James Blake vs Marin Cilic — Bangkok Round of 32

Bangkok · ATP · Round of 32
USA
James Blake
46 yrs · 185 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWLWLLWWL
0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 25 September 2006
hard
Marin Cilic
CRO
Marin Cilic
#62ATP
1800ELO
1762Hard ELO
$776kYTD
$33MCAREER
37 yrs · 198 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLWWLLLWL
Blake J.
6-1 6-2
Cilic M.
Blake J.
662
Cilic M.
12–

James Blake defeated Marin Cilic 6-1 6-2 in the Bangkok round of 32 on hard. James Blake extended the head-to-head to 2–1.

Key context

Head to head

1–1
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2009-07-10Davis Cup WG QF: CRO vs USARRclayMarin Cilic6-3 6-3 4-6 6-2
2008-01-14Australian OpenR16hardJames Blake6-3 6-4 6-4

Serve vs return

This season
Blake J.serving85% hold

wins 66% of points on serve vs Cilic M.

Cilic M.serving89% hold

wins 69% 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

Serve & return on hard

Blake J.Cilic M.
—
Serve
57
—
Return
10

Per-surface Serve / Return Rating (0–100, percentile within the hard field, opponent-adjusted over 52 weeks). About

Statistics

This season
Blake J.Cilic M.
1st serve in·Even
57%
58%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
73%
78%
2nd serve points won·Even
51%
50%
Service points won·Even
64%
66%
Return points won·Even
36%
37%
Break points saved·Slight edge
61%
66%
Aces / match·Dominant
6.0
10.6
Double faults / match·Slight edge
3.0
3.4

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 199). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Blake J.Cilic M.
Clutch Rating·Clear edge
54
76
Break points saved·Slight edge
88
99
Break points won·Slight edge
51
41
Deciding sets·Dominant
54
94
Tiebreaks·Dominant
55
87

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

Freshness

Recent load
Blake J.Cilic M.
Freshness·
—
97

Cilic M.: 12 days rest · 1 match (14d). Higher means fresher. About

Draw

Final
Blake J.
Ljubicic I.
6-36-1
Semi-finals
Ljubicic I.
Srichaphan P.
6-36-2
Blake J.
Safin M.
3-66-47-63
Quarter-finals
Srichaphan P.
Henman T.
6-726-47-64
Ljubicic I.
Ginepri R.
4-66-36-4
Blake J.
Nieminen J.
6-22-67-5
Safin M.
Zverev M.
7-645-77-5
R16
Henman T.
Bogdanovic A.
6-35-76-1
Ginepri R.
Udomchoke D.
6-36-3
Blake J.
Balleret B.
6-36-2
Ljubicic I.
Becker B.
7-667-5
Safin M.
Benneteau J.
7-656-736-2
Zverev M.
Schuettler R.
7-677-5
Nieminen J.
Dancevic F.
2-67-636-4
Srichaphan P.
Ledovskikh M.
6-45-76-2
R32
Srichaphan P.
Lopez F.
6-16-4
Dancevic F.
Burgsmuller L.
7-53-67-67
Balleret B.
Waske A.
7-52-66-1
Ginepri R.
Carlsen K.
6-36-4
Benneteau J.
Iwabuchi S.
6-46-2
Zverev M.
Ferrero J.
4-66-26-4
Blake J.
Cilic M.
6-16-2
Nieminen J.
Massa E.
6-766-36-2
Ljubicic I.
Vicente F.
6-33-66-4
Becker B.
Daniel M.
6-36-2
Udomchoke D.
Bastl G.
6-36-0
Schuettler R.
Lee H.
6-16-4
Bogdanovic A.
Wang J.
6-776-46-4
Henman T.
Murray A.
6-46-2
Safin M.
Kim K.
2-66-16-4
Ledovskikh M.
Ryderstedt M.
6-17-67