Mardy Fish vs James Blake — Memphis Round of 32

Memphis · ATP · Round of 32
USA
Mardy Fish
44 yrs · 188 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 14 February 2005
hard
USA
James Blake
46 yrs · 185 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Fish M.
6-3 2-6 7-6
Blake J.
Fish M.
62792
Blake J.
36671

Mardy Fish defeated James Blake 6-3 2-6 7-6 in the Memphis round of 32 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — James Blake came in leading the head-to-head 3–2, defending last year's round of 16. Mardy Fish narrowed the head-to-head to 3–3.

Key context

  • Match story: Mardy Fish closed it out in three sets, 6–3 2–6 7–6.

Head to head

2–3
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2011-10-31BaselR32hardJames Blake0-1 RET
2009-02-09San JoseSFhardMardy Fish6-3 6-2
2008-08-25US OpenR32hardMardy Fish6-3 6-3 7-6(4)
2007-08-19New HavenFhardJames Blake7-5 6-4
2002-02-25San JoseR32hardJames Blake4-6 6-3 7-5

Serve vs return

This season
Fish M.serving90% hold

wins 70% of points on serve vs Blake J.

Blake J.serving83% hold

wins 65% of points on serve vs Fish M.

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
Fish M.Blake J.
1st serve in·Even
56%
57%
1st serve points won·Even
77%
73%
2nd serve points won·Even
53%
51%
Service points won·Even
67%
64%
Return points won·Even
38%
36%
Break points saved·Even
62%
61%
Aces / match·Dominant
9.2
6.0
Double faults / match·Clear edge
2.2
3.0

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Fish M.Blake J.
Clutch Rating·Slight edge
65
54
Break points saved·Even
89
88
Break points won·Slight edge
56
51
Deciding sets·Clear edge
72
54
Tiebreaks·Slight edge
63
55

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

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-fastrewards aggression
SlowFast

Draw

Final
Carlsen K.
Mirnyi M.
7-57-5
Semi-finals
Carlsen K.
Roddick A.
W/O
Mirnyi M.
Haas T.
7-56-3
Quarter-finals
Carlsen K.
Gambill J.
7-677-5
Mirnyi M.
Dupuis A.
7-617-61
Roddick A.
Ginepri R.
7-677-62
Haas T.
Malisse X.
6-46-3
R16
Haas T.
Kim K.
7-646-3
Malisse X.
Dancevic F.
6-26-2
Dupuis A.
Spadea V.
7-52-0
Mirnyi M.
Saulnier C.
7-56-4
Carlsen K.
Arthurs W.
6-47-65
Ginepri R.
Fish M.
6-17-5
Gambill J.
Labadze I.
7-627-63
Roddick A.
Clement A.
6-36-3
R32
Saulnier C.
Kendrick R.
5-76-36-4
Arthurs W.
Melzer J.
7-657-64
Mirnyi M.
Baker B.
7-616-717-69
Dupuis A.
Morrison J.
7-677-65
Fish M.
Blake J.
6-32-67-67
Ginepri R.
Dailey Z.
6-26-0
Spadea V.
Enqvist T.
7-56-2
Haas T.
Salzenstein J.
6-46-4
Kim K.
Jenkins S.
6-46-757-64
Dancevic F.
Lu Y.
6-26-4
Malisse X.
Kohlschreiber P.
6-36-3
Labadze I.
Bjorkman J.
6-47-61
Gambill J.
Novak J.
6-06-4
Clement A.
Sanguinetti D.
7-661-66-1
Roddick A.
Lee H.
6-36-4
Carlsen K.
Carraz G.
6-43-67-60