Vincent Spadea vs James Blake — Scottsdale Quarter-final

Scottsdale · ATP · Quarter-final
USA
Vincent Spadea
51 yrs · 183 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 21 February 2005
hard
USA
James Blake
46 yrs · 185 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Spadea V.
7-6 6-1
Blake J.
Spadea V.
7862
Blake J.
661–

Vincent Spadea defeated James Blake 7-6 6-1 in the Scottsdale quarter-final on hard. The result followed the form book — Vincent Spadea came in leading the head-to-head 5–3, defending the title. Vincent Spadea extended the head-to-head to 6–3.

Key context

  • Match story: Vincent Spadea came through a tight passage before pulling clear — 7–6 6–1.

Head to head

5–3
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2009-02-09San JoseR32hardJames Blake6-3 6-4
2007-07-16Los AngelesQFhardJames Blake7-6(2) 6-4
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
2002-10-07ViennaR32hardJames Blake3-6 6-2 6-3
2002-06-10Queen's ClubR32grassVincent Spadea6-3 6-4

Serve vs return

This season
Spadea V.serving82% hold

wins 64% of points on serve vs Blake J.

Blake J.serving83% hold

wins 65% of points on serve vs Spadea V.

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
Spadea V.Blake J.
1st serve in·Even
59%
57%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
68%
73%
2nd serve points won·Even
50%
51%
Service points won·Even
61%
64%
Return points won·Even
38%
36%
Break points saved·Even
59%
61%
Aces / match·Clear edge
3.3
6.0
Double faults / match·Even
2.9
3.0

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (186 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

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

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

Draw

Final
Arthurs W.
Ancic M.
7-56-3
Semi-finals
Arthurs W.
Rochus C.
7-57-62
Ancic M.
Spadea V.
6-16-4
Quarter-finals
Spadea V.
Blake J.
7-666-1
Ancic M.
Lapentti G.
6-16-4
Rochus C.
Sanguinetti D.
6-46-3
Arthurs W.
Weiner G.
6-37-63
R16
Arthurs W.
Gimelstob J.
6-26-757-66
Sanguinetti D.
Goldstein P.
3-66-16-4
Rochus C.
Kim K.
6-36-1
Spadea V.
Tipsarevic J.
6-44-66-4
Weiner G.
Burgsmuller L.
6-46-4
Lapentti G.
Labadze I.
6-26-2
Blake J.
Salzenstein J.
6-26-4
Ancic M.
Philippoussis M.
6-17-63
R32
Weiner G.
Dancevic F.
6-47-64
Gimelstob J.
Vliegen K.
6-37-63
Arthurs W.
Dent T.
3-66-37-64
Kim K.
Tecau H.
6-36-2
Rochus C.
Morrison J.
6-42-66-4
Labadze I.
Kuznetsov A.
3-67-56-1
Sanguinetti D.
Kohlmann M.
6-46-726-3
Goldstein P.
Young D.
6-36-1
Spadea V.
Reynolds B.
1-67-647-62
Tipsarevic J.
Gambill J.
6-46-2
Salzenstein J.
Bogomolov Jr A.
6-37-64
Blake J.
Carlsen K.
7-697-5
Ancic M.
Evans B.
3-66-26-3
Philippoussis M.
Behrend T.
7-51-66-4
Lapentti G.
Moodie W.
6-46-1
Burgsmuller L.
Lu Y.
4-66-47-63