James Blake vs Nicolas Lapentti — Australian Open Round of 64

Australian Open · ATP · Round of 64
USA
James Blake
46 yrs · 185 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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3 — 1
Sets
Monday, 19 January 2004 ·
hard
ECU
Nicolas Lapentti
50 yrs · 188 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Blake J.
6-3 7-6 2-6 6-1
Lapentti N.
Blake J.
67263
Lapentti N.
36611

James Blake defeated Nicolas Lapentti 6-3 7-6 2-6 6-1 in the Australian Open round of 64 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Nicolas Lapentti came in leading the head-to-head 1–0, defending last year's round of 32, but James Blake had been the form player, winning 2 of their last 5 on hard. James Blake claimed a first win over Nicolas Lapentti in two meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 1–1.

Key context

  • Match story: James Blake came through a tight passage before pulling clear — 6–3 7–6 2–6 6–1.

Head to head

0–1
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2005-04-18HoustonQFclayNicolas Lapentti6-4 1-6 7-6

Statistics

This season
Blake J.Lapentti N.
1st serve in·Slight edge
57%
62%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
73%
68%
2nd serve points won·Even
51%
49%
Service points won·Even
63%
61%
Return points won·Even
37%
37%
Break points saved·Even
61%
57%
Aces / match·Clear edge
6.0
3.6
Double faults / match·Clear edge
3.0
2.0

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 150). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Blake J.Lapentti N.
Clutch Rating·Even
37
33
Break points saved·Clear edge
71
49
Break points won·Even
38
35
Deciding sets·Even
56
54
Tiebreaks·Dominant
43
75

Performance in the biggest moments — break points, deciding sets and tiebreaks (0–100, higher is better). About

Conditions

Court speed
Fastbig serves, short points
SlowFast

Draw