James Blake vs Tomas Berdych — Washington Semi-final

Washington · ATP · Semi-final
USA
James Blake
46 yrs · 185 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 1 August 2005
hard
CZE
Tomas Berdych
40 yrs · 196 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Blake J.
6-4 6-3
Berdych T.
Blake J.
662
Berdych T.
43–

James Blake defeated Tomas Berdych 6-4 6-3 in the Washington semi-final on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Tomas Berdych came in leading the head-to-head 3–1. James Blake narrowed the head-to-head to 3–2.

Key context

  • Match story: James Blake closed it out in two sets, 6–4 6–3.

Head to head

1–3
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2009-03-25Miami MastersR32hardTomas Berdych6-4 6-7(3) 6-3
2008-05-18DusseldorfRRclayTomas Berdych7-6(5) 7-6(5)
2007-02-09Davis Cup WG R1: CZE vs USARRclayTomas Berdych6-1 2-6 7-5 7-5
2006-08-28US OpenR16hardJames Blake6-4 6-3 6-1

Serve vs return

This season
Blake J.serving85% hold

wins 66% of points on serve vs Berdych T.

Berdych T.serving90% hold

wins 70% 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.Berdych T.
1st serve in·Even
57%
58%
1st serve points won·Even
73%
77%
2nd serve points won·Even
51%
52%
Service points won·Even
64%
67%
Return points won·Even
36%
37%
Break points saved·Even
61%
64%
Aces / match·Clear edge
6.0
7.9
Double faults / match·Slight edge
3.0
2.5

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Blake J.Berdych T.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
54
82
Break points saved·Slight edge
88
98
Break points won·Clear edge
51
70
Deciding sets·Dominant
54
87
Tiebreaks·Dominant
55
85

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

Conditions

Court speed
Fastbig serves, short points
SlowFast
Weather
28°CMainly clear
Wind 4 km/hHumidity 59%

Draw

Final
Roddick A.
Blake J.
7-56-3
Semi-finals
Blake J.
Berdych T.
6-46-3
Roddick A.
Srichaphan P.
7-646-2
Quarter-finals
Berdych T.
Reynolds B.
7-657-69
Srichaphan P.
Horna L.
6-47-5
Roddick A.
Karlovic I.
6-777-56-4
Blake J.
Clement A.
6-36-2
R16
Roddick A.
Chela J.
6-46-746-4
Horna L.
Ginepri R.
6-47-68
Srichaphan P.
Moodie W.
6-37-61
Blake J.
Zib T.
6-42-66-4
Reynolds B.
Hernych J.
2-66-46-3
Berdych T.
Grosjean S.
7-56-2
Karlovic I.
Rusedski G.
7-646-2
Clement A.
Muller G.
4-66-36-4
R32
Chela J.
Baker B.
6-36-3
Blake J.
Stepanek R.
6-42-66-4
Moodie W.
Henman T.
7-647-5
Berdych T.
Arthurs W.
6-44-66-4
Srichaphan P.
Goldstein P.
6-43-67-5
Muller G.
Massu N.
7-626-4
Clement A.
Bloomfield R.
6-24-67-67
Horna L.
Hrbaty D.
6-46-727-64
Ginepri R.
Beck K.
6-36-4
Rusedski G.
Healey N.
7-626-2
Grosjean S.
Popp A.
6-26-3
Roddick A.
Lapentti G.
6-36-4
Reynolds B.
Mello R.
6-33-67-5
Hernych J.
De Chaunac S.
7-676-1
Karlovic I.
Mirnyi M.
4-66-36-4
Zib T.
Bjorkman J.
0-66-37-5
R64
Moodie W.
Smeets R.
6-47-64
Popp A.
Phau B.
7-642-66-3
Reynolds B.
Clayton A.
7-56-4
Hernych J.
Delgado J.
6-46-3
Ginepri R.
Kim K.
6-26-3
Horna L.
Philippoussis M.
7-56-4
Karlovic I.
Carlsen K.
6-36-756-3
Goldstein P.
Falla A.
6-36-2
Arthurs W.
Simmonds P.
0-66-36-1
Lapentti G.
Mahut N.
6-26-3
Baker B.
Heuberger I.
6-26-4
Blake J.
Lisnard J.
6-46-3
Clement A.
Lapentti N.
6-13-66-3
Muller G.
Sanguinetti D.
6-36-4
Bjorkman J.
Morrison J.
6-36-4
Healey N.
Carraz G.
6-26-1