Irakli Labadze vs James Blake — Indian Wells Masters Quarter-final
Indian Wells Masters · ATP · Quarter-final
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 8 March 2004 ·
hard
Labadze I.6-7 6-4 6-1
Blake J.
Labadze I.
6662
Blake J.
7411
Irakli Labadze defeated James Blake 6-7 6-4 6-1 in the Indian Wells Masters quarter-final on hard. The upset overturned the form book — James Blake came in leading the head-to-head 2–1, defending last year's quarter-final. Irakli Labadze narrowed the head-to-head to 2–2.
Key context
- Match story: Irakli Labadze dropped the opening set before beating James Blake 6–7 6–4 6–1.
Head to head
1–2| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005-05-19 | Roland Garros | Q64 | clay | James Blake | 6-3 5-7 6-4 |
| 2003-02-17 | Memphis | R16 | hard | Irakli Labadze | 7-6 7-5 |
| 1999-01-04 | USA F1 | F | hard | James Blake | 6-2 6-2 |
Statistics
This season1st serve in·Slight edge
63%
57%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
68%
73%
2nd serve points won·Even
47%
51%
Service points won·Even
60%
63%
Return points won·Even
36%
37%
Break points saved·Even
61%
61%
Aces / match·Clear edge
4.2
6.0
Double faults / match·Dominant
6.0
3.0
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (52 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Conditions
Court speed
Medium-slowfavours grinders
SlowFast