James Blake #27 def. Lars Burgsmuller #82

3-6 7-5 6-4

James Blake defeated Lars Burgsmuller 3-6 7-5 6-4 in the 2003 Washington Open round of 16 on hard courts.

Match Information

Date: Aug 1, 2003*
Tournament: Washington Open
Edition: 2003
Category: ATP International Series → modern equivalent ATP 250
Surface: Hard
Round: R16
Duration: 2h 1m

Match Statistics

Stat	James Blake	Lars Burgsmuller
Aces	12	3
Double faults	3	7
First serve %	61	55
First serve points won %	69	66
Second serve points won %	54	47
Break points saved %	50	58
Break points converted %	42	50
Service points won %	63	57
Return points won %	43	37
Total points won %	52	48

Player Comparison

Field	James Blake	Lars Burgsmuller
Country	USA	GER
Birth date	Dec 28, 1979	Dec 6, 1975
Age	23	27
Height	185 cm	183 cm
Handedness	Right-Handed	Right-Handed
Backhand style	—	Two-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)	27	82
Ranking points (entering)	1,075	471
Elo (entering)	1,738	1,654
Current career W-L	349–237	87–149
Current career earnings	$7,981,882	$1,887,164

Pre-match H2H

James Blake #27 1 – 0 Lars Burgsmuller #82

Path

James Blake's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Gregory Carraz #100	7-6(6) 6-4	W	H2H	Match data	Jul 31, 2003	R32

James Blake's next match

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Andre Agassi #1	6-3 5-7 3-6	L	H2H	Match data	Aug 2, 2003	QF

Lars Burgsmuller's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Arnaud Clement #33	3-6 7-5 6-1	W	H2H	Match data	Jul 31, 2003	R32
Robert Kendrick #126	6-3 6-2	W	H2H	Match data	Jul 30, 2003	R64