Mark Philippoussis vs Jonas Bjorkman — Grand Slam Cup Quarter-final
Grand Slam Cup · ATP · Quarter-final
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 28 September 1998
carpet
Philippoussis M.4-6 7-6 6-1
Bjorkman J.
Philippoussis M.
47762
Bjorkman J.
66111
Mark Philippoussis defeated Jonas Bjorkman 4-6 7-6 6-1 in the Grand Slam Cup quarter-final on carpet. The upset overturned the form book — Jonas Bjorkman came in leading the head-to-head 4–3, defending last year's quarter-final. Mark Philippoussis narrowed the head-to-head to 4–4.
Key context
- Match story: Mark Philippoussis dropped the opening set before beating Jonas Bjorkman 4–6 7–6 6–1.
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) |
| 1998-05-18 | Dusseldorf | RR | clay | Mark Philippoussis | 6-3 6-4 |
| 1997-06-09 | Queen's Club | SF | grass | Mark Philippoussis | 2-6 7-6(5) 6-2 |
| 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.
Draw
Quarter-finals
Philippoussis M.
Bjorkman J.
4-67-616-1
Agassi A.
Korda P.
4-66-06-1
Kucera K.
Ivanisevic G.
5-76-48-6
Rios M.
Mantilla F.
7-627-5