Nicolas Kiefer vs Jonas Bjorkman — Halle Round of 16
Halle · ATP · Round of 16
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 7 June 2004
grass
Kiefer N.5-7 6-4 6-4
Bjorkman J.
Kiefer N.
5662
Bjorkman J.
7441
Nicolas Kiefer defeated Jonas Bjorkman 5-7 6-4 6-4 in the Halle round of 16 on grass. The upset overturned the form book — Jonas Bjorkman came in leading the head-to-head 5–4, defending last year's round of 16. Nicolas Kiefer narrowed the head-to-head to 5–5.
Key context
- Match story: Nicolas Kiefer dropped the opening set before beating Jonas Bjorkman 5–7 6–4 6–4.
Head to head
4–5| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002-03-18 | Miami Masters | R128 | hard | Jonas Bjorkman | 7-5 7-6(6) |
| 2001-06-11 | Halle | R16 | grass | Jonas Bjorkman | 7-6(3) 6-7(4) 7-6(1) |
| 2001-01-01 | Doha | R32 | hard | Nicolas Kiefer | 4-6 6-1 7-5 |
| 2000-08-28 | US Open | R64 | hard | Nicolas Kiefer | 6-1 6-4 6-3 |
| 1999-04-12 | Tokyo | SF | hard | Nicolas Kiefer | 4-6 6-1 6-4 |
| 1998-08-03 | Canada Masters | R16 | hard | Jonas Bjorkman | 6-2 6-7(7) 6-3 |
| 1998-07-17 | Davis Cup WG QF: GER vs SWE | RR | hard | Jonas Bjorkman | 6-3 4-6 6-2 5-7 6-4 |
| 1998-03-16 | Miami Masters | R32 | hard | Nicolas Kiefer | 7-6(6) 7-6(3) |
| 1997-10-20 | Stuttgart Masters | QF | carpet | Jonas Bjorkman | 6-4 6-2 |
Serve vs return
This seasonServe advantage — Kiefer N.
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·Slight edge
53%
58%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
76%
70%
2nd serve points won·Even
50%
49%
Service points won·Even
64%
61%
Return points won·Even
39%
38%
Break points saved·Even
60%
57%
Aces / match·Clear edge
7.5
4.6
Double faults / match·Even
3.4
3.3
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 170). ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Clutch
Under pressureClutch Rating·Clear edge
59
44
Break points saved·Clear edge
81
67
Break points won·Slight edge
58
50
Deciding sets·Slight edge
61
51
Tiebreaks·Clear edge
68
55
Performance in the biggest moments — break points, deciding sets and tiebreaks (0–100, higher is better). About
Conditions
Court speed
Fastbig serves, short points
SlowFast
Weather
21°CPartly cloudy
Wind 7 km/hHumidity 57%
Draw
Quarter-finals
Federer R.
Clement A.
6-37-5
Novak J.
Haas T.
6-47-61
Fish M.
Verdasco F.
6-26-2
Schuettler R.
Kiefer N.
6-37-62
R16
Haas T.
Carlsen K.
6-736-26-4
Federer R.
Youzhny M.
6-26-1
Clement A.
Popp A.
7-646-2
Novak J.
Chiudinelli M.
6-36-1
Kiefer N.
Bjorkman J.
5-76-46-4
Verdasco F.
Seppi A.
6-36-4
Schuettler R.
Johansson J.
7-656-4
Fish M.
Sargsian S.
6-46-3
R32
Chiudinelli M.
Kratochvil M.
6-26-2
Verdasco F.
Verkerk M.
7-57-5
Seppi A.
Davydenko N.
7-652-66-3
Fish M.
Prinosil D.
6-46-2
Federer R.
Johansson T.
6-36-2
Sargsian S.
Volandri F.
2-66-26-2
Haas T.
Lopez F.
6-36-4
Carlsen K.
Berrer M.
3-67-657-5
Novak J.
Ljubicic I.
6-26-2
Popp A.
Pavel A.
1-66-46-4
Clement A.
Waske A.
6-16-4
Youzhny M.
Mayer F.
6-746-27-62
Schuettler R.
Hernych J.
6-36-2
Johansson J.
Soderling R.
7-634-66-3
Kiefer N.
Burgsmuller L.
6-36-4
Bjorkman J.
Safin M.
6-26-737-64