James Blake vs Fernando Gonzalez — Paris Masters Round of 64
Paris Masters · ATP · Round of 64
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 28 October 2002 ·
hard
Blake J.6-7 6-4 6-4
Gonzalez F.
Blake J.
6662
Gonzalez F.
7441
James Blake defeated Fernando Gonzalez 6-7 6-4 6-4 in the Paris Masters round of 64 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Fernando Gonzalez came in leading the head-to-head 7–2, but James Blake had been the form player, winning 1 of their last 4 on hard. James Blake narrowed the head-to-head to 7–3.
Key context
- Match story: James Blake dropped the opening set before beating Fernando Gonzalez 6–7 6–4 6–4.
Head to head
2–7| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009-03-12 | Indian Wells Masters | R32 | hard | Fernando Gonzalez | 7-5 6-1 |
| 2008-08-11 | Beijing Olympics | SF | hard | Fernando Gonzalez | 4-6 7-5 11-9 |
| 2007-05-20 | Dusseldorf | RR | clay | Fernando Gonzalez | 6-4 7-5 |
| 2007-01-15 | Australian Open | R16 | hard | Fernando Gonzalez | 7-5 6-4 7-6 |
| 2006-04-07 | Davis Cup WG QF: USA vs CHI | RR | grass | Fernando Gonzalez | 6-7 0-6 7-6 6-4 10-8 |
| 2005-03-07 | Indian Wells Masters | R32 | hard | Fernando Gonzalez | 6-4 0-6 6-3 |
| 2005-01-10 | Auckland | R32 | hard | Fernando Gonzalez | 7-6 6-1 |
| 2003-10-27 | Paris Masters | R64 | hard | James Blake | 6-3 6-4 |
| 2002-05-06 | Rome Masters | R16 | clay | James Blake | 4-6 6-3 6-3 |
Statistics
This season1st serve in·Slight edge
57%
62%
1st serve points won·Even
73%
75%
2nd serve points won·Even
51%
52%
Service points won·Even
64%
66%
Return points won·Even
36%
36%
Break points saved·Even
61%
65%
Aces / match·Slight edge
6.0
7.3
Double faults / match·Even
3.0
2.9
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Clutch
Under pressureClutch Rating·Dominant
18
48
Break points saved·Slight edge
66
77
Break points won·Even
28
30
Deciding sets·Dominant
39
75
Tiebreaks·Dominant
30
70
Performance in the biggest moments — break points, deciding sets and tiebreaks (0–100, higher is better). About
Conditions
Court speed
Medium-fastrewards aggression
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