Patrick Rafter vs Jonas Bjorkman — US Open Quarter-final
US Open · ATP · Quarter-final
3 — 0
Sets
Monday, 31 August 1998 ·
hard
Rafter P.6-2 6-3 7-5
Bjorkman J.
Rafter P.
6673
Bjorkman J.
2350
Patrick Rafter defeated Jonas Bjorkman 6-2 6-3 7-5 in the US Open quarter-final on hard. The result followed the form book — Patrick Rafter came in leading the head-to-head 5–4, defending the title. Patrick Rafter extended the head-to-head to 6–4.
Key context
- Match story: Patrick Rafter closed it out in three sets, 6–2 6–3 7–5.
Head to head
5–4| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001-09-21 | Davis Cup WG SF: AUS vs SWE | RR | hard | Patrick Rafter | 6-3 6-2 |
| 2000-10-02 | Hong Kong | R16 | hard | Patrick Rafter | 6-4 5-7 6-3 |
| 1999-06-21 | Wimbledon | R64 | grass | Patrick Rafter | 6-2 7-6 6-7 6-2 |
| 1998-08-03 | Canada Masters | QF | hard | Patrick Rafter | 6-3 6-2 |
| 1997-11-03 | Stockholm | SF | hard | Jonas Bjorkman | 7-6 7-6 |
| 1997-03-03 | Scottsdale | R16 | hard | Jonas Bjorkman | 3-6 6-1 7-6 |
| 1996-07-29 | Los Angeles | R16 | hard | Jonas Bjorkman | 6-3 3-6 6-3 |
| 1995-02-27 | Scottsdale | R16 | hard | Jonas Bjorkman | 6-2 6-3 |
| 1994-10-17 | Lyon | R32 | clay | Patrick Rafter | 6-3 6-3 |
Statistics
This season1st serve in·Slight edge
65%
58%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
77%
71%
2nd serve points won·Slight edge
54%
49%
Service points won·Slight edge
69%
62%
Return points won·Even
39%
38%
Break points saved·Slight edge
67%
58%
Aces / match·Clear edge
7.2
4.8
Double faults / match·Even
3.1
3.3
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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