Kristof Vliegen vs James Blake — Memphis Round of 32

Memphis · ATP · Round of 32
BEL
Kristof Vliegen
44 yrs · 193 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLLWLLLLL
0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 20 February 2006
hard
USA
James Blake
46 yrs · 185 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWLWLLWWL
Vliegen K.
6-4 6-4
Blake J.
Vliegen K.
662
Blake J.
44–

Kristof Vliegen defeated James Blake 6-4 6-4 in the Memphis round of 32 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — James Blake came in defending last year's round of 32. Kristof Vliegen extended the head-to-head to 2–1.

Key context

  • Match story: Kristof Vliegen edged a tight contest from start to finish — 6–4 6–4.

Head to head

1–1
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2010-08-30US OpenR128hardJames Blake6-3 6-2 6-4
2006-10-16Madrid MastersR32clayKristof Vliegen6-4 3-6 7-6(5)

Serve vs return

This season
Vliegen K.serving83% hold

wins 65% of points on serve vs Blake J.

Blake J.serving86% hold

wins 67% of points on serve vs Vliegen K.

Serve-dominated — both hold easily, expect tiebreaks

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
Vliegen K.Blake J.
1st serve in·Even
61%
57%
1st serve points won·Even
70%
73%
2nd serve points won·Even
50%
51%
Service points won·Even
62%
64%
Return points won·Even
36%
36%
Break points saved·Even
57%
61%
Aces / match·Even
6.2
6.0
Double faults / match·Clear edge
2.1
3.0

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (144 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Vliegen K.Blake J.
Clutch Rating·Slight edge
44
54
Break points saved·Clear edge
69
88
Break points won·Slight edge
44
51
Deciding sets·Even
50
54
Tiebreaks·Slight edge
62
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

Draw

Final
Haas T.
Soderling R.
6-36-2
Semi-finals
Haas T.
Benneteau J.
6-36-1
Soderling R.
Vliegen K.
7-52-67-65
Quarter-finals
Vliegen K.
Capdeville P.
3-67-656-4
Haas T.
Tursunov D.
6-776-46-4
Soderling R.
Murray A.
6-16-4
Benneteau J.
Roddick A.
3-66-47-64
R16
Roddick A.
Arthurs W.
6-747-697-62
Haas T.
Spadea V.
7-676-1
Tursunov D.
Saulnier C.
6-06-736-3
Benneteau J.
Malisse X.
7-646-4
Capdeville P.
Karlovic I.
7-613-67-5
Soderling R.
Carlsen K.
7-636-4
Murray A.
De Voest R.
7-643-67-5
Vliegen K.
Goldstein P.
6-16-4
R32
Haas T.
Gimelstob J.
2-1
De Voest R.
Bjorkman J.
6-46-3
Carlsen K.
Luczak P.
7-646-3
Soderling R.
Mirnyi M.
6-06-1
Capdeville P.
Robredo T.
4-67-636-4
Karlovic I.
Pless K.
6-737-646-4
Goldstein P.
Jenkins S.
6-46-3
Vliegen K.
Blake J.
6-46-4
Spadea V.
Reynolds B.
6-25-77-62
Saulnier C.
Garcia Lopez G.
6-36-4
Tursunov D.
Ginepri R.
7-57-64
Malisse X.
Phau B.
6-16-4
Benneteau J.
Wang J.
3-66-37-62
Arthurs W.
Zib T.
6-47-62
Roddick A.
Fish M.
6-36-757-62
Murray A.
Schuettler R.
1-67-56-2