Stefan Koubek vs James Blake — Australian Open Round of 64
Australian Open · ATP · Round of 64
3 — 2
Sets
Monday, 14 January 2002 ·
hard
Koubek S.4-6 2-6 6-4 6-1 6-2
Blake J.
Koubek S.
426663
Blake J.
664122
Stefan Koubek defeated James Blake 4-6 2-6 6-4 6-1 6-2 in the Australian Open round of 64 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — James Blake came in leading the head-to-head 2–0, but Stefan Koubek had been the form player, winning 4 of their last 8 on hard. Stefan Koubek claimed a first win over James Blake in three meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 2–1.
Key context
- Match story: Stefan Koubek came back from two sets down to beat James Blake.
Head to head
0–2| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008-02-08 | Davis Cup WG R1: AUT vs USA | RR | clay | James Blake | 5-7 7-5 6-2 6-2 |
| 2007-08-27 | US Open | R32 | hard | James Blake | 6-4 3-6 7-6 6-1 |
Statistics
This season1st serve in·Even
60%
57%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
66%
73%
2nd serve points won·Even
51%
51%
Service points won·Even
60%
63%
Return points won·Even
38%
37%
Break points saved·Even
58%
61%
Aces / match·Clear edge
3.6
6.0
Double faults / match·Even
3.1
3.0
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Conditions
Court speed
Fastbig serves, short points
SlowFast