Jonas Bjorkman vs Patrick Rafter, Hong Kong 2000, Round of 16

ATP Intl Series · Round of 16 · Hard

Final

Jonas Bjorkman

LostRank #685

Rafter won in 3 sets · 2h 16m

1–2

Set 14–6

Set 27–5

Set 33–6

Patrick Rafter

WinnerRank #224

Venue

Victoria Park Tennis Centre Court

Hong Kong, HKG· Hard

Court speed

What is court speed?

How much the court helps the server, judged from aces and serve points won and adjusted for who played. 100 is the average ATP tournament court that season.

Very slow< 92Monte Carlo, Rome
Slow92–97Roland Garros, Indian Wells
Average97–103US Open, Dubai
Fast103–108Wimbledon, Shanghai
Very fast108+Basel

Challenger and ITF courts usually read lower: partly the venues, partly the balls and conditions at those levels.

How court speed works

Average

Wind

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No reading

Humidity

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No reading

Temperature

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No reading

Altitude

8 m

Sea level

Match stats

2h 16m

4Aces6

6Double faults6

55Service points won68

15Service games played16

11Service games won13

16Return games played15

1/520%Break points saved73%8/11

3/1127%Break points converted80%4/5

Head to head

0Bjorkman

1Rafter

1 meeting

Hong KongRound of 16 · 2000HardThis match
Patrick Rafter
Sets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 5Set 3: 6
Jonas Bjorkman
Sets won: 1Set 1: 4Set 2: 7Set 3: 3

Form and path

Jonas Bjorkman2–4

StockholmHard

LRound of 32
Juan Monaco
Sets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 6
Jonas Bjorkman
Sets won: 0Set 1: 2Set 2: 4

Olympic GamesHard

LRound of 64
Lleyton Hewitt
Sets won: 2Set 1: 7Set 2: 7⁷
Jonas Bjorkman
Sets won: 0Set 1: 5Set 2: 6²

Cincinnati MastersHard

Canada MastersHard

LRound of 32
James Blake
Sets won: 2Set 1: 1Set 2: 6Set 3: 6
Jonas Bjorkman
Sets won: 1Set 1: 6Set 2: 1Set 3: 2

Patrick Rafter2–4

ATP FinalsHard

LRound robin
Andre Agassi
Sets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 6
Patrick Rafter
Sets won: 0Set 1: 2Set 2: 4
LRound robin
Lleyton Hewitt
Sets won: 2Set 1: 7Set 2: 6
Patrick Rafter
Sets won: 0Set 1: 5Set 2: 2
LRound robin
Sebastien Grosjean
Sets won: 2Set 1: 7⁷Set 2: 6
Patrick Rafter
Sets won: 0Set 1: 6⁴Set 2: 3

US OpenHard

LRound of 16
Pete Sampras
Sets won: 3Set 1: 6Set 2: 6Set 3: 6⁵Set 4: 6
Patrick Rafter
Sets won: 1Set 1: 3Set 2: 2Set 3: 7⁷Set 4: 4
WRound of 32
Patrick Rafter
Sets won: 3Set 1: 7⁷Set 2: 6Set 3: 6
Nicolas Lapentti
Sets won: 0Set 1: 6³Set 2: 2Set 3: 2
WRound of 64
Patrick Rafter
Sets won: 3Set 1: 7Set 2: 6Set 3: 6
Christophe Rochus
Sets won: 0Set 1: 5Set 2: 2Set 3: 1

Match research

Pro

Everything that shapes this match: each player’s run-in and travel, records side by side, and results against similar opponents and in similar conditions. Better information, better-informed decisions.

Run-inEvery match in the last 28 days, rest days and travel between venues.
Tale of the tapeRecords and serve numbers side by side, filtered by period and surface.
Record by opponent rankingHow each player does against the top 10, top 50 or any ranking range.
Similar conditionsResults in comparable heat, humidity, wind and altitude before scheduled matches.

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Jonas Bjorkman vs Patrick Rafter, Hong Kong 2000, Round of 16

Final score

Venue and conditions

Match stats

Head to head

Form and path

Match research