R128 Australian Open 2002

Mark Philippoussis #78 def. Galo Blanco #54

6-3 6-4 7-5

Mark Philippoussis defeated Galo Blanco 6-3 6-4 7-5 in the 2002 Australian Open round of 128 on hard courts.

Match Information

Match Statistics

StatMark PhilippoussisGalo Blanco
Serving
AcesServes that land in and are not touched by the returner.
297
Double faultsService points lost by missing both first and second serve.
33
First serve %Percentage of service points where the first serve landed in.
59.8%57.8%
First serve points won %Percentage of points won after making a first serve.
83.6%67.8%
Second serve points won %Percentage of second-serve points won, including points lost through double faults.
70.3%55.8%
Break points saved %Percentage of break points won by the server.
100.0%50.0%
Service points won %Percentage of all points won while serving.
78.3%62.7%
Returning
Break points converted %Percentage of break-point chances won by the returner.
50.0%0.0%
Return points won %Percentage of all points won while returning.
37.3%21.7%
Overall
Total points won %Percentage of all completed points won.
56.7%43.3%
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.
+15.9+0.4
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.
-0.4-16.0

* Match Serve+ and Match Return+ compare this match with the ATP 2002 average from available match stats. Zero is average; +5 means five percentage points above average. No opponent adjustment.

Player Comparison

FieldMark PhilippoussisGalo Blanco
Country AUS ESP
Birth dateNov 7, 1976Oct 8, 1976
Age2525
Height196 cm173 cm
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand styleOne-Handed Backhand—
Ranking (entering)7854
Ranking points (entering)515687
Elo (entering)1,8561,614
Current career W-L291–193122–175
Current career earnings$6,987,402$1,832,691
Pre-match H2H

No prior-path match data is available for this tournament stage.