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

Match Statistics

StatMarat SafinJames Blake
Serving
AcesServes that land in and are not touched by the returner.
202
Double faultsService points lost by missing both first and second serve.
12
First serve %Percentage of service points where the first serve landed in.
53.4%63.4%
First serve points won %Percentage of points won after making a first serve.
78.5%69.9%
Second serve points won %Percentage of second-serve points won, including points lost through double faults.
49.3%50.0%
Break points saved %Percentage of break points won by the server.
72.7%61.5%
Service points won %Percentage of all points won while serving.
64.9%62.6%
Returning
Break points converted %Percentage of break-point chances won by the returner.
38.5%27.3%
Return points won %Percentage of all points won while returning.
37.4%35.1%
Overall
Total points won %Percentage of all completed points won.
52.0%48.0%
Match Serve+This match’s service points won percentage minus the tour’s season average, in percentage points. Zero is average; +5 means five points above average. Match-weighted available stats; no opponent adjustment.
+1.8-0.4
Match Return+This match’s return points won percentage minus the tour’s season average, in percentage points. Zero is average; +5 means five points above average. Match-weighted available stats; no opponent adjustment.
+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

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