James Blake vs Xavier Malisse, Australian Open 2001, Qualifying R1
Final score
Final
6-4 6-4
Venue and conditions
Melbourne ParkMelbourne, AUS
Outdoor hardCourt speed3.1 vs last year100.8Average
What is court speed?
How much the court helps the server, judged from aces and serve points won and adjusted for who played. 100 is the average ATP tournament court that season.
- Very slow< 92Monte Carlo, Rome
- Slow92–97Roland Garros, Indian Wells
- Average97–103US Open, Dubai
- Fast103–108Wimbledon, Shanghai
- Very fast108+Basel
Challenger and ITF courts usually read lower: partly the venues, partly the balls and conditions at those levels.
How court speed worksConditionsHistorical daily weather
Head to head
3Blake
2Malisse
5 meetings- Australian OpenQualifying R1 · 10 Jan 2001HardThis matchJames BlakeSets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 6Xavier MalisseSets won: 0Set 1: 4Set 2: 4
- Delray BeachFinal · 5 Feb 2007HardXavier MalisseSets won: 2Set 1: 5Set 2: 6Set 3: 6James BlakeSets won: 1Set 1: 7Set 2: 4Set 3: 4
- IndianapolisSemifinal · 22 Jul 2006HardJames BlakeSets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 2Set 3: 6Xavier MalisseSets won: 1Set 1: 3Set 2: 6Set 3: 1
- San JoseRound of 16 · 2002HardJames BlakeSets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 6Xavier MalisseSets won: 0Set 1: 3Set 2: 1
- San AntonioRound of 32 · 2000HardXavier MalisseSets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 6James BlakeSets won: 0Set 1: 1Set 2: 4
Match research
ProEverything that shapes this match: each player’s run-in and travel, records side by side, and results against similar opponents and in similar conditions. Better information, better-informed decisions.
- Run-inEvery match in the last 28 days, rest days and travel between venues.
- Tale of the tapeRecords and serve numbers side by side, filtered by period and surface.
- Record by opponent rankingHow each player does against the top 10, top 50 or any ranking range.
- Similar conditionsResults in comparable heat, humidity, wind and altitude before scheduled matches.