Thomas Blake defeated Satoshi Iwabuchi 7-6 6-4 in the Tokyo qualifying round of 16 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Satoshi Iwabuchi came in defending last year's round of 64, but Thomas Blake had been the form player, winning 3 of their last 7 on hard.
Blake T. took it in straight sets.
Thomas Blake beat Satoshi Iwabuchi 7-6(2) 6-4. Umpiry, "Thomas Blake vs Satoshi Iwabuchi — Tokyo Qualifying Round of 16", https://umpiry.com/match/2002-09-30/blake-vs-iwabuchi-tokyo-q16?utm_source=cite (as of 30 September 2002).