Kenneth Carlsen vs James Blake — Newport Round of 16

Newport · ATP · Round of 16
DEN
Kenneth Carlsen
53 yrs · 190 cm · Left-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLLWLLLWW
0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 5 July 1999
grass
USA
James Blake
46 yrs · 185 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWLWLLWWL
Carlsen K.
6-3 6-4
Blake J.
Carlsen K.
662
Blake J.
34–

Kenneth Carlsen defeated James Blake 6-3 6-4 in the Newport round of 16 on grass. The upset overturned the form book — James Blake came in leading the head-to-head 3–0, defending last year's round of 32. Kenneth Carlsen claimed a first win over James Blake in four meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 3–1.

Key context

Head to head

0–3
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2006-02-27Las VegasQFhardJames Blake6-4 6-4
2005-03-21Miami MastersR128hardJames Blake6-3 6-2
2005-02-21ScottsdaleR32hardJames Blake7-6(9) 7-5

Serve vs return

This season
Carlsen K.serving90% hold

wins 70% of points on serve vs Blake J.

Blake J.serving92% hold

wins 72% of points on serve vs Carlsen K.

Serve-dominated — both hold easily, expect tiebreaks

Each player's serve crossed against the other's return, converted to expected hold of serve. Recent completed matches, ATP, WTA & Challenger. About

Statistics

This season
Carlsen K.Blake J.
1st serve in·Even
60%
57%
1st serve points won·Even
74%
73%
2nd serve points won·Even
50%
51%
Service points won·Even
64%
64%
Return points won·Even
34%
36%
Break points saved·Even
63%
61%
Aces / match·Clear edge
7.7
6.0
Double faults / match·Even
3.0
3.0

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Conditions

Court speed
Mediumbalanced pace
SlowFast

Draw

Final
Woodruff C.
Carlsen K.
6-756-46-4
Semi-finals
Carlsen K.
Tieleman L.
7-666-1
Woodruff C.
Arthurs W.
7-646-756-4
Quarter-finals
Carlsen K.
Wessels P.
7-647-65
Tieleman L.
Ilie A.
7-646-4
Woodruff C.
Pescosolido S.
6-26-4
Arthurs W.
Paes L.
6-777-636-3
R16
Arthurs W.
Nestor D.
6-766-47-65
Wessels P.
Stark J.
6-36-4
Woodruff C.
Prinosil D.
6-26-4
Pescosolido S.
Mirnyi M.
7-656-3
Tieleman L.
Sargsian S.
6-747-636-2
Ilie A.
Vinck C.
6-47-5
Carlsen K.
Blake J.
6-36-4
Paes L.
Ferreira W.
6-26-2
R32
Sargsian S.
Pretzsch A.
7-652-66-4
Stark J.
Stoltenberg J.
6-43-66-4
Wessels P.
Ran E.
6-36-3
Blake J.
Washington M.
1-66-36-4
Carlsen K.
Lareau S.
6-46-2
Ilie A.
Caratti C.
5-76-47-5
Vinck C.
Blake T.
6-46-0
Tieleman L.
Ketola T.
6-36-4
Mirnyi M.
Gimelstob J.
6-37-62
Pescosolido S.
Godwin N.
6-36-1
Woodruff C.
Wassen R.
6-36-2
Prinosil D.
Humphries S.
6-46-4
Nestor D.
Hill M.
6-43-67-5
Arthurs W.
Kauffmann C.
6-46-3
Paes L.
Zimonjic N.
6-16-3
Ferreira W.
Navarra M.
6-36-3