Mariano Zabaleta vs James Blake, US Open 2003, Round of 128

Grand Slam · Round of 128 · Hard · Thu 28 Aug

Final

Mariano Zabaleta

LostRank #10092.5038%

Blake won in 3 sets · 1h 49m

0–3

Set 16–7⁴

Set 23–6

Set 32–6

James Blake

WinnerRank #10201.5063%

Venue

USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center

Flushing, 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

Average

1.7vs last year

Wind

14 km/h

Gentle

Humidity

65%

Moderate

Temperature

27°C

Warm

Altitude

5 m

Sea level

Historical daily weather

Match stats

1h 49m

3Aces8

6Double faults3

59Service points won70

14Service games played15

9Service games won13

15Return games played14

10/1567%Break points saved67%4/6

2/633%Break points converted33%5/15

Head to head

2Zabaleta

2Blake

4 meetings

Hard 1–1Clay 1–0Grass 0–1

US OpenRound of 128 · 28 Aug 2003HardThis match
James Blake
Sets won: 3Set 1: 7⁷Set 2: 6Set 3: 6
Mariano Zabaleta
Sets won: 0Set 1: 6⁴Set 2: 3Set 3: 2
HoustonSemifinal · 14 Apr 2007Clay
Mariano Zabaleta
Sets won: 2Set 1: 7Set 2: 7⁹
James Blake
Sets won: 0Set 1: 5Set 2: 6⁷
ScottsdaleQuarterfinal · 8 Mar 2003Hard
Mariano Zabaleta
Sets won: 2Set 1: 3Set 2: 6Set 3: 6
James Blake
Sets won: 1Set 1: 6Set 2: 4Set 3: 4
WimbledonRound of 128 · 2002Grass
James Blake
Sets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 6
Mariano Zabaleta
Sets won: 0Set 1: 2Set 2: 2
Mariano Zabaleta · Retired

Match research

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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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Mariano Zabaleta vs James Blake, US Open 2003, Round of 128

Final score

Venue and conditions

Match stats

Head to head

Match research