Mark Philippoussis vs Jonas Bjorkman — Queen's Club Semi-final
Queen's Club · ATP · Semi-final
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 9 June 1997
grass
Philippoussis M.2-6 7-6 6-2
Bjorkman J.
Philippoussis M.
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Bjorkman J.
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Mark Philippoussis defeated Jonas Bjorkman 2-6 7-6 6-2 in the Queen's Club semi-final on grass. The upset overturned the form book — Jonas Bjorkman came in leading the head-to-head 4–3. Mark Philippoussis narrowed the head-to-head to 4–4.
Key context
- Match story: Mark Philippoussis dropped the opening set before beating Jonas Bjorkman 2–6 7–6 6–2.
Head to head
3–4| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004-02-06 | Davis Cup WG R1: AUS vs SWE | RR | hard | Jonas Bjorkman | 7-5 6-2 6-2 |
| 2003-04-04 | Davis Cup WG QF: SWE vs AUS | RR | hard | Mark Philippoussis | 6-4 6-3 6-3 |
| 2002-02-18 | Memphis | R32 | hard | Jonas Bjorkman | 7-6(6) 7-6(1) |
| 1999-05-16 | Dusseldorf | F | clay | Jonas Bjorkman | 6-4 7-6(3) |
| 1998-09-28 | Grand Slam Cup | QF | carpet | Mark Philippoussis | 4-6 7-6(1) 6-1 |
| 1998-05-18 | Dusseldorf | RR | clay | Mark Philippoussis | 6-3 6-4 |
| 1997-03-17 | Miami Masters | R16 | hard | Jonas Bjorkman | 6-3 6-4 |
Serve vs return
This seasonServe-dominated — both hold easily, expect tiebreaks
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 season1st serve in·Even
57%
58%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
80%
71%
2nd serve points won·Even
51%
49%
Service points won·Slight edge
67%
62%
Return points won·Even
35%
38%
Break points saved·Slight edge
63%
58%
Aces / match·Dominant
14.6
4.8
Double faults / match·Dominant
5.1
3.3
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Conditions
Court speed
Fastbig serves, short points
SlowFast
Weather
20°COvercast
Wind 14 km/hHumidity 47%
Draw
Quarter-finals
Ivanisevic G.
Golmard J.
6-37-69
Rusedski G.
Rafter P.
4-67-56-3
Philippoussis M.
Knippschild J.
6-26-746-4
Bjorkman J.
Sampras P.
3-66-36-4
R16
Sampras P.
Steven B.
W/O
Philippoussis M.
Black B.
6-36-3
Bjorkman J.
Simian S.
6-47-5
Knippschild J.
Henman T.
7-656-3
Golmard J.
Fleurian J.
2-66-16-4
Ivanisevic G.
Lee M.
6-17-5
Rafter P.
Courier J.
4-66-36-3
Rusedski G.
Draper S.
6-36-2
R32
Sampras P.
Frana J.
6-36-2
Courier J.
Nainkin D.
6-36-2
Rafter P.
Lareau S.
6-37-5
Rusedski G.
Ullyett K.
7-54-67-67
Draper S.
Chang M.
6-32-67-66
Steven B.
Nestor D.
6-46-4
Simian S.
Flach D.
6-786-46-2
Bjorkman J.
Herrera L.
7-57-5
Henman T.
Richardson A.
4-66-36-2
Knippschild J.
Delaitre O.
6-47-65
Black B.
Woodbridge T.
6-03-66-3
Philippoussis M.
Stark J.
7-6103-66-3
Golmard J.
Rosset M.
7-616-3
Fleurian J.
Pioline C.
7-56-3
Ivanisevic G.
Paes L.
7-616-3
Lee M.
Obrien A.
3-67-636-4
R64
Frana J.
Boetsch A.
7-617-63
Lee M.
Olhovskiy A.
0-66-46-4
Herrera L.
Ondruska M.
7-644-67-62
Richardson A.
Sargsian S.
6-746-26-4
Delaitre O.
Holm H.
6-16-756-1
Knippschild J.
Stoltenberg J.
7-53-66-2
Woodbridge T.
Marin J.
6-06-3
Black B.
Marques N.
6-47-64
Stark J.
Godwin N.
7-57-64
Golmard J.
Haggard C.
7-656-4
Simian S.
Siemerink J.
6-46-0
Fleurian J.
Gimelstob J.
6-37-65
Steven B.
Goellner M.
4-66-16-4
Nestor D.
Dewulf F.
6-766-46-2
Pioline C.
Carlsen K.
7-54-66-2
Obrien A.
Raoux G.
7-54-66-0
Paes L.
Petchey M.
6-16-2
Nainkin D.
Mamiit C.
6-46-4
Flach D.
Macphie B.
6-46-4
Draper S.
Stolle S.
6-746-46-4
Ullyett K.
Volkov A.
3-66-36-3
Rusedski G.
Woodforde M.
4-66-46-3
Rafter P.
Ran E.
7-56-2
Lareau S.
Pavel A.
6-06-2