R16 Australian Open 2004

Marat Safin #86 def. James Blake #39

7-6(3) 6-3 6-7(6) 6-3

Marat Safin defeated James Blake 7-6(3) 6-3 6-7(6) 6-3 in the 2004 Australian Open round of 16 on hard courts.

Match Information

Date
Jan 28, 2004*
Tournament
Australian Open
Edition
2004
Category
Grand Slam
Surface
Hard
Round
R16
Duration
3h 8m

Match Statistics

StatMarat SafinJames Blake
Aces202
Double faults12
First serve %53.0%63.0%
First serve points won %78.0%70.0%
Second serve points won %49.0%50.0%
Break points saved %73.0%62.0%
Break points converted %38.0%27.0%
Service points won %65.0%63.0%
Return points won %37.0%35.0%
Total points won %52.0%48.0%
Match Serve++1.8-0.4
Match Return++0.4-1.8

* Match Serve+ and Match Return+ compare this match with the ATP 2004 average from available match stats. Zero is average; +5 means five percentage points above average. No opponent adjustment.

Player Comparison

FieldMarat SafinJames Blake
Country RUS USA
Birth dateJan 27, 1980Dec 28, 1979
Age2424
Height193 cm185 cm
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand styleTwo-Handed BackhandOne-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)8639
Ranking points (entering)430975
Elo (entering)1,8141,810
Current career W-L396–249349–237
Current career earnings$14,373,291$7,981,882
Pre-match H2H
Marat Safin #86 0 – 0 James Blake #39

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Path

Marat Safin's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Todd Martin #667-5 1-6 4-6 6-0 7-5WH2HMatch dataJan 25, 2004R32
Jarkko Nieminen #377-6(5) 6-4 4-6 6-4WH2HMatch dataJan 23, 2004R64
Brian Vahaly #846-2 3-6 6-3 6-4WH2HMatch dataJan 21, 2004R128

Marat Safin's next match

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Andy Roddick #12-6 6-3 7-5 6-7(0) 6-4WH2HMatch dataJan 30, 2004QF

James Blake's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Olivier Patience #1716-1 6-3 6-2WH2HMatch dataJan 25, 2004R32
Nicolas Lapentti #556-3 7-6(4) 2-6 6-1WH2HMatch dataJan 23, 2004R64
Ivan Miranda #1266-1 6-4 6-4WH2HMatch dataJan 21, 2004R128