Patrick Rafter vs Jonas Bjorkman | Patrick Rafter Wins 6-3 6-2

AUS vs SWERound RobinHardFri 21 SeptFinal

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Patrick Rafter defeated Jonas Bjorkman 6-3 6-2 in the AUS vs SWE round robin on hard. The result followed the form book — Patrick Rafter came in leading the head-to-head 5–4. Patrick Rafter extended the head-to-head to 6–4.

Key context

Match story: Patrick Rafter dropped just 5 games past Jonas Bjorkman.

How the match was decided

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Rafter P. took it in straight sets.

Match statistics

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Common opponents

7 shared · last 12 months

Rafter P. and Bjorkman J. faced 7 of the same opponents in the last 12 months. Rafter P. went 10–0 (100%) against them, Bjorkman J. 0–9 (0%). Rafter P. came out clearly better against 7 of 7 comparable opponents, Bjorkman J. against 0.

10–0100%Rafter P. · better vs 7Record vs common opponents0–90%Bjorkman J. · better vs 0

Vs common opponents · derived from scorelines

24–4Sets6–22

164–107Games119–161

5–0Tiebreaks1–4

2–0Deciding sets0–4

vs Lapentti N.W7-6 6-2 6-2US Open · hardL2-6 7-5 4-6Canada Masters · hard
vs Hewitt L.W6-4 6-3Cincinnati Masters · hardL5-7 6-4 6-2 3-6 2-6Australian Open · hard
vs Davydenko N.W6-4 2-6 6-3 7-6Australian Open · hardL3-6 2-6 3-6Roland Garros · clay

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vs Rusedski G.W5-7 7-6 6-4Cincinnati Masters · hardL5-7 5-7 7-6 6-7US Open · hard
vs Federer R.W4-6 7-6 7-6Halle · grassL6-7 3-6 6-7Wimbledon · grass
vs Youzhny M.W2-6 6-3 6-2 7-5Wimbledon · grassL4-6 6-0 0-6Monte Carlo Masters · clay
vs Malisse X.W6-0 6-3Cincinnati Masters · hardL3-6 3-6Cincinnati Masters · hard

Head-to-head

10 meetings · Rafter P. leads 6–4

Hard: level 4–4 · Grass: Rafter P. leads 1–0 · Clay: Rafter P. leads 1–0

Rafter P.September 2001AUS vs SWEThis matchHard6-3 6-2
Rafter P.October 2000Hong KongHard6-4 5-7 6-3
Rafter P.June 1999WimbledonGrass6-2 7-6 6-7 6-2
Rafter P.August 1998US OpenHard6-2 6-3 7-5
Rafter P.August 1998Canada MastersHard6-3 6-2

Draw

Closing odds

Player context

Before the match

Rafter P.Bjorkman J.1 937ELO1 7201 845Hard ELO1 6055–5Last 102–828Age29185 cmHeight183 cmRightPlaysRight

Cite this

Patrick Rafter beat Jonas Bjorkman 6-3 6-2. Umpiry, "Patrick Rafter vs Jonas Bjorkman — AUS vs SWE Round Robin", https://umpiry.com/match/2001-09-21/bjorkman-vs-rafter-aus-vs-swe-rr?utm_source=cite (as of 21 September 2001).