Roger Federer vs James BlakeCincinnati Masters Round of 64

Cincinnati Masters · ATP · Round of 64
44 yrs · 185 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWWWLWLWW
0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 15 August 2005
hard
46 yrs · 185 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWLWLLWWL
Federer R.
7-6 7-5
Blake J.
Federer R.
7772
Blake J.
635

Roger Federer defeated James Blake 7-6 7-5 in the Cincinnati Masters round of 64 on hard. The result followed the form book — Roger Federer came in leading the head-to-head 9–1, defending last year's round of 64. Roger Federer extended the head-to-head to 10–1.

Key context

Head to head

91
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2011-08-14Cincinnati MastersR16hardRoger Federer6-4 6-1
2009-05-10Madrid MastersR16clayRoger Federer6-2 6-4
2008-08-11Beijing OlympicsQFhardJames Blake6-4 7-6(2)
2008-01-14Australian OpenQFhardRoger Federer7-5 7-6(5) 6-4
2007-08-13Cincinnati MastersFhardRoger Federer6-1 6-4
2006-11-13Masters CupFhardRoger Federer6-0 6-3 6-4
2006-08-28US OpenQFhardRoger Federer7-6(7) 6-0 6-7(9) 6-4
2006-03-20Miami MastersQFhardRoger Federer7-6(2) 6-4
2006-03-06Indian Wells MastersFhardRoger Federer7-5 6-3 6-0
2003-08-25US OpenR32hardRoger Federer6-3 7-6(4) 6-3

Serve vs return

This season
Federer R.serving94% hold

wins 74% of points on serve vs Blake J.

Blake J.serving82% hold

wins 64% of points on serve vs Federer R.

Serve advantage — Federer R.

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·Slight edge
63%
57%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
79%
73%
2nd serve points won·Slight edge
59%
51%
Service points won·Slight edge
71%
64%
Return points won·Even
39%
36%
Break points saved·Slight edge
69%
61%
Aces / match·Clear edge
8.9
6.0
Double faults / match·Clear edge
1.7
3.0

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Clutch Rating·Dominant
92
54
Break points saved·Clear edge
100
88
Break points won·Dominant
83
51
Deciding sets·Dominant
99
54
Tiebreaks·Dominant
100
55

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

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-fastrewards aggression
SlowFast
Weather
26°CPartly cloudy
Wind 4 km/hHumidity 68%

Draw