R64 Australian Open 2003

James Blake #28 def. Jose Acasuso #42

6-1 6-4 6-4

James Blake defeated Jose Acasuso 6-1 6-4 6-4 in the 2003 Australian Open round of 64 on hard courts.

Match Information

Match Statistics

StatJames BlakeJose Acasuso
Serving
AcesServes that land in and are not touched by the returner.
84
Double faultsService points lost by missing both first and second serve.
73
First serve %Percentage of service points where the first serve landed in.
59.3%53.5%
First serve points won %Percentage of points won after making a first serve.
79.6%68.4%
Second serve points won %Percentage of second-serve points won, including points lost through double faults.
51.4%45.5%
Break points saved %Percentage of break points won by the server.
80.0%37.5%
Service points won %Percentage of all points won while serving.
68.1%57.7%
Returning
Break points converted %Percentage of break-point chances won by the returner.
62.5%20.0%
Return points won %Percentage of all points won while returning.
42.3%31.9%
Overall
Total points won %Percentage of all completed points won.
56.8%43.2%
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.
+5.7-4.7
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.
+4.7-5.6

* 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 BlakeJose Acasuso
Country USA ARG
Birth dateDec 28, 1979Oct 20, 1982
Age2320
Height185 cm191 cm
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand styleOne-Handed BackhandOne-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)2842
Ranking points (entering)1,170868
Elo (entering)1,8151,670
Current career W-L349–237181–178
Current career earnings$7,981,882$3,642,422
Pre-match H2H
James Blake #28 0 – 0 Jose Acasuso #42

Path

James Blake's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Jiri Vanek #2197-6(2) 6-4 6-4WH2HMatch dataJan 15, 2003R128

James Blake's next match

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Alberto Martin #666-3 4-6 6-2 6-2WH2HMatch dataJan 19, 2003R32

Jose Acasuso's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Gregory Carraz #1305-7 4-3 (ret.)WH2HMatch dataJan 15, 2003R128