Mariano Zabaleta vs James Blake — Scottsdale Quarter-final

Scottsdale · ATP · Quarter-final
ARG
Mariano Zabaleta
48 yrs · 183 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 3 March 2003
hard
USA
James Blake
46 yrs · 185 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Zabaleta M.
3-6 6-4 6-4
Blake J.
Zabaleta M.
3662
Blake J.
6441

Mariano Zabaleta defeated James Blake 3-6 6-4 6-4 in the Scottsdale quarter-final on hard. The upset overturned the form book — James Blake came in leading the head-to-head 2–1, defending last year's round of 32. Mariano Zabaleta narrowed the head-to-head to 2–2.

Key context

Head to head

1–2
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2007-04-09HoustonSFclayMariano Zabaleta7-5 7-6(7)
2003-08-25US OpenR128hardJames Blake7-6(4) 6-3 6-2
2002-06-24WimbledonR128grassJames Blake6-2 6-2 RET

Serve vs return

This season
Zabaleta M.serving83% hold

wins 65% of points on serve vs Blake J.

Blake J.serving82% hold

wins 64% of points on serve vs Zabaleta M.

Even serve battle

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
Zabaleta M.Blake J.
1st serve in·Even
60%
57%
1st serve points won·Even
69%
73%
2nd serve points won·Even
51%
51%
Service points won·Even
62%
64%
Return points won·Even
39%
36%
Break points saved·Even
61%
61%
Aces / match·Clear edge
3.8
6.0
Double faults / match·Even
3.3
3.0

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (166 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Draw

Final
Hewitt L.
Philippoussis M.
6-46-4
Semi-finals
Philippoussis M.
Zabaleta M.
6-37-68
Hewitt L.
Dent T.
6-26-4
Quarter-finals
Hewitt L.
Corretja A.
6-46-2
Dent T.
Sanchez D.
6-16-3
Philippoussis M.
Nalbandian D.
0-66-36-4
Zabaleta M.
Blake J.
3-66-46-4
R16
Blake J.
Enqvist T.
7-656-716-2
Philippoussis M.
Draper S.
6-06-4
Dent T.
Mamiit C.
4-66-26-0
Zabaleta M.
Schuettler R.
6-32-66-4
Nalbandian D.
Squillari F.
6-27-65
Sanchez D.
Lapentti G.
6-37-65
Corretja A.
Di Pasquale A.
7-653-66-1
Hewitt L.
Ferreira W.
7-56-1
R32
Mamiit C.
Malisse X.
7-657-63
Enqvist T.
Agassi A.
6-766-46-1
Dent T.
Pavel A.
6-37-5
Blake J.
Gooding J.
6-26-2
Zabaleta M.
Ginepri R.
7-666-3
Schuettler R.
Levy H.
2-67-56-1
Draper S.
Bjorkman J.
6-37-65
Hewitt L.
Vicente F.
6-46-3
Philippoussis M.
Chela J.
7-623-66-1
Nalbandian D.
Calleri A.
7-636-3
Squillari F.
Sanguinetti D.
6-36-2
Corretja A.
Tursunov D.
6-46-2
Lapentti G.
Srichaphan P.
7-626-2
Di Pasquale A.
Horna L.
6-23-66-3
Ferreira W.
Arthurs W.
7-56-756-2
Sanchez D.
Massu N.
3-66-36-4