James Blake vs Irakli Labadze, Memphis 2003, Round of 16
Final score
Final
7-6(2) 7-5
Venue and conditions
Racquet Club of MemphisMemphis, USA
Indoor hardCourt speed0.9 vs last year107.3Fast
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 worksAltitude92 mLow
Match stats
1h 26m4Aces7
6Double faults9
50Service points won52
12Service games played12
10Service games won11
12Return games played12
6/875%Break points saved67%2/3
1/333%Break points converted25%2/8
Head to head
1Blake
3Labadze
4 meetingsHard 0–2Clay 1–1
- MemphisRound of 16 · 20 Feb 2003HardThis matchIrakli LabadzeSets won: 2Set 1: 7Set 2: 7James BlakeSets won: 0Set 1: 62Set 2: 5
- Roland GarrosQualifying R2 · 19 May 2005ClayJames BlakeSets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 5Set 3: 6Irakli LabadzeSets won: 1Set 1: 3Set 2: 7Set 3: 4
- Indian Wells MastersQuarterfinal · 19 Mar 2004HardIrakli LabadzeSets won: 2Set 1: 61Set 2: 6Set 3: 6James BlakeSets won: 1Set 1: 7Set 2: 4Set 3: 1
- BirminghamFinal · 2001ClayIrakli LabadzeSets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 6James BlakeSets won: 0Set 1: 2Set 2: 3
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.