Nicolas Lapentti vs James Blake — Houston Quarter-final

Houston · ATP · Quarter-final
ECU
Nicolas Lapentti
49 yrs · 188 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 18 April 2005
clay
USA
James Blake
46 yrs · 185 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Lapentti N.
6-4 1-6 7-6
Blake J.
Lapentti N.
61772
Blake J.
46631

Nicolas Lapentti defeated James Blake 6-4 1-6 7-6 in the Houston quarter-final on clay. The upset overturned the form book — James Blake came in leading the head-to-head 1–0, defending last year's quarter-final. Nicolas Lapentti claimed a first win over James Blake in two meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 1–1.

Key context

Head to head

0–1
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2004-01-19Australian OpenR64hardJames Blake6-3 7-6(4) 2-6 6-1

Serve vs return

This season
Lapentti N.serving76% hold

wins 61% of points on serve vs Blake J.

Blake J.serving80% hold

wins 63% of points on serve vs Lapentti N.

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
Lapentti N.Blake J.
1st serve in·Slight edge
62%
57%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
68%
73%
2nd serve points won·Even
48%
51%
Service points won·Even
61%
64%
Return points won·Even
37%
36%
Break points saved·Even
57%
61%
Aces / match·Clear edge
3.6
6.0
Double faults / match·Clear edge
2.0
3.0

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (129 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Lapentti N.Blake J.
Clutch Rating·Slight edge
45
54
Break points saved·Clear edge
70
88
Break points won·Slight edge
42
51
Deciding sets·Slight edge
49
54
Tiebreaks·Clear edge
73
55

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

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-slowfavours grinders
SlowFast

Draw

Final
Roddick A.
Grosjean S.
6-26-2
Semi-finals
Roddick A.
Melzer J.
6-46-2
Grosjean S.
Lapentti N.
6-17-65
Quarter-finals
Grosjean S.
Agassi A.
4-66-16-2
Lapentti N.
Blake J.
6-41-67-63
Roddick A.
Horna L.
6-46-1
Melzer J.
Haas T.
2-66-26-4
R16
Melzer J.
Okun N.
2-66-27-5
Haas T.
Morrison J.
7-646-2
Roddick A.
Ginepri R.
7-666-4
Grosjean S.
Hernandez O.
6-45-76-2
Blake J.
Dupuis A.
6-46-1
Lapentti N.
Kim K.
7-616-2
Horna L.
Goldstein P.
6-16-777-5
Agassi A.
Calatrava A.
3-66-47-5
R32
Kim K.
Garcia A.
6-46-4
Morrison J.
Popp A.
6-37-64
Haas T.
Vliegen K.
6-37-5
Calatrava A.
Young D.
6-16-4
Hernandez O.
Bogomolov Jr A.
6-17-5
Okun N.
Mello R.
6-47-5
Melzer J.
Puerta M.
6-36-3
Ginepri R.
Fish M.
6-16-4
Goldstein P.
Vanek J.
6-17-64
Grosjean S.
Phau B.
4-66-37-5
Dupuis A.
Massu N.
6-46-0
Roddick A.
Boeker M.
6-26-3
Blake J.
Minar I.
6-27-5
Lapentti N.
Zib T.
6-36-2
Horna L.
Enqvist T.
6-46-3
Agassi A.
Tabara M.
6-27-65