Jonas Bjorkman vs Alex Corretja | Jonas Bjorkman Wins 6-3 7-5 6-7 6-3

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SWE vs ESPRound RobinCarpetFri 25 SeptFinal

Jonas BjorkmanSWE

Alex CorretjaESP

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Jonas Bjorkman defeated Alex Corretja 6-3 7-5 6-7 6-3 in the SWE vs ESP round robin on carpet. The upset overturned the form book — Alex Corretja came in leading the head-to-head 2–0. Jonas Bjorkman claimed a first win over Alex Corretja in three meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 2–1.

Key context

Match story: Jonas Bjorkman closed it out in four sets, 6–3 7–5 6–7 6–3.

How the match was decided

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Bjorkman J. came through in four sets.

Match statistics

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Common opponents

10 shared · last 12 months

Bjorkman J. and Corretja A. faced 10 of the same opponents in the last 12 months. Bjorkman J. went 7–4 (64%) against them, Corretja A. 7–4 (64%). Results against comparable opponents are close (2 : 2 better-results split).

7–464%Bjorkman J. · better vs 2Record vs common opponents7–464%Corretja A. · better vs 2

Vs common opponents · derived from scorelines

20–12Sets18–12

162–132Games159–142

2–2Tiebreaks3–3

2–2Deciding sets2–1

vs Henman T.W6-2 3-6 6-3Stuttgart Masters · carpetW6-3 7-5Paris Masters · hard
vs Bruguera S.W6-3 6-1Tour Finals · hardW6-7 6-4 6-3Hamburg Masters · clay
vs Pioline C.W6-2 4-6 6-1 6-7 6-2US Open · hardW6-3 6-4 6-2Roland Garros · clay

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vs Santoro F.W7-5 6-3 6-4Australian Open · hardW6-1 3-6 6-3Miami Masters · hard
vs Courier J.L6-4 1-6 6-7Indian Wells Masters · hardW7-6 6-3Miami Masters · hard
vs Dewulf F.L2-6 3-6Rome Masters · clayW7-5 6-4 6-3Roland Garros · clay
vs Draper S.W7-6 6-3Canada Masters · hardL3-6 7-6 6-7Cincinnati Masters · hard
vs Black B.W6-2 6-1 6-4Australian Open · hardW6-3 4-6 6-2 7-6US Open · hard
vs Larsson M.Hard to compareL7-6 2-6 3-6Cincinnati Masters · hardL2-6 6-7Stuttgart Masters · carpet
vs Muster T.Hard to compareL3-6 3-6 3-6Roland Garros · clayL5-7 4-6Paris Masters · hard

Head-to-head

3 meetings · Corretja A. leads 2–1

Carpet: Bjorkman J. leads 1–0 · Hard: Corretja A. leads 2–0

Bjorkman J.September 1998SWE vs ESPThis matchCarpet6-3 7-5 6-7 6-3
Corretja A.February 1998DubaiHard6-3 6-3
Corretja A.August 1996US OpenHard6-2 4-6 4-6 6-4 6-3

Draw

Closing odds

Player context

Before the match

Bjorkman J.Corretja A.1 720ELO1 6522–8Last 103–726Age24183 cmHeight180 cmRightPlaysRight

Cite this

Jonas Bjorkman beat Alex Corretja 6-3 7-5 6-7 6-3. Umpiry, "Jonas Bjorkman vs Alex Corretja — SWE vs ESP Round Robin", https://umpiry.com/match/1998-09-25/bjorkman-vs-corretja-swe-vs-esp-rr?utm_source=cite (as of 25 September 1998).