Greg Rusedski vs Jonas Bjorkman — Australian Open Round of 128
Australian Open · ATP · Round of 128
3 — 1
Sets
Monday, 17 January 2005 ·
hard
Rusedski G.2-6 6-4 6-0 7-6
Bjorkman J.
Rusedski G.
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Bjorkman J.
64061
Greg Rusedski defeated Jonas Bjorkman 2-6 6-4 6-0 7-6 in the Australian Open round of 128 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Jonas Bjorkman came in leading the head-to-head 5–3, defending last year's round of 128. Greg Rusedski narrowed the head-to-head to 5–4.
Key context
- Match story: Greg Rusedski dropped the opening set before beating Jonas Bjorkman 2–6 6–4 6–0 7–6.
Head to head
3–5| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002-06-17 | Nottingham | SF | grass | Jonas Bjorkman | 6-3 6-4 |
| 2001-08-27 | US Open | R64 | hard | Greg Rusedski | 7-5 7-5 6-7 7-6 |
| 1999-08-23 | Boston | QF | hard | Greg Rusedski | 7-5 6-3 |
| 1999-05-16 | Dusseldorf | RR | clay | Jonas Bjorkman | 6-2 6-2 |
| 1998-10-26 | Stuttgart Masters | QF | carpet | Jonas Bjorkman | 6-3 6-2 |
| 1997-08-25 | US Open | SF | hard | Greg Rusedski | 6-1 3-6 3-6 6-3 7-5 |
| 1995-10-02 | Toulouse | R32 | hard | Jonas Bjorkman | 3-6 7-6(2) 6-2 |
| 1995-04-17 | Hong Kong | R16 | hard | Jonas Bjorkman | 7-5 6-4 |
Statistics
This season1st serve in·Even
58%
59%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
74%
69%
2nd serve points won·Even
51%
48%
Service points won·Even
65%
61%
Return points won·Slight edge
32%
39%
Break points saved·Slight edge
64%
56%
Aces / match·Dominant
8.5
4.3
Double faults / match·Dominant
5.4
3.3
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (68 vs 127). ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Conditions
Court speed
Fastbig serves, short points
SlowFast