Jonas Bjorkman vs Mark Philippoussis | Jonas Bjorkman Wins 7-5 6-2 6-2

UMPIRY

AUS vs SWERound RobinHardFri 6 FebFinal

Jonas BjorkmanSWE

Mark PhilippoussisAUS

SetsGames3

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522

Jonas Bjorkman defeated Mark Philippoussis 7-5 6-2 6-2 in the AUS vs SWE round robin on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Mark Philippoussis came in leading the head-to-head 6–4. Jonas Bjorkman narrowed the head-to-head to 6–5.

Key context

Match story: Jonas Bjorkman closed it out in three sets, 7–5 6–2 6–2.

How the match was decided

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Bjorkman J. took it in straight sets.

Match statistics

Match statistics are not available for this match. They appear once the official scoring feed publishes them.

Common opponents

2 shared · last 12 months

Bjorkman J. and Philippoussis M. faced 2 of the same opponents in the last 12 months. Bjorkman J. went 2–0 (100%) against them, Philippoussis M. 0–2 (0%).

2–0100%Bjorkman J.Record vs common opponents0–20%Philippoussis M.

Vs common opponents · derived from scorelines

5–3Sets1–4

43–36Games26–32

0–0Tiebreaks1–2

2–0Deciding sets0–1

Only 2 common opponents — too few for any conclusion. Shown without assessment.

vs Kuerten G.Hard to compareW6-4 6-4 4-6 4-6 6-1SWE vs BRA · carpetL7-6 6-7 6-7Paris Masters · hard
vs Safin M.Hard to compareW4-6 7-5 6-4Madrid Masters · clayL4-6 3-6Indian Wells Masters · hard

Head-to-head

11 meetings · Philippoussis M. leads 6–5

Hard: Bjorkman J. leads 4–3 · Clay: level 1–1 · Carpet: Philippoussis M. leads 1–0 · Grass: Philippoussis M. leads 1–0

Bjorkman J.February 2004AUS vs SWEThis matchHard7-5 6-2 6-2
Philippoussis M.April 2003Davis Cup WG QF: SWE vs AUSHard6-4 6-3 6-3
Bjorkman J.February 2002MemphisHard7-6 7-6
Bjorkman J.May 1999DusseldorfClay6-4 7-6
Philippoussis M.September 1998Grand Slam CupCarpet4-6 7-6 6-1

Draw

Closing odds

Player context

Before the match

Bjorkman J.Philippoussis M.1 720ELO1 7551 605Hard ELO1 5952–8Last 105–531Age27183 cmHeight196 cmRightPlaysRight

Cite this

Jonas Bjorkman beat Mark Philippoussis 7-5 6-2 6-2. Umpiry, "Jonas Bjorkman vs Mark Philippoussis — AUS vs SWE Round Robin", https://umpiry.com/match/2004-02-06/bjorkman-vs-philippoussis-aus-vs-swe-rr?utm_source=cite (as of 6 February 2004).