Lleyton Hewitt vs James Blake | Lleyton Hewitt Wins 6-4 6-4

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Lleyton Hewitt defeated James Blake 6-4 6-4 in the London final on carpet. The result followed the form book — Lleyton Hewitt came in leading the head-to-head 6–1, defending last year's quarter-final. Lleyton Hewitt extended the head-to-head to 7–1.

Key context

Match story: Lleyton Hewitt edged a tight contest from start to finish — 6–4 6–4.

How the match was decided

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Hewitt L. took it in straight sets.

Match statistics

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Common opponents

9 shared · last 12 months

Hewitt L. and Blake J. faced 9 of the same opponents in the last 12 months. Hewitt L. went 6–5 (55%) against them, Blake J. 8–5 (62%). Results against comparable opponents are close (1 : 2 better-results split).

6–555%Hewitt L. · better vs 1Record vs common opponents8–562%Blake J. · better vs 2

Vs common opponents · derived from scorelines

19–18Sets21–16

179–176Games201–163

4–2Tiebreaks2–5

2–0Deciding sets2–0

vs Federer R.L3-6 6-7 6-4 3-6US Open · hardL6-7 5-7Cincinnati Masters · hard
vs Rusedski G.W1-6 7-5 6-4Cincinnati Masters · hardW7-5 7-6 6-3US Open · hard
vs Andreev I.W6-3 6-4Cincinnati Masters · hardW6-2 6-2 6-4US Open · hard

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vs Hernych J.W6-2 7-5 3-6 6-3Wimbledon · grassL6-1 4-6 6-7 6-7Wimbledon · grass
vs Nieminen J.W2-6 6-1 3-6 6-3 6-1US Open · hardW6-3 4-6 6-1Miami Masters · hard
vs Nadal R.L2-6 7-5 4-6 2-6Roland Garros · clayW7-5 6-3Indian Wells Masters · hard
vs Acasuso J.W7-6 7-6 6-2US Open · hardW6-2 6-3 4-6 7-6Australian Open · hard
vs Chela J.L4-6 4-6 7-6 2-6Australian Open · hardW4-6 6-1 6-0Miami Masters · hard
vs Serra F.Hard to compareL3-4Canada Masters · hardL4-6 6-7Rome Masters · clay

Head-to-head

8 meetings · Hewitt L. leads 7–1

Carpet: Hewitt L. leads 1–0 · Hard: Hewitt L. leads 5–1 · Clay: Hewitt L. leads 1–0

Hewitt L.June 2006LondonThis matchCarpet6-4 6-4
Blake J.February 2006Las VegasHard7-5 2-6 6-3
Hewitt L.January 2005Australian OpenHard4-6 7-6 6-0 6-3
Hewitt L.May 2003DusseldorfClay6-3 6-3
Hewitt L.August 2002US OpenHard6-7 6-3 6-4 3-6 6-3

Draw

Closing odds

Player context

Before the match

Hewitt L.Blake J.1 816ELO1 7854–6Last 104–625Age26180 cmHeight185 cmRightPlaysRight

Cite this

Lleyton Hewitt beat James Blake 6-4 6-4. Umpiry, "Lleyton Hewitt vs James Blake — London Final", https://umpiry.com/match/2006-06-18/blake-vs-hewitt-london-f?utm_source=cite (as of 18 June 2006).