R16 Canadian Open 1998

Jonas Bjorkman #7 def. Nicolas Kiefer #28

6-2 6-7(7) 6-3

Jonas Bjorkman defeated Nicolas Kiefer 6-2 6-7(7) 6-3 in the 1998 Canadian Open round of 16 on hard courts.

Match Information

Match Statistics

StatJonas BjorkmanNicolas Kiefer
Serving
AcesServes that land in and are not touched by the returner.
23
Double faultsService points lost by missing both first and second serve.
67
First serve %Percentage of service points where the first serve landed in.
50.0%43.2%
First serve points won %Percentage of points won after making a first serve.
71.4%60.4%
Second serve points won %Percentage of second-serve points won, including points lost through double faults.
46.9%42.9%
Break points saved %Percentage of break points won by the server.
42.9%61.1%
Service points won %Percentage of all points won while serving.
59.2%50.5%
Returning
Break points converted %Percentage of break-point chances won by the returner.
38.9%57.1%
Return points won %Percentage of all points won while returning.
49.5%40.8%
Overall
Total points won %Percentage of all completed points won.
54.1%45.9%
Match Serve+This match’s service points won percentage minus the tour’s season average, in percentage points. Zero is average; +5 means five points above average. Match-weighted available stats; no opponent adjustment.
-2.8-11.5
Match Return+This match’s return points won percentage minus the tour’s season average, in percentage points. Zero is average; +5 means five points above average. Match-weighted available stats; no opponent adjustment.
+11.5+2.8

* Match Serve+ and Match Return+ compare this match with the ATP 1998 average from available match stats. Zero is average; +5 means five percentage points above average. No opponent adjustment.

Player Comparison

FieldJonas BjorkmanNicolas Kiefer
Country SWE GER
Birth dateMar 23, 1972Jul 5, 1977
Age2621
Height183 cm183 cm
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand styleTwo-Handed BackhandTwo-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)728
Ranking points (entering)2,5631,280
Elo (entering)1,8581,783
Current career W-L395–344347–255
Current career earnings$14,610,671$7,480,465
Pre-match H2H

Path

Jonas Bjorkman's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Scott Draper #467-6(5) 6-3WH2HMatch dataAug 6, 1998R32

Jonas Bjorkman's next match

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Patrick Rafter #53-6 2-6LH2HMatch dataAug 9, 1998QF

Nicolas Kiefer's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Vincenzo Santopadre #1322-6 6-1 7-6(6)WH2HMatch dataAug 6, 1998R32
Daniel Nestor #1046-2 7-6(1)WH2HMatch dataAug 5, 1998R64