James Blake vs Irakli Labadze — USA F1 Final
USA F1 · ITF · Final
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 4 January 1999 ·
hard
Blake J.6-2 6-2
Labadze I.
Blake J.
662
Labadze I.
220
James Blake defeated Irakli Labadze 6-2 6-2 in the USA F1 final on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Irakli Labadze came in leading the head-to-head 2–1. James Blake narrowed the head-to-head to 2–2.
Key context
- Match story: James Blake dropped just 4 games past Irakli Labadze.
Head to head
1–2| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005-05-19 | Roland Garros | Q64 | clay | James Blake | 6-3 5-7 6-4 |
| 2004-03-08 | Indian Wells Masters | QF | hard | Irakli Labadze | 6-7 6-4 6-1 |
| 2003-02-17 | Memphis | R16 | hard | Irakli Labadze | 7-6 7-5 |
Statistics
This season1st serve in·Even
57%
61%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
73%
68%
2nd serve points won·Slight edge
51%
46%
Service points won·Even
63%
59%
Return points won·Even
37%
36%
Break points saved·Even
61%
59%
Aces / match·Slight edge
6.0
4.7
Double faults / match·Dominant
3.0
5.8
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 117). ATP, WTA & Challenger.