SF Japan Open 2001

Lleyton Hewitt #3 def. James Blake #109

6-4 6-0

Lleyton Hewitt defeated James Blake 6-4 6-0 in the 2001 Japan Open semifinal on hard courts.

Match Information

Match Statistics

StatLleyton HewittJames Blake
Serving
AcesServes that land in and are not touched by the returner.
24
Double faultsService points lost by missing both first and second serve.
12
First serve %Percentage of service points where the first serve landed in.
52.7%62.3%
First serve points won %Percentage of points won after making a first serve.
89.7%51.5%
Second serve points won %Percentage of second-serve points won, including points lost through double faults.
46.2%55.0%
Break points saved %Percentage of break points won by the server.
100.0%60.0%
Service points won %Percentage of all points won while serving.
69.1%52.8%
Returning
Break points converted %Percentage of break-point chances won by the returner.
40.0%0.0%
Return points won %Percentage of all points won while returning.
47.2%30.9%
Overall
Total points won %Percentage of all completed points won.
58.3%41.7%
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.
+7.0-9.3
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.
+9.3-7.0

* Match Serve+ and Match Return+ compare this match with the ATP 2001 average from available match stats. Zero is average; +5 means five percentage points above average. No opponent adjustment.

Player Comparison

FieldLleyton HewittJames Blake
Country AUS USA
Birth dateFeb 24, 1981Dec 28, 1979
Age2021
Height178 cm185 cm
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand styleTwo-Handed BackhandOne-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)3109
Ranking points (entering)3,695399
Elo (entering)2,0861,649
Current career W-L567–244349–237
Current career earnings$20,890,470$7,981,882
Pre-match H2H
Lleyton Hewitt #3 1 – 0 James Blake #109

Path

Lleyton Hewitt's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Francisco Clavet #604-6 6-4 6-2WH2HMatch dataOct 6, 2001QF
Michael Russell #886-1 6-1WH2HMatch dataOct 5, 2001R16
Marc Kevin Goellner #1806-2 6-2WH2HMatch dataOct 4, 2001R32

Lleyton Hewitt's next match

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Michel Kratochvil #576-4 6-2WH2HMatch dataOct 7, 2001F

James Blake's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Marcelo Rios #454-6 6-4 6-1WH2HMatch dataOct 6, 2001QF
Jonas Bjorkman #516-1 7-5WH2HMatch dataOct 5, 2001R16
Wayne Arthurs #837-6(4) 7-5WH2HMatch dataOct 4, 2001R32
Yaoki Ishii #2606-3 6-4WH2HMatch dataOct 3, 2001R64