Jonas Bjorkman vs Byron Black — Australian Open Round of 16
Australian Open · ATP · Round of 16
3 — 0
Sets
Monday, 19 January 1998 ·
hard
Bjorkman J.6-2 6-1 6-4
Black B.
Bjorkman J.
6663
Black B.
2140
Jonas Bjorkman defeated Byron Black 6-2 6-1 6-4 in the Australian Open round of 16 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Byron Black came in leading the head-to-head 2–1, defending last year's round of 128. Jonas Bjorkman narrowed the head-to-head to 2–2.
Key context
- Match story: Jonas Bjorkman came through a tight passage before pulling clear — 6–2 6–1 6–4.
Head to head
1–2| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1998-06-15 | Nottingham | F | grass | Jonas Bjorkman | 6-3 6-2 |
| 1998-06-08 | Queen's Club | R16 | grass | Byron Black | 6-3 4-6 6-3 |
| 1995-08-28 | US Open | R32 | hard | Byron Black | 6-3 7-6(5) 6-1 |
Statistics
This season1st serve in·Even
58%
61%
1st serve points won·Even
71%
68%
2nd serve points won·Even
49%
52%
Service points won·Even
62%
62%
Return points won·Even
38%
40%
Break points saved·Even
58%
60%
Aces / match·Slight edge
4.8
3.8
Double faults / match·Clear edge
3.3
2.2
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 180). ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Conditions
Court speed
Fastbig serves, short points
SlowFast