Fernando Gonzalez vs James Blake — USA vs CHI Round Robin
Fernando Gonzalez defeated James Blake 6-7 0-6 7-6 6-4 10-8 in the USA vs CHI round robin on grass. The upset overturned the form book — James Blake came in leading the head-to-head 3–2. Fernando Gonzalez narrowed the head-to-head to 3–3.
Key context
- Match story: Fernando Gonzalez came back from two sets down to beat James Blake.
How the match was decided
Auto-generatedGonzalez F. came through in five sets.
Common opponents
3 shared · last 12 monthsGonzalez F. and Blake J. faced 3 of the same opponents in the last 12 months. Gonzalez F. went 1–4 (20%) against them, Blake J. 0–5 (0%). Only 2 of the comparisons are context-comparable — too few for a conclusion.
1–420%Gonzalez F. · better vs 0Record vs common opponents0–50%Blake J. · better vs 0
Vs common opponents · derived from scorelines
4–11Sets2–12
71–89Games58–87
2–3Tiebreaks1–2
1–2Deciding sets0–1
Only 3 common opponents — small sample, treat as indicative.
vs Federer R.L5-7 2-6 6-7Wimbledon · grassL6-7 5-7Cincinnati Masters · hard
vs Ljubicic I.L6-4 6-7 4-6Madrid Masters · clayL3-6 4-6Paris Masters · hard- vs Wawrinka S.#141Hard to compareW3-6 6-2 7-6Miami Masters · hardL7-6 7-5 1-6 3-6 4-6Roland Garros · clay
Head-to-head
6 meetings · level 3–333
Grass: Gonzalez F. leads 1–0 · Hard: level 2–2 · Clay: Blake J. leads 1–0
- Gonzalez F.April 2006USA vs CHIThis matchGrass6-7 0-6 7-6 6-4 10-8
- Gonzalez F.March 2005Indian Wells MastersHard6-4 0-6 6-3
- Gonzalez F.January 2005AucklandHard7-6 6-1
- Blake J.October 2003Paris MastersHard6-3 6-4
- Blake J.October 2002Paris MastersHard6-7 6-4 6-4
Closing odds
Player context
Before the matchGonzalez F.Blake J.1 868ELO1 7851 621Grass ELO1 5313–7Last 104–625Age26183 cmHeight185 cmRightPlaysRight