Taylor Dent vs James Blake — Newport Final
Newport · ATP · Final
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 8 July 2002 ·
grass
Dent T.6-1 4-6 6-4
Blake J.
Dent T.
6462
Blake J.
1641
Taylor Dent defeated James Blake 6-1 4-6 6-4 in the Newport final on grass. The upset overturned the form book — James Blake came in leading the head-to-head 4–1, defending last year's semi-final. Taylor Dent narrowed the head-to-head to 4–2.
Key context
- Match story: Taylor Dent came through a tight passage before pulling clear — 6–1 4–6 6–4.
Head to head
1–4| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010-07-19 | Atlanta | R32 | hard | Taylor Dent | 6-3 3-6 6-4 |
| 2010-02-22 | Delray Beach | R32 | hard | James Blake | 6-1 3-6 6-3 |
| 2004-03-08 | Indian Wells Masters | R16 | hard | James Blake | 7-6 4-6 6-1 |
| 2003-05-26 | Roland Garros | R128 | clay | James Blake | 6-4 6-3 7-6 |
| 2002-02-18 | Memphis | R16 | hard | James Blake | 2-6 6-4 6-3 |
Statistics
This season1st serve in·Even
57%
57%
1st serve points won·Even
75%
73%
2nd serve points won·Even
49%
51%
Service points won·Even
64%
63%
Return points won·Even
37%
37%
Break points saved·Even
61%
61%
Aces / match·Clear edge
7.6
6.0
Double faults / match·Dominant
6.2
3.0
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Conditions
Court speed
Mediumbalanced pace
SlowFast