Jonas Bjorkman vs Alexander Waske — Ho Chi Minh City Quarter-final

Ho Chi Minh City · ATP · Quarter-final
SWE
Jonas Bjorkman
54 yrs · 183 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 26 September 2005
carpet
GER
Alexander Waske
51 yrs · 188 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLLWWLLLL
Bjorkman J.
6-2 6-3
Waske A.
Bjorkman J.
662
Waske A.
23–

Jonas Bjorkman defeated Alexander Waske 6-2 6-3 in the Ho Chi Minh City quarter-final on carpet. The upset overturned the form book — Alexander Waske came in leading the head-to-head 1–0. Jonas Bjorkman claimed a first win over Alexander Waske in two meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 1–1.

Key context

Head to head

0–1
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2006-07-10BastadR32clayAlexander Waske6-4 4-6 6-3

Serve vs return

This season
Bjorkman J.serving89% hold

wins 69% of points on serve vs Waske A.

Waske A.serving85% hold

wins 66% of points on serve vs Bjorkman J.

Serve-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 season
Bjorkman J.Waske A.
1st serve in·Even
59%
60%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
69%
75%
2nd serve points won·Even
48%
50%
Service points won·Even
61%
65%
Return points won·Slight edge
38%
31%
Break points saved·Slight edge
56%
62%
Aces / match·Dominant
4.3
10.7
Double faults / match·Clear edge
3.3
4.7

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (127 vs 55). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Draw

Final
Bjorkman J.
Stepanek R.
6-37-64
Semi-finals
Bjorkman J.
Puerta M.
6-16-0
Stepanek R.
Johansson T.
7-56-4
Quarter-finals
Johansson T.
Saulnier C.
7-626-2
Bjorkman J.
Waske A.
6-26-3
Puerta M.
Schuettler R.
3-66-27-65
Stepanek R.
Monaco J.
6-36-4
R16
Puerta M.
Arthurs W.
4-67-637-63
Johansson T.
Phau B.
6-36-2
Stepanek R.
Vico U.
6-26-1
Schuettler R.
Moodie W.
7-6106-3
Saulnier C.
Vanek J.
7-637-610
Monaco J.
Lu Y.
W/O
Waske A.
Burgsmuller L.
7-637-63
Bjorkman J.
Mamiit C.
6-44-3
R32
Moodie W.
Kohlschreiber P.
6-47-62
Arthurs W.
Brzezicki J.
7-657-63
Schuettler R.
Greul S.
6-746-36-1
Puerta M.
Soeda G.
6-46-756-4
Waske A.
Sluiter R.
7-636-747-67
Bjorkman J.
Carlsen K.
6-36-4
Mamiit C.
Thron A.
6-26-3
Burgsmuller L.
Pless K.
6-36-786-2
Monaco J.
Tuksar S.
6-37-5
Lu Y.
Dupuis A.
6-16-4
Vico U.
Tipsarevic J.
6-756-36-4
Stepanek R.
Lee H.
7-636-1
Saulnier C.
Wessels P.
6-26-4
Vanek J.
Amritraj P.
6-767-656-4
Phau B.
Do M.
6-36-2
Johansson T.
Popp A.
4-66-46-3