Taylor Dent vs James Blake — Newport Final

Newport · ATP · Final
USA
Taylor Dent
45 yrs · 188 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 8 July 2002
grass
USA
James Blake
46 yrs · 185 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Dent T.
6-1 4-6 6-4
Blake J.
Dent T.
6462
Blake J.
1641

Taylor Dent defeated James Blake 6-1 4-6 6-4 in the Newport final on grass. The upset overturned the form book — James Blake came in leading the head-to-head 4–1, defending last year's semi-final. Taylor Dent narrowed the head-to-head to 4–2.

Key context

  • Match story: Taylor Dent came through a tight passage before pulling clear — 6–1 4–6 6–4.

Head to head

1–4
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2010-07-19AtlantaR32hardTaylor Dent6-3 3-6 6-4
2010-02-22Delray BeachR32hardJames Blake6-1 3-6 6-3
2004-03-08Indian Wells MastersR16hardJames Blake7-6(4) 4-6 6-1
2003-05-26Roland GarrosR128clayJames Blake6-4 6-3 7-6(3)
2002-02-18MemphisR16hardJames Blake2-6 6-4 6-3

Serve vs return

This season
Dent T.serving90% hold

wins 70% of points on serve vs Blake J.

Blake J.serving89% hold

wins 69% of points on serve vs Dent T.

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
Dent T.Blake J.
1st serve in·Even
57%
57%
1st serve points won·Even
75%
73%
2nd serve points won·Even
48%
51%
Service points won·Even
64%
64%
Return points won·Even
37%
36%
Break points saved·Even
61%
61%
Aces / match·Clear edge
7.6
6.0
Double faults / match·Dominant
6.2
3.0

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Dent T.Blake J.
Clutch Rating·Slight edge
46
54
Break points saved·Clear edge
76
88
Break points won·Even
48
51
Deciding sets·Slight edge
43
54
Tiebreaks·Slight edge
62
55

Performance in the biggest moments — break points, deciding sets and tiebreaks (0–100, higher is better). About

Conditions

Court speed
Mediumbalanced pace
SlowFast

Draw

Final
Dent T.
Blake J.
6-14-66-4
Semi-finals
Dent T.
Ginepri R.
3-66-36-1
Blake J.
Llodra M.
6-43-67-5
Quarter-finals
Blake J.
Gimelstob J.
7-57-5
Ginepri R.
Lee M.
6-36-1
Dent T.
Popp A.
6-36-2
Llodra M.
Fish M.
6-41-66-1
R16
Ginepri R.
Okun N.
7-641-66-2
Lee M.
Blake T.
1-66-46-2
Gimelstob J.
Erlich J.
6-46-0
Blake J.
Fukarek O.
7-634-66-1
Fish M.
Knowle J.
7-656-4
Llodra M.
Vahaly B.
6-46-3
Popp A.
Kohlmann M.
1-67-56-4
Dent T.
Morrison J.
6-36-4
R32
Vahaly B.
Norman D.
6-43-66-4
Llodra M.
Delgado J.
5-77-56-3
Popp A.
Pretzsch A.
6-26-2
Kohlmann M.
Simoni A.
6-26-2
Dent T.
Ancic M.
6-36-4
Gimelstob J.
Ellwood B.
6-20-66-3
Knowle J.
Vassallo Arguello M.
6-26-2
Fukarek O.
Massa E.
6-46-4
Blake J.
Trifu G.
6-47-5
Erlich J.
Melzer J.
7-56-4
Blake T.
Kim A.
5-76-47-5
Fish M.
Allegro Y.
6-37-65
Morrison J.
Godwin N.
6-37-67
Ginepri R.
Mamiit C.
6-46-4
Okun N.
Kennedy A.
6-27-61
Lee M.
Arthurs W.
3-67-56-2