James Blake #32 def. Michael Llodra #111

6-4 3-6 7-5

James Blake defeated Michael Llodra 6-4 3-6 7-5 in the 2002 Newport semifinal on grass courts.

Match Information

Date: Jul 13, 2002*
Tournament: Newport
Edition: 2002
Category: ATP International Series → modern equivalent ATP 250
Surface: Grass
Round: SF
Duration: 1h 47m

Match Statistics

Stat	James Blake	Michael Llodra
Aces	6	16
Double faults	3	7
First serve %	64	56
First serve points won %	76	86
Second serve points won %	51	51
Break points saved %	83	50
Break points converted %	50	17
Service points won %	67	71
Return points won %	29	33
Total points won %	49	51

Player Comparison

Field	James Blake	Michael Llodra
Country	USA	FRA
Birth date	Dec 28, 1979	May 18, 1980
Age	22	22
Height	185 cm	191 cm
Handedness	Right-Handed	Left-Handed
Backhand style	—	—
Ranking (entering)	32	111
Ranking points (entering)	1,015	358
Elo (entering)	1,768	1,591
Current career W-L	349–237	183–216
Current career earnings	$7,981,882	$8,533,350

Pre-match H2H

James Blake #32 0 – 0 Michael Llodra #111

Path

James Blake's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Justin Gimelstob #158	7-5 7-5	W	H2H	Match data	Jul 13, 2002	QF
Ota Fukarek #132	7-6(3) 4-6 6-1	W	H2H	Match data	Jul 12, 2002	R16
Gabriel Trifu #161	6-4 7-5	W	H2H	Match data	Jul 11, 2002	R32

James Blake's next match

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Taylor Dent #96	1-6 6-4 4-6	L	H2H	Match data	Jul 14, 2002	F

Michael Llodra's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Mardy Fish #143	6-4 1-6 6-1	W	H2H	Match data	Jul 13, 2002	QF
Brian Vahaly #141	6-4 6-3	W	H2H	Match data	Jul 12, 2002	R16
Jamie Delgado #175	5-7 7-5 6-3	W	H2H	Match data	Jul 11, 2002	R32