James Blake vs Taylor Dent, Memphis 2002, Round of 16

ATP Intl Gold · Round of 16 · Hard

Final

James Blake

WinnerRank #10201.9049%Upset

Blake won in 3 sets · 1h 21m

2–1

Set 12–6

Set 26–4

Set 36–3

Taylor Dent

LostRank #9791.8051%

Venue

Racquet Club of Memphis

Memphis, USA· Hard

Court speed

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 works

Fast

0.8vs last year

Altitude

94 m

Above sea level

Indoor venue, weather not factored

Low

Match stats

1h 21m

9Aces5

4Double faults6

51Service points won40

14Service games played13

9Service games won8

13Return games played14

5/1050%Break points saved29%2/7

5/771%Break points converted50%5/10

Head to head

4Blake

2Dent

6 meetings

Hard 3–1Clay 1–0Grass 0–1

MemphisRound of 16 · 2002HardThis match
James Blake
Sets won: 2Set 1: 2Set 2: 6Set 3: 6
Taylor Dent
Sets won: 1Set 1: 6Set 2: 4Set 3: 3
AtlantaRound of 32 · 20 Jul 2010Hard
Taylor Dent
Sets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 3Set 3: 6
James Blake
Sets won: 1Set 1: 3Set 2: 6Set 3: 4
Delray BeachRound of 32 · 24 Feb 2010Hard
James Blake
Sets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 3Set 3: 6
Taylor Dent
Sets won: 1Set 1: 1Set 2: 6Set 3: 3
Indian Wells MastersRound of 16 · 17 Mar 2004Hard
James Blake
Sets won: 2Set 1: 7⁷Set 2: 4Set 3: 6
Taylor Dent
Sets won: 1Set 1: 6⁴Set 2: 6Set 3: 1
Roland GarrosRound of 128 · 26 May 2003Clay
James Blake
Sets won: 3Set 1: 6Set 2: 6Set 3: 7⁷
Taylor Dent
Sets won: 0Set 1: 4Set 2: 3Set 3: 6³
NewportFinal · 2002Grass
Taylor Dent
Sets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 4Set 3: 6
James Blake
Sets won: 1Set 1: 1Set 2: 6Set 3: 4

Form and path

James Blake2–4

US OpenHard

LRound of 128
Ivo Karlovic
Sets won: 3Set 1: 6²Set 2: 3Set 3: 6Set 4: 7⁷Set 5: 7⁷
James Blake
Sets won: 2Set 1: 7⁷Set 2: 6Set 3: 4Set 4: 6²Set 5: 6²

Winston-SalemHard

Cincinnati MastersHard

WashingtonHard

LRound of 64
Marinko Matosevic
Sets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 7⁸
James Blake
Sets won: 0Set 1: 2Set 2: 6⁶

Taylor Dent3–3

Charlottesville CHHard

MontpellierHard

StockholmHard

Match research

Pro

Everything 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.

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James Blake vs Taylor Dent, Memphis 2002, Round of 16

Final score

Venue and conditions

Match stats

Head to head

Form and path

Match research