Mark Philippoussis vs Jonas Bjorkman — Davis Cup WG QF: SWE vs AUS Round Robin
Davis Cup WG QF: SWE vs AUS · ATP · Round Robin
0 — 0
Sets
Friday, 4 April 2003
hard
Philippoussis M.6-4 6-3 6-3
Bjorkman J.
Philippoussis M.
6663
Bjorkman J.
433–
Mark Philippoussis defeated Jonas Bjorkman 6-4 6-3 6-3 in the Davis Cup WG QF: SWE vs AUS round robin on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Jonas Bjorkman came in leading the head-to-head 4–3. Mark Philippoussis narrowed the head-to-head to 4–4.
Key context
- Match story: Mark Philippoussis closed it out in three sets, 6–4 6–3 6–3.
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 |
| 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) |
| 1998-09-28 | Grand Slam Cup | QF | carpet | Mark Philippoussis | 4-6 7-6(1) 6-1 |
| 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
58%
58%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
79%
71%
2nd serve points won·Even
49%
49%
Service points won·Even
66%
62%
Return points won·Even
34%
38%
Break points saved·Slight edge
63%
58%
Aces / match·Dominant
13.8
4.8
Double faults / match·Dominant
4.9
3.3
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (114 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.