James Blake vs Ivo Karlovic — Las Vegas Semi-final

Las Vegas · ATP · Semi-final
USA
James Blake
46 yrs · 185 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 27 February 2006
hard
CRO
Ivo Karlovic
47 yrs · 208 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWWWWWLLL
Blake J.
7-6 6-1
Karlovic I.
Blake J.
7762
Karlovic I.
621–

James Blake defeated Ivo Karlovic 7-6 6-1 in the Las Vegas semi-final on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Ivo Karlovic came in leading the head-to-head 6–2. James Blake narrowed the head-to-head to 6–3.

Key context

  • Match story: James Blake came through a tight passage before pulling clear — 7–6 6–1.

Head to head

2–6
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2013-08-26US OpenR128hardIvo Karlovic6-7(2) 3-6 6-4 7-6(2) 7-6(2)
2010-02-22Delray BeachQFhardIvo Karlovic6-3 6-7(5) 6-1
2009-10-11Shanghai MastersR64hardJames Blake3-6 7-6(4) 6-3
2009-07-10Davis Cup WG QF: CRO vs USARRclayIvo Karlovic6-7(5) 4-6 6-3 7-6(3) 7-5
2009-05-10Madrid MastersR32clayJames Blake6-7(4) 6-4 7-6(4)
2007-10-22BaselR16hardIvo Karlovic4-6 7-6(4) 6-4
2007-05-28Roland GarrosR128clayIvo Karlovic4-6 6-4 7-5 7-5
2007-02-12San JoseR16hardIvo Karlovic6-7(4) 7-6(11) 6-4

Serve vs return

This season
Blake J.serving96% hold

wins 76% of points on serve vs Karlovic I.

Karlovic I.serving96% hold

wins 76% of points on serve vs Blake J.

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
Blake J.Karlovic I.
1st serve in·Slight edge
57%
65%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
73%
83%
2nd serve points won·Even
51%
55%
Service points won·Slight edge
64%
73%
Return points won·Slight edge
36%
27%
Break points saved·Slight edge
61%
71%
Aces / match·Dominant
6.0
20.9
Double faults / match·Dominant
3.0
4.7

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Blake J.Karlovic I.
Clutch Rating·Even
54
56
Break points saved·Slight edge
88
98
Break points won·Dominant
51
0
Deciding sets·Dominant
54
83
Tiebreaks·Clear edge
55
76

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

Draw

Final
Blake J.
Hewitt L.
7-52-66-3
Semi-finals
Hewitt L.
Goldstein P.
3-66-16-0
Blake J.
Karlovic I.
7-626-1
Quarter-finals
Goldstein P.
Malisse X.
6-32-0
Hewitt L.
Kohlschreiber P.
6-26-0
Blake J.
Carlsen K.
6-46-4
Karlovic I.
Robredo T.
7-646-4
R16
Carlsen K.
Kiefer N.
W/O
Kohlschreiber P.
Benneteau J.
6-36-2
Blake J.
Vahaly B.
6-16-1
Robredo T.
Fish M.
6-46-4
Karlovic I.
Bjorkman J.
3-66-36-4
Malisse X.
Luczak P.
6-44-66-4
Hewitt L.
Hernych J.
6-36-3
Goldstein P.
Spadea V.
6-26-1
R32
Benneteau J.
Soderling R.
6-47-60
Hernych J.
Pless K.
6-36-3
Hewitt L.
Mayer F.
5-76-26-4
Goldstein P.
Ginepri R.
6-746-36-1
Kohlschreiber P.
Verdasco F.
6-747-56-2
Luczak P.
Tursunov D.
6-47-67
Kiefer N.
Sargsian S.
6-36-2
Carlsen K.
Zib T.
6-46-3
Vahaly B.
Querrey S.
3-67-636-3
Blake J.
Srichaphan P.
7-636-0
Spadea V.
Capdeville P.
6-36-2
Karlovic I.
Sanguinetti D.
6-26-4
Bjorkman J.
Monfils G.
7-686-3
Fish M.
Amritraj P.
6-47-64
Robredo T.
Murray A.
6-26-2
Malisse X.
Mirnyi M.
6-44-66-4