Jonas Bjorkman vs Cedric Pioline — US Open Round of 128
US Open · ATP · Round of 128
3 — 2
Sets
Monday, 31 August 1998 ·
hard
Bjorkman J.6-2 4-6 6-1 6-7 6-2
Pioline C.
Bjorkman J.
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Pioline C.
261722
Jonas Bjorkman defeated Cedric Pioline 6-2 4-6 6-1 6-7 6-2 in the US Open round of 128 on hard. The result followed the form book — Jonas Bjorkman came in leading the head-to-head 3–1, defending last year's semi-final. Jonas Bjorkman extended the head-to-head to 4–1.
Key context
- Match story: Jonas Bjorkman came through a tight passage before pulling clear — 6–2 4–6 6–1 6–7 6–2.
Head to head
3–1| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001-10-22 | Stockholm | R32 | hard | Cedric Pioline | 6-3 6-4 |
| 2001-01-08 | Sydney | R32 | hard | Jonas Bjorkman | 7-6 6-3 |
| 1999-11-08 | Stockholm | R32 | hard | Jonas Bjorkman | 1-6 6-2 6-3 |
| 1995-10-09 | Ostrava | R32 | carpet | Jonas Bjorkman | 7-6(5) 7-5 |
Statistics
This season1st serve in·Even
58%
54%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
71%
76%
2nd serve points won·Even
49%
49%
Service points won·Even
62%
63%
Return points won·Even
38%
37%
Break points saved·Even
58%
61%
Aces / match·Clear edge
4.8
6.9
Double faults / match·Clear edge
3.3
4.5
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Conditions
Court speed
Medium-fastrewards aggression
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