Donald Young vs James Blake | Donald Young Wins 7-5 6-4

Australian OpenQ64QualifyingHardFri 11 JanFinal

Donald YoungUSA

SetsGames2

Donald Young defeated James Blake 7-5 6-4 in the Australian Open qualifying round of 64 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — James Blake came in leading the head-to-head 1–0. Donald Young claimed a first win over James Blake in two meetings, levelling the head-to-head at 1–1.

Key context

Match story: Donald Young edged James Blake in two tight sets (7–5 6–4).

How the match was decided

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Young D. took it in straight sets.

Match statistics

Match statistics are not available for this match. They appear once the official scoring feed publishes them.

Common opponents

2 shared · last 12 months

Young D. and Blake J. faced 2 of the same opponents in the last 12 months. Young D. went 0–2 (0%) against them, Blake J. 1–1 (50%).

0–20%Young D. · better vs 0Record vs common opponents1–150%Blake J. · better vs 1

Vs common opponents · derived from scorelines

2–6Sets3–4

27–43Games27–34

Only 2 common opponents — too few for any conclusion. Shown without assessment.

vs Youzhny M.L6-4 3-6 2-6 3-6Wimbledon · grassL2-6 1-6 2-6Roland Garros · clay
vs Lacko L.L3-6 1-6 6-3 3-6Australian Open · hardW7-5 6-2 3-6 6-3US Open · hard

Head-to-head

2 meetings · level 1–1

Young D.January 2013Australian OpenThis matchHard7-5 6-4
Blake J.August 2008US OpenHard6-1 3-6 6-1 4-6 6-4

Draw

Closing odds

Player context

Before the match

Young D.Blake J.1 751ELO1 7851 708Hard ELO1 7253–7Last 104–623Age33

Cite this

Donald Young beat James Blake 7-5 6-4. Umpiry, "Donald Young vs James Blake — Australian Open Qualifying Round of 64", https://umpiry.com/match/2013-01-11/blake-vs-young-australian-open-q64?utm_source=cite (as of 11 January 2013).