R16 Australian Open 2003

Rainer Schuettler #36 def. James Blake #28

6-3 6-4 1-6 6-3

Rainer Schuettler defeated James Blake 6-3 6-4 1-6 6-3 in the 2003 Australian Open round of 16 on hard courts.

Match Information

Match Statistics

StatRainer SchuettlerJames Blake
Serving
AcesServes that land in and are not touched by the returner.
14
Double faultsService points lost by missing both first and second serve.
33
First serve %Percentage of service points where the first serve landed in.
61.7%56.0%
First serve points won %Percentage of points won after making a first serve.
75.9%64.3%
Second serve points won %Percentage of second-serve points won, including points lost through double faults.
47.2%45.5%
Break points saved %Percentage of break points won by the server.
16.7%25.0%
Service points won %Percentage of all points won while serving.
64.9%56.0%
Returning
Break points converted %Percentage of break-point chances won by the returner.
75.0%83.3%
Return points won %Percentage of all points won while returning.
44.0%35.1%
Overall
Total points won %Percentage of all completed points won.
54.1%45.9%
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.
+2.4-6.5
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.
+6.5-2.4

* 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

FieldRainer SchuettlerJames Blake
Country GER USA
Birth dateApr 25, 1976Dec 28, 1979
Age2623
Height180 cm185 cm
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand styleTwo-Handed BackhandOne-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)3628
Ranking points (entering)9451,170
Elo (entering)1,7981,846
Current career W-L315–326349–237
Current career earnings$7,407,508$7,981,882
Pre-match H2H
Rainer Schuettler #36 0 – 0 James Blake #28

Path

Rainer Schuettler's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Marat Safin #3(w/o)WH2HMatch dataJan 19, 2003R32
Richard Krajicek #926-3 7-5 6-4WH2HMatch dataJan 17, 2003R64
Albert Portas #866-3 6-2 6-0WH2HMatch dataJan 15, 2003R128

Rainer Schuettler's next match

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
David Nalbandian #126-3 5-7 6-1 6-0WH2HMatch dataJan 24, 2003QF

James Blake's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Alberto Martin #666-3 4-6 6-2 6-2WH2HMatch dataJan 19, 2003R32
Jose Acasuso #426-1 6-4 6-4WH2HMatch dataJan 17, 2003R64
Jiri Vanek #2197-6(2) 6-4 6-4WH2HMatch dataJan 15, 2003R128