serve in·Even
55%
58%
1st serve points won·Even
74%
71%
2nd serve points won·Even
51%
49%
Service points won·Even
64%
62%
Return points won·Even
37%
38%
Break points saved·Even
61%
58%
Aces / match·Dominant
8.1
4.8
Double faults / match·Slight edge
2.9
3.3

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (199 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.