Jonas Bjorkman vs Boris Becker — Dubai Round of 32

Dubai · ATP · Round of 32
SWE
Jonas Bjorkman
54 yrs · 183 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLLWLWLLL
0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 8 February 1999
hard
GER
Boris Becker
58 yrs · 190 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWWLWLLWL
Bjorkman J.
6-3 6-4
Becker B.
Bjorkman J.
662
Becker B.
34–

Jonas Bjorkman defeated Boris Becker 6-3 6-4 in the Dubai round of 32 on hard. The result followed the form book — Jonas Bjorkman came in leading the head-to-head 1–0, defending last year's semi-final. Jonas Bjorkman extended the head-to-head to 2–0.

Key context

Head to head

1–0
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
1997-09-23Grand Slam CupR16carpetJonas Bjorkman6-3 6-2

Serve vs return

This season
Bjorkman J.serving83% hold

wins 65% of points on serve vs Becker B.

Becker B.serving85% hold

wins 66% of points on serve vs Bjorkman J.

Serve-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 season
Bjorkman J.Becker B.
1st serve in·Even
58%
58%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
71%
77%
2nd serve points won·Even
49%
47%
Service points won·Even
62%
65%
Return points won·Even
38%
36%
Break points saved·Slight edge
58%
68%
Aces / match·Dominant
4.8
10.8
Double faults / match·Dominant
3.3
6.2

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 15). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-fastrewards aggression
SlowFast
Weather
27°CPartly cloudy
Wind 15 km/hHumidity 50%

Draw

Final
Golmard J.
Kiefer N.
6-46-2
Semi-finals
Kiefer N.
Ilie A.
6-37-66
Golmard J.
Moya C.
4-67-56-3
Quarter-finals
Kiefer N.
Clavet F.
7-676-766-2
Golmard J.
Henman T.
7-647-5
Moya C.
Mantilla F.
7-646-2
Ilie A.
Kuerten G.
6-46-4
R16
Henman T.
Bjorkman J.
6-37-67
Clavet F.
Rusedski G.
3-67-56-2
Ilie A.
Korda P.
6-16-3
Golmard J.
Kucera K.
7-666-1
Kiefer N.
Costa A.
6-37-63
Kuerten G.
Van Herck J.
6-36-2
Mantilla F.
Black B.
7-616-3
Moya C.
Muster T.
6-46-4
R32
Kuerten G.
Marin J.
6-46-4
Rusedski G.
Schalken S.
6-46-3
Clavet F.
Ferreira W.
3-66-27-611
Kucera K.
Berasategui A.
6-06-2
Kiefer N.
Escude N.
6-36-2
Costa A.
Arazi H.
6-36-2
Golmard J.
Santoro F.
6-46-3
Bjorkman J.
Becker B.
6-36-4
Moya C.
Norman M.
1-66-36-4
Muster T.
Huet S.
6-46-2
Black B.
Ulihrach B.
6-17-67
Mantilla F.
Vicente F.
7-626-4
Henman T.
Black W.
6-06-4
Ilie A.
Corretja A.
4-66-47-610
Korda P.
Martin A.
6-36-4
Van Herck J.
Paes L.
6-46-3