James Blake vs Rafael Nadal — US Open Round of 32

US Open · ATP · Round of 32
USA
James Blake
46 yrs · 185 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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3 — 1
Sets
Monday, 29 August 2005
hard
ESP
Rafael Nadal
40 yrs · 185 cm · Left-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Blake J.
6-4 4-6 6-3 6-1
Nadal R.
Blake J.
64663
Nadal R.
46311

James Blake defeated Rafael Nadal 6-4 4-6 6-3 6-1 in the US Open round of 32 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Rafael Nadal came in leading the head-to-head 4–2, defending last year's round of 64. James Blake narrowed the head-to-head to 4–3.

Key context

  • Match story: James Blake came through a tight passage before pulling clear — 6–4 4–6 6–3 6–1.

Head to head

2–4
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2009-10-11Shanghai MastersR32hardRafael Nadal6-2 6-7(4) 6-4
2009-10-05BeijingR16hardRafael Nadal7-5 6-7(4) 6-3
2008-03-27Miami MastersQFhardRafael Nadal3-6 6-3 6-1
2008-03-13Indian Wells MastersQFhardRafael Nadal7-5 3-6 6-3
2006-11-13Masters CupRRhardJames Blake6-4 7-6(0)
2006-03-06Indian Wells MastersSFhardJames Blake7-5 6-3

Serve vs return

This season
Blake J.serving76% hold

wins 61% of points on serve vs Nadal R.

Nadal R.serving90% hold

wins 70% of points on serve vs Blake J.

Serve advantage — Nadal 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
Blake J.Nadal R.
1st serve in·Slight edge
57%
65%
1st serve points won·Even
73%
73%
2nd serve points won·Slight edge
51%
56%
Service points won·Even
64%
67%
Return points won·Slight edge
36%
42%
Break points saved·Even
61%
64%
Aces / match·Clear edge
6.0
4.4
Double faults / match·Slight edge
3.0
2.4

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Blake J.Nadal R.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
54
97
Break points saved·Clear edge
88
100
Break points won·Dominant
51
99
Deciding sets·Dominant
54
100
Tiebreaks·Dominant
55
99

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
28°CPartly cloudy
Wind 5 km/hHumidity 63%

Draw

Final
Federer R.
Agassi A.
6-32-67-616-1
Semi-finals
Federer R.
Hewitt L.
6-37-604-66-3
Agassi A.
Ginepri R.
6-45-76-34-66-3
Quarter-finals
Agassi A.
Blake J.
3-63-66-36-37-66
Hewitt L.
Nieminen J.
2-66-13-66-36-1
Ginepri R.
Coria G.
4-66-17-53-67-5
Federer R.
Nalbandian D.
6-26-46-1
R16
Ginepri R.
Gasquet R.
6-33-66-786-46-0
Agassi A.
Malisse X.
6-36-46-754-66-2
Nieminen J.
Verdasco F.
6-27-666-3
Coria G.
Massu N.
6-42-66-756-26-2
Federer R.
Kiefer N.
6-46-736-36-4
Hewitt L.
Hrbaty D.
6-16-46-2
Nalbandian D.
Sanguinetti D.
4-67-646-46-2
Blake J.
Robredo T.
4-67-56-26-3
R32
Malisse X.
Youzhny M.
5-71-66-17-57-61
Coria G.
Soderling R.
6-26-746-16-4
Ginepri R.
Haas T.
7-56-736-42-66-3
Sanguinetti D.
Srichaphan P.
6-34-66-727-667-65
Federer R.
Rochus O.
6-37-666-2
Robredo T.
Grosjean S.
6-47-56-737-63
Agassi A.
Berdych T.
3-66-16-47-62
Nalbandian D.
Gonzalez F.
7-56-36-0
Kiefer N.
Clement A.
6-46-756-46-1
Nieminen J.
Mirnyi M.
6-37-653-66-3
Verdasco F.
Djokovic N.
6-14-66-726-46-4
Hrbaty D.
Ferrer D.
6-777-57-57-5
Hewitt L.
Dent T.
6-33-66-726-27-5
Gasquet R.
Ljubicic I.
3-67-666-776-36-2
Massu N.
Wawrinka S.
6-46-36-0
Blake J.
Nadal R.
6-44-66-36-1
R64
Agassi A.
Karlovic I.
7-647-657-64
Clement A.
Murray A.
6-27-622-66-746-0
Robredo T.
Kuerten G.
5-77-636-36-2
Gasquet R.
Galimberti G.
6-13-66-33-2
Massu N.
Novak J.
W/O
Wawrinka S.
Puerta M.
3-66-46-36-746-1
Ferrer D.
Kucera K.
6-36-06-2
Nieminen J.
Phau B.
6-26-45-76-4
Federer R.
Santoro F.
7-57-57-62
Kiefer N.
Stepanek R.
4-64-66-46-36-3
Rochus O.
Montanes A.
4-66-26-16-3
Malisse X.
Baker B.
6-756-26-36-4
Ljubicic I.
Saulnier C.
7-655-76-46-4
Haas T.
Schuettler R.
7-656-26-0
Nalbandian D.
Wessels P.
7-641-66-27-64
Gonzalez F.
Tursunov D.
6-43-66-46-3
Ginepri R.
Muller G.
6-16-16-4
Sanguinetti D.
Moya C.
3-66-16-26-4
Srichaphan P.
Davydenko N.
6-47-56-3
Djokovic N.
Ancic M.
6-35-77-646-3
Verdasco F.
Capdeville P.
6-46-27-5
Grosjean S.
Johansson T.
6-36-24-66-2
Nadal R.
Jenkins S.
6-47-56-4
Blake J.
Andreev I.
6-26-26-4
Berdych T.
Mello R.
6-36-26-0
Youzhny M.
Bjorkman J.
6-46-46-3
Mirnyi M.
Serra F.
7-656-746-47-64
Soderling R.
Lopez F.
6-26-27-66
Hrbaty D.
Lammer M.
6-16-16-3
Coria G.
Spadea V.
6-26-36-2
Hewitt L.
Acasuso J.
7-667-636-2
Dent T.
Almagro N.
6-36-24-67-5
R128
Muller G.
Roddick A.
7-647-687-61
Hrbaty D.
Seppi A.
6-26-46-766-2
Dent T.
Burgsmuller L.
6-33-66-16-4
Sanguinetti D.
Arthurs W.
6-36-37-63
Moya C.
Llodra M.
6-46-42-1
Stepanek R.
Lapentti N.
7-57-656-1
Montanes A.
Hanescu V.
6-43-66-32-1
Rochus O.
Vik R.
5-76-26-26-2
Phau B.
Popp A.
6-16-36-3
Federer R.
Minar I.
6-16-16-1
Santoro F.
Melzer J.
6-26-16-3
Wessels P.
Rochus C.
6-746-36-46-4
Almagro N.
Carlsen K.
7-647-56-4
Acasuso J.
Horna L.
4-66-36-47-611
Kucera K.
Philippoussis M.
6-46-27-5
Massu N.
Gambill J.
7-646-26-3
Andreev I.
Elseneer G.
6-46-46-2
Blake J.
Rusedski G.
7-57-636-3
Galimberti G.
Young D.
7-646-16-2
Haas T.
Luczak P.
3-66-36-26-3
Karlovic I.
Fish M.
7-646-35-77-64
Malisse X.
Hernych J.
6-27-56-2
Bjorkman J.
Behrend T.
6-36-36-0
Grosjean S.
Hernandez O.
6-26-36-2
Johansson T.
Zabaleta M.
6-36-46-3
Lammer M.
Kim K.
3-66-37-56-4
Nieminen J.
Beck K.
6-42-67-50-67-5
Soderling R.
Chela J.
6-737-646-36-4
Spadea V.
Weiner G.
6-46-26-0
Jenkins S.
Bastl G.
7-646-06-714-67-65
Nadal R.
Reynolds B.
6-36-36-4
Youzhny M.
Mayer F.
6-16-06-2
Berdych T.
Kohlschreiber P.
7-667-646-4
Mello R.
Monaco J.
6-726-26-16-4
Capdeville P.
Mathieu P.
6-24-67-56-2
Verdasco F.
Henman T.
6-46-26-2
Ginepri R.
Garcia Lopez G.
6-36-27-65
Schuettler R.
Starace P.
6-16-41-67-64
Wawrinka S.
Ram R.
2-66-47-666-727-5
Davydenko N.
Zib T.
6-26-06-4
Srichaphan P.
El Aynaoui Y.
6-46-36-0
Robredo T.
Bracciali D.
3-66-36-46-2
Nalbandian D.
Bogomolov Jr A.
6-27-56-4
Kiefer N.
Vanek J.
6-46-26-3
Murray A.
Pavel A.
6-33-63-66-16-4
Clement A.
Ferrero J.
7-57-56-1
Lopez F.
Volandri F.
6-24-67-656-1
Gonzalez F.
Moodie W.
4-66-47-57-5
Tursunov D.
Baghdatis M.
6-46-36-776-2
Hewitt L.
Costa A.
6-16-26-1
Ferrer D.
Calleri A.
4-66-46-746-16-1
Novak J.
Norman D.
6-46-46-2
Gasquet R.
Martin A.
6-26-31-66-746-4
Puerta M.
Okun N.
7-646-736-46-0
Ljubicic I.
Summerer T.
6-37-646-3
Saulnier C.
Tipsarevic J.
6-777-636-46-3
Agassi A.
Sabau R.
6-36-36-1
Kuerten G.
Goldstein P.
6-26-756-37-63
Baker B.
Gaudio G.
7-696-26-4
Ancic M.
Lee H.
6-26-17-5
Djokovic N.
Monfils G.
7-54-67-650-67-5
Serra F.
Koubek S.
6-16-44-66-4
Mirnyi M.
Gimelstob J.
6-27-56-2
Coria G.
Mantilla F.
7-656-16-3