James Blake vs Marat Safin, Australian Open 2004, Round of 16

Grand Slam · Round of 16 · Hard · Sun 25 Jan

Final

James Blake

LostRank #10202.2444%

Safin won in 4 sets · 3h 8m

1–3

Set 16–7³

Set 23–6

Set 37–6⁶

Set 43–6

Marat Safin

WinnerRank #611.7356%

Venue

Melbourne Park

Melbourne, AUS· 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

0.5vs last year

Wind

27 km/h

Moderate

Humidity

68%

Moderate

Temperature

22°C

Mild

Altitude

23 m

Sea level

Historical daily weather

Match stats

3h 8m

2Aces20

2Double faults1

82Service points won96

20Service games played22

15Service games won19

22Return games played20

8/1362%Break points saved73%8/11

3/1127%Break points converted38%5/13

Head to head

1Blake

2Safin

3 meetings

Australian OpenRound of 16 · 25 Jan 2004HardThis match
Marat Safin
Sets won: 3Set 1: 7⁷Set 2: 6Set 3: 6⁶Set 4: 6
James Blake
Sets won: 1Set 1: 6³Set 2: 3Set 3: 7⁸Set 4: 3
BangkokSemifinal · 30 Sept 2006Hard
James Blake
Sets won: 2Set 1: 3Set 2: 6Set 3: 7⁷
Marat Safin
Sets won: 1Set 1: 6Set 2: 4Set 3: 6³
WashingtonRound of 16 · 3 Aug 2006Hard
Marat Safin
Sets won: 2Set 1: 7⁸Set 2: 7⁷
James Blake
Sets won: 0Set 1: 6⁶Set 2: 6⁵

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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James Blake vs Marat Safin, Australian Open 2004, Round of 16

Final score

Venue and conditions

Match stats

Head to head

Match research