James Blake vs Vincent Spadea — Vienna Round of 32

Vienna · ATP · Round of 32
USA
James Blake
46 yrs · 185 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 7 October 2002
hard
USA
Vincent Spadea
51 yrs · 183 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Blake J.
3-6 6-2 6-3
Spadea V.
Blake J.
3662
Spadea V.
6231

James Blake defeated Vincent Spadea 3-6 6-2 6-3 in the Vienna round of 32 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Vincent Spadea came in leading the head-to-head 6–2, but James Blake had been the form player, winning 2 of their last 7 on hard. James Blake narrowed the head-to-head to 6–3.

Key context

Head to head

2–6
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2009-02-09San JoseR32hardJames Blake6-3 6-4
2007-07-16Los AngelesQFhardJames Blake7-6(2) 6-4
2005-02-21ScottsdaleQFhardVincent Spadea7-6(6) 6-1
2005-02-07San JoseR16hardVincent Spadea6-3 6-0
2004-09-13Delray BeachR16hardVincent Spadea6-3 6-1
2004-03-22Miami MastersR128hardVincent Spadea6-7(12) 7-6(4) 6-1
2004-03-01ScottsdaleQFhardVincent Spadea6-4 2-6 7-5
2002-06-10Queen's ClubR32grassVincent Spadea6-3 6-4

Serve vs return

This season
Blake J.serving83% hold

wins 65% of points on serve vs Spadea V.

Spadea V.serving82% hold

wins 64% of points on serve vs Blake J.

Even serve battle

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
Blake J.Spadea V.
1st serve in·Even
57%
59%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
73%
68%
2nd serve points won·Even
51%
51%
Service points won·Even
64%
61%
Return points won·Even
36%
38%
Break points saved·Even
61%
59%
Aces / match·Clear edge
6.0
3.4
Double faults / match·Even
3.0
2.8

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Blake J.Spadea V.
Clutch Rating·Slight edge
54
45
Break points saved·Clear edge
88
75
Break points won·Slight edge
51
45
Deciding sets·Even
54
53
Tiebreaks·Slight edge
55
46

Performance in the biggest moments — break points, deciding sets and tiebreaks (0–100, higher is better). About

Conditions

Court speed
Fastbig serves, short points
SlowFast
Weather
9°CPartly cloudy
Wind 25 km/hHumidity 51%

Draw

Final
Federer R.
Novak J.
6-46-13-66-4
Semi-finals
Novak J.
Pavel A.
7-627-62
Federer R.
Moya C.
6-26-3
Quarter-finals
Novak J.
Melzer J.
6-46-2
Pavel A.
Davydenko N.
6-37-62
Federer R.
Ulihrach B.
6-36-3
Moya C.
Blake J.
7-643-66-1
R16
Federer R.
Robredo T.
6-26-756-4
Ulihrach B.
Ferrero J.
6-46-2
Moya C.
Calleri A.
6-32-67-67
Blake J.
Kiefer N.
6-47-64
Davydenko N.
Stepanek R.
6-15-77-5
Pavel A.
Schuettler R.
6-06-4
Novak J.
Coria G.
7-56-2
Melzer J.
Haas T.
6-46-3
R32
Robredo T.
Nieminen J.
6-36-3
Ulihrach B.
Kratochvil M.
6-36-727-62
Kiefer N.
Malisse X.
4-66-16-1
Federer R.
Krajan Z.
7-56-1
Ferrero J.
Massu N.
5-76-46-3
Moya C.
Vacek J.
6-46-3
Coria G.
Lapentti N.
5-77-57-5
Davydenko N.
Nalbandian D.
6-36-2
Haas T.
Youzhny M.
6-22-67-5
Stepanek R.
Koubek S.
6-36-737-61
Schuettler R.
Hrbaty D.
6-46-3
Pavel A.
Costa A.
7-666-1
Calleri A.
Dent T.
6-45-76-3
Novak J.
Martin A.
6-26-4
Melzer J.
Zabaleta M.
6-33-67-63
Blake J.
Spadea V.
3-66-26-3