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
Aces23
Double faults31
First serve %60.0%68.0%
First serve points won %88.0%49.0%
Second serve points won %56.0%40.0%
Break points saved %0.0%58.0%
Break points converted %42.0%100.0%
Service points won %75.0%46.0%
Return points won %54.0%25.0%
Total points won %62.0%38.0%

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