Thomas Blake vs Satoshi Iwabuchi — Tokyo Qualifying Round of 16

TokyoQ16QualifyingHardMon 30 SeptFinal

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.

Key context

How the match was decided

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Blake T. took it in straight sets.

Match statistics

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Common opponents

0 shared · last 12 months
No common opponents in the last 12 months. Surface form and ELO carry more weight here.

Head-to-head

1 meeting · Blake T. leads 1–0
10

Draw

Closing odds

Player context

Before the match
Blake T.Iwabuchi S.1 548ELO1 6901 560Hard ELO1 6585–5Last 104–625Age26RightPlaysLeft

Cite this

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).