Byron Black vs Mark Philippoussis | Byron Black Wins 6-3 3-6 4-6 6-3 7-5

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ZIM vs AUSRound RobinHardFri 2 AprFinal

Byron BlackZIM

Mark PhilippoussisAUS

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Byron Black defeated Mark Philippoussis 6-3 3-6 4-6 6-3 7-5 in the ZIM vs AUS round robin on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Mark Philippoussis came in leading the head-to-head 3–0. Byron Black claimed a first win over Mark Philippoussis in four meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 3–1.

Key context

Match story: Byron Black closed it out in five sets, 6–3 3–6 4–6 6–3 7–5.

How the match was decided

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Black B. came through in five sets.

Match statistics

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Common opponents

8 shared · last 12 months

Black B. and Philippoussis M. faced 8 of the same opponents in the last 12 months. Black B. went 3–5 (38%) against them, Philippoussis M. 6–3 (67%). Philippoussis M. came out better against 4 of 8 comparable opponents, Black B. against 1.

3–538%Black B. · better vs 1Record vs common opponents6–367%Philippoussis M. · better vs 4

Vs common opponents · derived from scorelines

11–15Sets17–12

122–132Games140–136

1–3Tiebreaks3–0

0–1Deciding sets2–1

vs Rafter P.W3-6 6-3 6-2 7-6AUS vs ZIM · grassL3-6 3-6Canada Masters · hard
vs Stoltenberg J.W6-2 3-6 6-3 6-4AUS vs ZIM · grassW5-7 6-1 6-3 6-3Wimbledon · grass
vs Vacek D.W6-3 7-5Tokyo · hardW7-6 7-6Paris Masters · hard

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vs Henman T.L4-6 4-6 6-3 5-7Wimbledon · grassW7-5 0-6 6-4 6-1US Open · hard
vs Black W.L4-6 0-6Canada Masters · hardW6-1 6-4Canada Masters · hard
vs Kucera K.L4-6 6-3 4-6Indian Wells Masters · hardW6-4 4-6 7-5Paris Masters · hard
vs Corretja A.L3-6 6-4 2-6 6-7US Open · hardW4-6 7-5 6-2Indian Wells Masters · hard
vs Enqvist T.L6-7 6-7 0-6Australian Open · hardL2-6 4-6 7-6 6-4 2-6Australian Open · hard

Head-to-head

4 meetings · Philippoussis M. leads 3–1

Hard: Philippoussis M. leads 2–1 · Grass: Philippoussis M. leads 1–0

Black B.April 1999ZIM vs AUSThis matchHard6-3 3-6 4-6 6-3 7-5
Philippoussis M.August 1998Cincinnati MastersHard6-2 6-3
Philippoussis M.June 1997Queen's ClubGrass6-3 6-3
Philippoussis M.March 1997ScottsdaleHard7-5 6-3

Draw

Closing odds

Player context

Before the match

Black B.Philippoussis M.1 716ELO1 7551 642Hard ELO1 5955–5Last 105–529Age22175 cmHeight196 cmRightPlaysRight

Cite this

Byron Black beat Mark Philippoussis 6-3 3-6 4-6 6-3 7-5. Umpiry, "Byron Black vs Mark Philippoussis — ZIM vs AUS Round Robin", https://umpiry.com/match/1999-04-02/black-vs-philippoussis-zim-vs-aus-rr?utm_source=cite (as of 2 April 1999).