SF Long Island 2003

James Blake #41 def. Younes El Aynaoui #22

6-3 6-1

James Blake defeated Younes El Aynaoui 6-3 6-1 in the 2003 Long Island semifinal on hard courts.

Match Information

Match Statistics

StatJames BlakeYounes El Aynaoui
Serving
AcesServes that land in and are not touched by the returner.
23
Double faultsService points lost by missing both first and second serve.
31
First serve %Percentage of service points where the first serve landed in.
60.0%68.3%
First serve points won %Percentage of points won after making a first serve.
87.5%48.8%
Second serve points won %Percentage of second-serve points won, including points lost through double faults.
56.2%40.0%
Break points saved %Percentage of break points won by the server.
0.0%58.3%
Service points won %Percentage of all points won while serving.
75.0%46.0%
Returning
Break points converted %Percentage of break-point chances won by the returner.
41.7%100.0%
Return points won %Percentage of all points won while returning.
54.0%25.0%
Overall
Total points won %Percentage of all completed points won.
62.1%37.9%
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.
+12.5-16.4
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.
+16.5-12.5

* Match Serve+ and Match Return+ compare this match with the ATP 2003 average from available match stats. Zero is average; +5 means five percentage points above average. No opponent adjustment.

Player Comparison

FieldJames BlakeYounes El Aynaoui
Country USA MAR
Birth dateDec 28, 1979Sep 12, 1971
Age2331
Height185 cm193 cm
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand styleOne-Handed Backhand—
Ranking (entering)4122
Ranking points (entering)9151,235
Elo (entering)1,8361,806
Current career W-L349–237244–221
Current career earnings$7,981,882$4,044,667
Pre-match H2H
James Blake #41 1 – 0 Younes El Aynaoui #22

Path

James Blake's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Jarkko Nieminen #394-6 6-2 6-3WH2HMatch dataAug 23, 2003QF
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
Paradorn Srichaphan #112-6 4-6LH2HMatch dataAug 24, 2003F

Younes El Aynaoui's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Gustavo Kuerten #147-6(4) 6-4WH2HMatch dataAug 23, 2003QF
Rik De Voest #1897-6(3) 3-0WH2HMatch dataAug 22, 2003R16
Fernando Verdasco #1236-7(4) 6-4 6-0WH2HMatch dataAug 21, 2003R32