James Blake vs Fernando Gonzalez — Paris Masters Round of 64
Paris Masters · ATP · Round of 64
0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 27 October 2003
hard
Blake J.6-3 6-4
Gonzalez F.
Blake J.
662
Gonzalez F.
34–
James Blake defeated Fernando Gonzalez 6-3 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, defending last year's round of 64, 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 closed it out in two sets, 6–3 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(4) |
| 2006-04-07 | Davis Cup WG QF: USA vs CHI | RR | grass | Fernando Gonzalez | 6-7(5) 0-6 7-6(2) 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(4) 6-1 |
| 2002-10-28 | Paris Masters | R64 | hard | James Blake | 6-7(4) 6-4 6-4 |
| 2002-05-06 | Rome Masters | R16 | clay | James Blake | 4-6 6-3 6-3 |
Serve vs return
This seasonServe-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 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·Slight edge
54
65
Break points saved·Even
88
90
Break points won·Even
51
48
Deciding sets·Clear edge
54
74
Tiebreaks·Clear edge
55
74
Performance in the biggest moments — break points, deciding sets and tiebreaks (0–100, higher is better). About
Conditions
Court speed
Medium-fastrewards aggression
SlowFast
Weather
6°COvercast
Wind 8 km/hHumidity 89%
Draw
Quarter-finals
Roddick A.
Bjorkman J.
7-57-60
Novak J.
Arazi H.
6-26-1
Henman T.
Federer R.
7-656-1
Pavel A.
Schuettler R.
2-66-36-2
R16
Roddick A.
Robredo T.
6-36-4
Bjorkman J.
Carraz G.
6-37-67
Federer R.
Verkerk M.
6-737-6127-66
Pavel A.
Coria G.
W/O
Henman T.
Kuerten G.
6-46-2
Schuettler R.
Massu N.
6-47-5
Arazi H.
Srichaphan P.
7-636-3
Novak J.
Ferrero J.
7-57-5
R32
Coria G.
Lopez F.
6-33-66-3
Pavel A.
Mantilla F.
7-57-66
Srichaphan P.
Beck K.
7-646-3
Roddick A.
Hanescu V.
7-647-64
Arazi H.
El Aynaoui Y.
4-66-31-2
Kuerten G.
Philippoussis M.
6-757-6117-61
Henman T.
Grosjean S.
3-66-47-5
Ferrero J.
Mahut N.
7-676-4
Novak J.
Santoro F.
6-44-66-0
Massu N.
Costa A.
3-66-17-5
Schuettler R.
Blake J.
4-66-26-3
Verkerk M.
Hrbaty D.
7-636-4
Robredo T.
Gaudio G.
7-56-3
Carraz G.
Schalken S.
6-42-66-3
Federer R.
Ascione T.
7-656-1
Bjorkman J.
Lapentti N.
6-46-1
R64
Carraz G.
Stepanek R.
2-66-27-63
Mahut N.
Nieminen J.
4-66-47-5
Pavel A.
Kucera K.
7-646-2
Costa A.
Zabaleta M.
6-746-47-5
Blake J.
Gonzalez F.
6-36-4
Henman T.
Davydenko N.
6-36-4
Bjorkman J.
Calleri A.
6-47-65
Gaudio G.
Gasquet R.
1-67-6116-4
Ascione T.
Chela J.
6-06-3
Lopez F.
Youzhny M.
7-646-3
Hrbaty D.
Spadea V.
7-616-1
Kuerten G.
Fish M.
6-47-62
Beck K.
Ginepri R.
7-656-4
Arazi H.
Mathieu P.
7-56-4
Hanescu V.
Ferreira W.
2-66-46-4
Santoro F.
Mirnyi M.
6-44-66-1