James Blake vs Marcelo Rios — Tokyo Quarter-final
Tokyo · ATP · Quarter-final
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 1 October 2001 ·
hard
Blake J.4-6 6-4 6-1
Rios M.
Blake J.
4662
Rios M.
6411
James Blake defeated Marcelo Rios 4-6 6-4 6-1 in the Tokyo quarter-final on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Marcelo Rios came in leading the head-to-head 1–0. James Blake claimed a first win over Marcelo Rios in two meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 1–1.
Key context
- Match story: James Blake dropped the opening set before beating Marcelo Rios 4–6 6–4 6–1.
Head to head
0–1| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999-08-23 | Boston | R32 | hard | Marcelo Rios | 6-3 7-6 |
Statistics
This season1st serve in·Even
57%
60%
1st serve points won·Even
73%
70%
2nd serve points won·Even
51%
52%
Service points won·Even
63%
63%
Return points won·Even
37%
40%
Break points saved·Even
61%
64%
Aces / match·Slight edge
6.0
5.0
Double faults / match·Even
3.0
2.8
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 114). ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Conditions
Court speed
Fastbig serves, short points
SlowFast