James Blake vs Wayne ArthursTokyo Round of 32

Tokyo · ATP · Round of 32
46 yrs · 185 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 1 October 2001
hard
55 yrs · 190 cm · Left-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Blake J.
7-6 7-5
Arthurs W.
Blake J.
7772
Arthurs W.
645

James Blake defeated Wayne Arthurs 7-6 7-5 in the Tokyo round of 32 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Wayne Arthurs came in defending last year's round of 32.

Key context

Head to head

No previous meetings on record.

Serve vs return

This season
Blake J.serving93% hold

wins 73% of points on serve vs Arthurs W.

Arthurs W.serving93% hold

wins 72% of points on serve vs Blake J.

Serve-dominated — both hold easily, expect tiebreaks

Each player's serve crossed against the other's return, converted to expected hold of serve. Recent completed matches, ATP, WTA & Challenger. About

Statistics

This season
1st serve in·Even
57%
56%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
73%
80%
2nd serve points won·Even
51%
54%
Service points won·Slight edge
64%
69%
Return points won·Slight edge
36%
30%
Break points saved·Slight edge
61%
68%
Aces / match·Dominant
6.0
15.9
Double faults / match·Dominant
3.0
5.2

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Conditions

Court speed
Fastbig serves, short points
SlowFast
Weather
19°CRain
Wind 12 km/hHumidity 88%