James Blake vs Tomas ZibWashington Round of 16

Washington · ATP · Round of 16
46 yrs · 185 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 1 August 2005
hard
50 yrs · 178 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Blake J.
6-4 2-6 6-4
Zib T.
Blake J.
6262
Zib T.
4641

James Blake defeated Tomas Zib 6-4 2-6 6-4 in the Washington round of 16 on hard. The result followed the form book — James Blake came in defending last year's round of 32.

Key context

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

Head to head

No previous meetings on record.

Serve vs return

This season
Blake J.serving88% hold

wins 68% of points on serve vs Zib T.

Zib T.serving80% hold

wins 63% of points on serve vs Blake J.

Serve advantage — Blake J.

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
1st serve in·Even
57%
58%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
73%
68%
2nd serve points won·Even
51%
49%
Service points won·Even
64%
60%
Return points won·Even
36%
35%
Break points saved·Even
61%
57%
Aces / match·Clear edge
6.0
4.0
Double faults / match·Clear edge
3.0
2.0

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 75). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Conditions

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