Olivier Mutis vs James Blake — Houston Quarter-final
Houston · ATP · Quarter-final
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 21 April 2003
clay
Mutis O.6-4 6-7 6-1
Blake J.
Mutis O.
66362
Blake J.
47711
Olivier Mutis defeated James Blake 6-4 6-7 6-1 in the Houston quarter-final on clay. The upset overturned the form book — James Blake came in defending last year's quarter-final.
Key context
- Match story: Olivier Mutis came through a tight passage before pulling clear — 6–4 6–7 6–1.
Head to head
No previous meetings on record.
Serve vs return
This seasonServe advantage — Blake J.
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 season1st serve in·Even
53%
57%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
67%
73%
2nd serve points won·Even
48%
51%
Service points won·Slight edge
58%
64%
Return points won·Even
38%
36%
Break points saved·Even
57%
61%
Aces / match·Clear edge
3.7
6.0
Double faults / match·Even
2.9
3.0
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (56 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Conditions
Court speed
Medium-slowfavours grinders
SlowFast
Draw
Quarter-finals
Melzer J.
Fish M.
7-52-67-5
Roddick A.
Meligeni F.
6-34-66-4
Mutis O.
Blake J.
6-46-736-1
Agassi A.
Mello R.
6-06-1
R16
Mello R.
Martin T.
7-666-1
Agassi A.
Labadze I.
6-06-2
Roddick A.
Goldstein P.
7-56-4
Meligeni F.
Spadea V.
4-67-666-3
Blake J.
Savolt A.
6-27-62
Mutis O.
Saretta F.
6-26-0
Fish M.
Horna L.
6-26-4
Melzer J.
Carlsen K.
5-76-36-4
R32
Melzer J.
Dent T.
4-67-646-3
Roddick A.
Morrison J.
6-36-1
Goldstein P.
Enqvist T.
6-17-67
Meligeni F.
Gimelstob J.
6-26-4
Spadea V.
Brasington J.
6-36-3
Blake J.
Waske A.
6-46-4
Savolt A.
Kiefer N.
6-36-2
Mutis O.
Armando H.
6-716-46-1
Saretta F.
Mamiit C.
6-36-1
Fish M.
Roitman S.
6-36-3
Carlsen K.
Blake T.
7-656-1
Martin T.
Lee H.
6-36-4
Mello R.
Sa A.
7-626-0
Labadze I.
Vahaly B.
6-36-726-3
Horna L.
Gambill J.
6-26-4
Agassi A.
Krajan Z.
6-26-0