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Mark Philippoussis #78 def. Galo Blanco #54

6-3 6-4 7-5

Match Information

Date Jan 16, 2002*
Tournament Australian Open
Category Grand Slam
Surface Hard
RoundR128
Winner Mark Philippoussis
Score6-3 6-4 7-5
Loser Galo Blanco
Duration1h 58m
StatMark PhilippoussisGalo Blanco
Aces297
Double faults33
First serve %6058
First serve points won %8468
Second serve points won %7056
Break points saved %10050
Break points converted %500
Service points won %7863
Return points won %3722
Total points won %5743

Pre-match Comparison

FieldMark PhilippoussisGalo Blanco
Country AUS ESP
Birth dateNov 7, 1976Oct 8, 1976
Age2525
Height196173
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand style
Ranking (entering)7854
Ranking points (entering)515687
Elo (entering)1,8561,614
Career W-L287–190122–175
Career earnings$6,987,402$1,832,691
Pre-match H2H
Mark Philippoussis 0 0 Galo Blanco

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