Martin Verkerk vs James Blake — Tokyo Round of 32

Tokyo · ATP · Round of 32
NED
Martin Verkerk
47 yrs · 196 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 30 September 2002
hard
USA
James Blake
46 yrs · 185 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Verkerk M.
6-3 3-6 6-3
Blake J.
Verkerk M.
6362
Blake J.
3631

Martin Verkerk defeated James Blake 6-3 3-6 6-3 in the Tokyo round of 32 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — James Blake came in defending last year's semi-final.

Key context

  • Match story: Martin Verkerk closed it out in three sets, 6–3 3–6 6–3.

Head to head

No previous meetings on record.

Serve vs return

This season
Verkerk M.serving89% hold

wins 69% of points on serve vs Blake J.

Blake J.serving90% hold

wins 70% of points on serve vs Verkerk M.

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
Verkerk M.Blake J.
1st serve in·Even
60%
57%
1st serve points won·Even
76%
73%
2nd serve points won·Even
50%
51%
Service points won·Even
66%
64%
Return points won·Even
33%
36%
Break points saved·Even
63%
61%
Aces / match·Dominant
12.6
6.0
Double faults / match·Dominant
5.0
3.0

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (116 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Conditions

Court speed
Fastbig serves, short points
SlowFast
Weather
22°CRain
Wind 17 km/hHumidity 85%

Draw

Final
Carlsen K.
Norman M.
7-666-3
Semi-finals
Carlsen K.
Srichaphan P.
7-647-65
Norman M.
Spadea V.
6-47-64
Quarter-finals
Carlsen K.
Dupuis A.
6-36-2
Spadea V.
Lopez F.
6-36-0
Srichaphan P.
Hewitt L.
6-46-3
Norman M.
Larsson M.
7-657-5
R16
Carlsen K.
Chela J.
6-747-657-63
Spadea V.
Kucera K.
7-57-66
Hewitt L.
Massu N.
6-746-26-4
Larsson M.
Golmard J.
3-66-36-4
Dupuis A.
Waske A.
6-24-67-64
Srichaphan P.
Suzuki T.
3-66-16-4
Lopez F.
Verkerk M.
6-26-766-1
Norman M.
Dent T.
6-36-2
R32
Dupuis A.
Arthurs W.
7-657-66
Dent T.
Kohlmann M.
6-46-4
Massu N.
Morrison J.
7-64-66-1
Lopez F.
Fish M.
7-636-4
Spadea V.
Blake T.
6-16-4
Norman M.
Ferrero J.
6-36-3
Golmard J.
Calleri A.
6-36-2
Larsson M.
Lapentti N.
7-56-2
Kucera K.
Corretja A.
3-66-37-63
Verkerk M.
Blake J.
6-33-66-3
Chela J.
Mamiit C.
6-16-0
Carlsen K.
Hrbaty D.
6-46-4
Waske A.
Moya C.
6-47-5
Srichaphan P.
Burgsmuller L.
6-36-4
Suzuki T.
Vahaly B.
6-37-63
Hewitt L.
Chang M.
6-26-2
R64
Blake T.
Ferrer D.
4-67-57-5
Verkerk M.
Vacek J.
6-36-4
Waske A.
Onoda M.
6-747-636-2
Fish M.
Motomura G.
4-67-676-2
Dupuis A.
Luxa P.
6-36-4
Calleri A.
Kim A.
6-46-4
Carlsen K.
Okun N.
6-46-4
Golmard J.
Miyao J.
6-06-0
Larsson M.
Ancic M.
7-646-2
Norman M.
Bastl G.
6-36-0
Kohlmann M.
Bohaboy D.
6-16-3
Massu N.
Stepanek R.
5-76-36-2
Morrison J.
Norman D.
6-37-63
Chang M.
Clavet F.
7-54-66-3
Vahaly B.
Delgado R.
6-46-3
Burgsmuller L.
Fukarek O.
6-36-3
Lopez F.
Koubek S.
6-46-4
Arthurs W.
Knowle J.
2-66-36-2
Dent T.
Kondo H.
6-07-5
Hrbaty D.
Terachi T.
6-16-2
Kucera K.
Abel M.
4-67-626-4
Spadea V.
Crabb J.
6-26-4
Suzuki T.
Gambill J.
6-43-66-3
Mamiit C.
Simoni A.
6-33-66-2