Mikhail Youzhny vs Jonas BjorkmanDoha Round of 32

Doha · ATP · Round of 32
44 yrs · 183 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLLLWWLLL
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 2 January 2006
hard
54 yrs · 183 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLLWLWLLL
Youzhny M.
1-6 6-3 6-4
Bjorkman J.
Youzhny M.
1662
Bjorkman J.
6341

Mikhail Youzhny defeated Jonas Bjorkman 1-6 6-3 6-4 in the Doha round of 32 on hard. The result followed the form book — Mikhail Youzhny came in leading the head-to-head 6–1, defending last year's round of 32. Mikhail Youzhny extended the head-to-head to 7–1.

Key context

Head to head

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DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2005-08-29US OpenR64hardMikhail Youzhny6-4 6-4 6-3
2005-06-20WimbledonR32grassMikhail Youzhny7-5 6-3 3-6 7-6(9)
2004-11-01Paris MastersR64hardMikhail Youzhny6-2 7-6(2)
2004-10-11MoscowR16hardMikhail Youzhny6-4 6-2
2003-06-16NottinghamR32grassJonas Bjorkman6-2 6-0
2003-06-09HalleR16grassMikhail Youzhny6-4 7-5
2001-04-16Monte Carlo MastersR32clayMikhail Youzhny6-4 0-6 6-0

Serve vs return

This season
Youzhny M.serving80% hold

wins 63% of points on serve vs Bjorkman J.

Bjorkman J.serving78% hold

wins 62% of points on serve vs Youzhny M.

Even serve battle

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
1st serve in·Even
60%
60%
1st serve points won·Even
69%
69%
2nd serve points won·Slight edge
52%
47%
Service points won·Even
62%
61%
Return points won·Even
38%
38%
Break points saved·Even
61%
57%
Aces / match·Slight edge
3.6
4.2
Double faults / match·Even
3.2
3.1

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 87). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Clutch Rating·Clear edge
63
44
Break points saved·Dominant
93
67
Break points won·Slight edge
41
50
Deciding sets·Clear edge
68
51
Tiebreaks·Dominant
83
55

Performance in the biggest moments — break points, deciding sets and tiebreaks (0–100, higher is better). About

Conditions

Court speed
Mediumbalanced pace
SlowFast
Weather
23°COvercast
Wind 17 km/hHumidity 39%