James Blake vs Taylor Dent — Indian Wells Masters Round of 16

Indian Wells Masters · ATP · Round of 16
USA
James Blake
46 yrs · 185 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 8 March 2004
hard
USA
Taylor Dent
45 yrs · 188 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLWLWLWLW
Blake J.
7-6 4-6 6-1
Dent T.
Blake J.
77462
Dent T.
64611

James Blake defeated Taylor Dent 7-6 4-6 6-1 in the Indian Wells Masters round of 16 on hard. The result followed the form book — James Blake came in leading the head-to-head 3–2, defending last year's quarter-final. James Blake extended the head-to-head to 4–2.

Key context

  • Match story: James Blake came through a tight passage before pulling clear — 7–6 4–6 6–1.

Head to head

3–2
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2010-07-19AtlantaR32hardTaylor Dent6-3 3-6 6-4
2010-02-22Delray BeachR32hardJames Blake6-1 3-6 6-3
2003-05-26Roland GarrosR128clayJames Blake6-4 6-3 7-6(3)
2002-07-08NewportFgrassTaylor Dent6-1 4-6 6-4
2002-02-18MemphisR16hardJames Blake2-6 6-4 6-3

Serve vs return

This season
Blake J.serving85% hold

wins 66% of points on serve vs Dent T.

Dent T.serving86% hold

wins 67% of points on serve vs Blake J.

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
Blake J.Dent T.
1st serve in·Even
57%
58%
1st serve points won·Even
73%
75%
2nd serve points won·Even
51%
48%
Service points won·Even
64%
64%
Return points won·Even
36%
37%
Break points saved·Even
61%
60%
Aces / match·Clear edge
6.0
7.5
Double faults / match·Dominant
3.0
6.0

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 169). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Blake J.Dent T.
Clutch Rating·Slight edge
54
46
Break points saved·Clear edge
88
76
Break points won·Even
51
48
Deciding sets·Slight edge
54
43
Tiebreaks·Slight edge
55
62

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

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-slowfavours grinders
SlowFast
Weather
27°CClear
Wind 7 km/hHumidity 29%

Draw

Final
Federer R.
Henman T.
6-36-3
Semi-finals
Federer R.
Agassi A.
4-66-36-4
Henman T.
Labadze I.
6-36-2
Quarter-finals
Labadze I.
Blake J.
6-716-46-1
Henman T.
Roddick A.
6-767-616-3
Agassi A.
Coria G.
6-47-5
Federer R.
Chela J.
6-26-1
R16
Blake J.
Dent T.
7-644-66-1
Coria G.
Grosjean S.
3-67-626-2
Agassi A.
Youzhny M.
7-56-2
Federer R.
Fish M.
6-46-1
Henman T.
Arthurs W.
6-16-3
Chela J.
Haas T.
6-46-2
Roddick A.
Escude N.
6-36-2
Labadze I.
Calleri A.
1-66-36-4
R32
Dent T.
Lapentti N.
6-36-2
Haas T.
Costa A.
7-643-66-3
Chela J.
Hewitt L.
6-34-66-1
Coria G.
Mirnyi M.
6-47-5
Grosjean S.
Sluiter R.
6-746-46-4
Youzhny M.
Horna L.
7-6126-2
Federer R.
Gonzalez F.
6-36-2
Fish M.
Novak J.
6-36-4
Agassi A.
Hrbaty D.
6-26-4
Arthurs W.
Bjorkman J.
4-66-26-3
Henman T.
Corretja A.
6-46-4
Escude N.
Spadea V.
3-66-47-65
Roddick A.
Safin M.
7-666-2
Labadze I.
Arazi H.
6-36-4
Calleri A.
Nadal R.
6-43-67-610
Blake J.
Gaudio G.
3-66-26-3
R64
Blake J.
Ginepri R.
6-47-5
Gaudio G.
Ferreira W.
6-27-5
Novak J.
Dupuis A.
6-26-0
Fish M.
Weiner G.
6-46-4
Nadal R.
Massu N.
6-31-0
Costa A.
Canas G.
7-56-736-4
Chela J.
Martin A.
5-76-26-0
Hewitt L.
Johansson T.
6-26-3
Coria G.
Sargsian S.
6-36-4
Mirnyi M.
Bogomolov Jr A.
7-646-4
Sluiter R.
Clement A.
6-26-4
Haas T.
Srichaphan P.
6-16-2
Lapentti N.
Verkerk M.
7-56-4
Gonzalez F.
Hanescu V.
3-66-36-4
Federer R.
Pavel A.
6-16-1
Grosjean S.
Sanguinetti D.
6-26-2
Youzhny M.
Philippoussis M.
7-657-5
Horna L.
Lopez F.
6-37-63
Agassi A.
Sanchez D.
6-26-2
Arthurs W.
Schuettler R.
6-17-63
Hrbaty D.
Malisse X.
6-46-3
Bjorkman J.
Levy H.
6-16-3
Corretja A.
Robredo T.
6-16-4
Henman T.
Larose S.
6-36-2
Escude N.
Schalken S.
6-36-2
Spadea V.
Saretta F.
6-36-2
Safin M.
Hernych J.
6-47-63
Roddick A.
Gambill J.
7-636-2
Labadze I.
Moya C.
2-66-16-3
Arazi H.
Nieminen J.
6-36-3
Calleri A.
Soderling R.
6-43-66-3
Dent T.
Kuerten G.
7-56-4
R128
Pavel A.
Karlovic I.
7-6106-747-64
Canas G.
Volandri F.
6-44-0
Sluiter R.
Zabaleta M.
7-637-66
Levy H.
Vahaly B.
6-25-76-3
Horna L.
Moodie W.
6-27-64
Arthurs W.
Browne F.
6-36-2
Sanchez D.
Saulnier C.
4-66-46-2
Blake J.
Stepanek R.
6-26-2
Ferreira W.
Andreev I.
6-46-2
Hanescu V.
Melzer J.
6-16-756-3
Weiner G.
Ulihrach B.
6-44-66-4
Dupuis A.
Martin T.
6-47-5
Haas T.
Enqvist T.
6-43-66-3
Martin A.
Niemeyer F.
7-56-4
Johansson T.
Tursunov D.
6-45-76-2
Sargsian S.
Ancic M.
7-622-66-1
Bogomolov Jr A.
Salzenstein J.
6-26-4
Sanguinetti D.
Santoro F.
1-67-646-4
Malisse X.
Beck K.
6-36-3
Youzhny M.
Lee H.
3-66-36-1
Lapentti N.
Ramirez Hidalgo R.
6-26-3
Dent T.
Lapentti G.
1-66-46-4
Nadal R.
Burgsmuller L.
6-26-3
Soderling R.
Ljubicic I.
6-37-65
Arazi H.
Rochus O.
6-46-2
Labadze I.
Ascione T.
7-636-4
Gambill J.
Van Lottum J.
6-33-66-2
Hernych J.
Davydenko N.
2-66-46-1
Saretta F.
Kiefer N.
6-27-5
Escude N.
Verdasco F.
7-625-77-65
Larose S.
Mantilla F.
6-04-67-5
Corretja A.
Ferrer D.
7-663-67-5