Tim Henman vs Jonas Bjorkman — Dubai Round of 16

Dubai · ATP · Round of 16
GBR
Tim Henman
51 yrs · 185 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
WLWLLLWLWL
0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 8 February 1999
hard
SWE
Jonas Bjorkman
54 yrs · 183 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLLWLWLLL
Henman T.
6-3 7-6
Bjorkman J.
Henman T.
6792
Bjorkman J.
367–

Tim Henman defeated Jonas Bjorkman 6-3 7-6 in the Dubai round of 16 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Jonas Bjorkman came in leading the head-to-head 4–3, defending last year's semi-final, but Tim Henman had been the form player, winning 1 of their last 4 on hard. Tim Henman narrowed the head-to-head to 4–4.

Key context

  • Match story: Tim Henman closed it out in two sets, 6–3 7–6.

Head to head

3–4
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2006-08-07Canada MastersR64hardTim Henman6-2 6-3
2003-10-06ViennaQFhardTim Henman6-1 6-4
2002-02-08Davis Cup WG R1: GBR vs SWERRcarpetTim Henman6-4 7-5 4-6 7-5
2002-01-14Australian OpenR16hardJonas Bjorkman6-2 7-6(6) 6-4
2000-06-19NottinghamR32grassJonas Bjorkman5-7 6-4 7-5
1998-09-28Grand Slam CupR16carpetJonas Bjorkman7-5 6-3
1997-10-20Stuttgart MastersR16carpetJonas Bjorkman6-2 3-6 6-3

Serve vs return

This season
Henman T.serving85% hold

wins 66% of points on serve vs Bjorkman J.

Bjorkman J.serving78% hold

wins 62% of points on serve vs Henman T.

Serve advantage — Henman T.

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
Henman T.Bjorkman J.
1st serve in·Even
60%
58%
1st serve points won·Even
73%
71%
2nd serve points won·Even
52%
49%
Service points won·Even
65%
62%
Return points won·Even
39%
38%
Break points saved·Even
62%
58%
Aces / match·Slight edge
5.4
4.8
Double faults / match·Even
3.5
3.3

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Henman T.Bjorkman J.
Clutch Rating·Even
46
44
Break points saved·Slight edge
76
67
Break points won·Slight edge
55
50
Deciding sets·Slight edge
43
51
Tiebreaks·Even
54
55

Performance in the biggest moments — break points, deciding sets and tiebreaks (0–100, higher is better). About

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