QF Long Island 2003

James Blake #41 def. Jarkko Nieminen #39

4-6 6-2 6-3

James Blake defeated Jarkko Nieminen 4-6 6-2 6-3 in the 2003 Long Island quarterfinal on hard courts.

Match Information

Match Statistics

StatJames BlakeJarkko Nieminen
Aces120
Double faults25
First serve %66.0%52.0%
First serve points won %81.0%67.0%
Second serve points won %56.0%50.0%
Break points saved %50.0%67.0%
Break points converted %33.0%50.0%
Service points won %72.0%59.0%
Return points won %41.0%28.0%
Total points won %56.0%44.0%

Player Comparison

FieldJames BlakeJarkko Nieminen
Country USA FIN
Birth dateDec 28, 1979Jul 23, 1981
Age2322
Height185 cm185 cm
HandednessRight-HandedLeft-Handed
Backhand styleOne-Handed BackhandTwo-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)4139
Ranking points (entering)915960
Elo (entering)1,8211,798
Current career W-L349–237363–339
Current career earnings$7,981,882$7,743,345
Pre-match H2H
James Blake #41 0 0 Jarkko Nieminen #39

Path

James Blake's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Tommy Robredo #176-3 6-4WH2HMatch dataAug 22, 2003R16
Jonas Bjorkman #446-1 7-6(4)WH2HMatch dataAug 21, 2003R32

James Blake's next match

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Younes El Aynaoui #226-3 6-1WH2HMatch dataAug 23, 2003SF

Jarkko Nieminen's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Agustin Calleri #196-1 6-4WH2HMatch dataAug 22, 2003R16
Feliciano Lopez #296-3 1-1 (ret.)WH2HMatch dataAug 21, 2003R32