James Blake vs Christophe Rochus — Stockholm Round of 16

Stockholm · ATP · Round of 16
USA
James Blake
46 yrs · 185 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 10 October 2005
hard
BEL
Christophe Rochus
47 yrs · 170 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Blake J.
6-7 7-5 6-2
Rochus C.
Blake J.
69762
Rochus C.
711521

James Blake defeated Christophe Rochus 6-7 7-5 6-2 in the Stockholm round of 16 on hard. The result followed the form book — James Blake came in leading the head-to-head 2–0. James Blake extended the head-to-head to 3–0.

Key context

Head to head

2–0
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2008-06-23WimbledonR128grassJames Blake3-6 6-3 6-1 6-4
2001-04-30HoustonR32clayJames Blake6-2 6-4

Serve vs return

This season
Blake J.serving85% hold

wins 66% of points on serve vs Rochus C.

Rochus C.serving76% hold

wins 61% 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
Blake J.Rochus C.
1st serve in·Slight edge
57%
62%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
73%
65%
2nd serve points won·Slight edge
51%
46%
Service points won·Slight edge
64%
58%
Return points won·Even
36%
37%
Break points saved·Slight edge
61%
53%
Aces / match·Dominant
6.0
1.9
Double faults / match·Slight edge
3.0
2.4

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 158). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Blake J.Rochus C.
Clutch Rating·Clear edge
54
33
Break points saved·Dominant
88
57
Break points won·Slight edge
51
46
Deciding sets·Clear edge
54
37
Tiebreaks·
55
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Performance in the biggest moments — break points, deciding sets and tiebreaks (0–100, higher is better). About

Conditions

Court speed
Mediumbalanced pace
SlowFast
Weather
13°CPartly cloudy
Wind 13 km/hHumidity 77%

Draw

Final
Blake J.
Srichaphan P.
6-17-66
Semi-finals
Blake J.
Rochus O.
6-46-3
Srichaphan P.
Sanguinetti D.
4-67-56-3
Quarter-finals
Sanguinetti D.
Schuettler R.
6-46-3
Blake J.
Martin A.
6-16-2
Srichaphan P.
Johansson T.
2-66-16-4
Rochus O.
Bjorkman J.
1-67-636-2
R16
Blake J.
Rochus C.
6-797-56-2
Schuettler R.
Nieminen J.
6-33-0
Martin A.
Malisse X.
3-66-37-64
Rochus O.
Benneteau J.
6-46-2
Bjorkman J.
Ancic M.
7-57-67
Sanguinetti D.
Bastl G.
5-76-46-4
Srichaphan P.
Waske A.
6-36-2
Johansson T.
Spadea V.
6-36-4
R32
Johansson T.
Eleskovic E.
7-647-64
Waske A.
Behrend T.
7-56-4
Sanguinetti D.
Dent T.
2-66-46-4
Srichaphan P.
Verdasco F.
7-646-3
Blake J.
Garcia Lopez G.
7-646-4
Ancic M.
Beck K.
7-626-4
Rochus O.
Niemeyer F.
6-26-4
Martin A.
Ferrer D.
2-66-36-2
Rochus C.
Acasuso J.
6-36-746-2
Bastl G.
Cakl T.
6-47-5
Bjorkman J.
Moodie W.
6-46-2
Nieminen J.
Massu N.
7-616-2
Spadea V.
Chela J.
6-24-66-1
Schuettler R.
Enqvist T.
6-46-3
Benneteau J.
Mathieu P.
6-16-3
Malisse X.
Monaco J.
7-637-5