James Blake vs Radek Stepanek — Washington Round of 32

Washington · ATP · Round of 32
USA
James Blake
46 yrs · 185 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 1 August 2005
hard
CZE
Radek Stepanek
47 yrs · 185 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Blake J.
6-4 2-6 6-4
Stepanek R.
Blake J.
6262
Stepanek R.
4641

James Blake defeated Radek Stepanek 6-4 2-6 6-4 in the Washington round of 32 on hard. The result followed the form book — James Blake came in defending last year's round of 32. James Blake extended the head-to-head to 4–3.

Key context

  • Match story: James Blake closed it out in three sets, 6–4 2–6 6–4.

Head to head

3–3
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2012-05-21DusseldorfRRclayRadek Stepanek6-2 6-1
2008-03-27Miami MastersR16hardJames Blake6-3 6-4
2007-07-16Los AngelesFhardRadek Stepanek7-6(7) 5-7 6-2
2004-03-08Indian Wells MastersR128hardJames Blake6-2 6-2
2003-08-04Canada MastersR64hardJames Blake7-6(3) 6-4
2003-05-05Rome MastersR64clayRadek Stepanek6-2 1-6 6-3

Serve vs return

This season
Blake J.serving82% hold

wins 64% of points on serve vs Stepanek R.

Stepanek R.serving85% hold

wins 66% of points on serve vs Blake J.

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
Blake J.Stepanek R.
1st serve in·Even
57%
61%
1st serve points won·Even
73%
71%
2nd serve points won·Even
51%
50%
Service points won·Even
64%
63%
Return points won·Even
36%
39%
Break points saved·Even
61%
61%
Aces / match·Slight edge
6.0
4.9
Double faults / match·Even
3.0
3.2

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Blake J.Stepanek R.
Clutch Rating·Slight edge
54
64
Break points saved·Even
88
92
Break points won·Clear edge
51
39
Deciding sets·Dominant
54
79
Tiebreaks·Clear edge
55
74

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