Mardy Fish #49 def. Jonas Bjorkman #63

6-7(5) 6-3 6-4

Mardy Fish defeated Jonas Bjorkman 6-7(5) 6-3 6-4 in the 2003 Eastbourne Open semifinal on grass courts.

Match Information

Date: Jun 21, 2003*
Tournament: Eastbourne Open
Edition: 2003
Category: ATP International Series → modern equivalent ATP 250
Surface: Grass
Round: SF
Duration: 2h 16m

Match Statistics

Stat	Mardy Fish	Jonas Bjorkman
Aces	15	3
Double faults	7	5
First serve %	57	52
First serve points won %	89	70
Second serve points won %	35	60
Break points saved %	83	64
Break points converted %	36	17
Service points won %	65	65
Return points won %	35	35
Total points won %	51	49

Player Comparison

Field	Mardy Fish	Jonas Bjorkman
Country	USA	SWE
Birth date	Dec 9, 1981	Mar 23, 1972
Age	21	31
Height	188 cm	183 cm
Handedness	Right-Handed	Right-Handed
Backhand style	Two-Handed Backhand	Two-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)	49	63
Ranking points (entering)	742	645
Elo (entering)	1,723	1,745
Current career W-L	295–212	395–344
Current career earnings	$7,460,641	$14,610,671

Pre-match H2H

Mardy Fish #49 0 – 0 Jonas Bjorkman #63

Path

Mardy Fish's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Alexander Popp #231	4-6 7-6(4) 6-4	W	H2H	Match data	Jun 21, 2003	QF
Michel Kratochvil #90	6-3 6-4	W	H2H	Match data	Jun 20, 2003	R16
Hyung-Taik Lee #56	6-4 3-6 6-1	W	H2H	Match data	Jun 19, 2003	R32

Mardy Fish's next match

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Greg Rusedski #68	3-6 2-6	L	H2H	Match data	Jun 22, 2003	F

Jonas Bjorkman's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Taylor Dent #40	(w/o)	W	H2H	Match data	Jun 21, 2003	QF
Arvind Parmar #180	7-6(5) 6-2	W	H2H	Match data	Jun 20, 2003	R16
Mikhail Youzhny #25	6-2 6-0	W	H2H	Match data	Jun 19, 2003	R32