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Tim Henman #18 def. Byron Black #34

6-4 6-4 3-6 7-5

Match Information

Date	Jun 28, 1998*
Tournament	Wimbledon
Category	Grand Slam
Surface	Grass
Round	R32
Winner	Tim Henman
Score	6-4 6-4 3-6 7-5
Loser	Byron Black
Duration	2h 48m

Stat	Tim Henman	Byron Black
Aces	12	5
Double faults	9	5
First serve %	49	59
First serve points won %	86	67
Second serve points won %	44	47
Break points saved %	67	78
Break points converted %	22	33
Service points won %	65	59
Return points won %	41	35
Total points won %	52	48

Pre-match Comparison

Field	Tim Henman	Byron Black
Country	GBR	ZIM
Birth date	Sep 6, 1974	Oct 6, 1969
Age	23	28
Height	185	175
Handedness	Right-Handed	Right-Handed
Backhand style	—	Two-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)	18	34
Ranking points (entering)	1,840	1,071
Elo (entering)	1,793	1,829
Career W-L	468–260	239–229
Career earnings	$11,635,542	$5,159,775

Pre-match H2H

Tim Henman 0 – 2 Byron Black

Path

Tim Henman's path

Date	Round	Opponent	Score	W/L	H2H	Match data
Jun 26, 1998	R64	David Nainkin	6-3 5-7 6-4 6-2	W	H2H	Match data
Jun 24, 1998	R128	Jiri Novak	7-6(4) 7-5 5-7 4-6 6-2	W	H2H	Match data

Tim Henman's next match

Date	Round	Opponent	Score	W/L	H2H	Match data
Jul 1, 1998	R16	Patrick Rafter	6-3 6-7(3) 6-3 6-2	W	H2H	Match data

Byron Black's path

Date	Round	Opponent	Score	W/L	H2H	Match data
Jun 26, 1998	R64	Jan-Michael Gambill	7-5 6-4 7-5	W	H2H	Match data
Jun 24, 1998	R128	Richard Fromberg	7-5 3-6 3-6 7-6(7) 6-2	W	H2H	Match data