James Blake vs Kevin Kim — Sydney Round of 32

Sydney · ATP · Round of 32
USA
James Blake
46 yrs · 185 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 8 January 2007
hard
USA
Kevin Kim
47 yrs · 180 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Blake J.
6-3 6-4
Kim K.
Blake J.
662
Kim K.
34–

James Blake defeated Kevin Kim 6-3 6-4 in the Sydney round of 32 on hard. The result followed the form book — James Blake came in leading the head-to-head 1–0, defending the title. James Blake extended the head-to-head to 2–0.

Key context

  • Match story: James Blake closed it out in two sets, 6–3 6–4.

Head to head

1–0
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2006-07-31WashingtonR32hardJames Blake7-5 3-6 6-2

Serve vs return

This season
Blake J.serving88% hold

wins 68% of points on serve vs Kim K.

Kim K.serving77% hold

wins 61% of points on serve vs Blake J.

Serve advantage — Blake J.

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.Kim K.
1st serve in·Even
57%
55%
1st serve points won·Even
73%
71%
2nd serve points won·Slight edge
51%
42%
Service points won·Slight edge
64%
58%
Return points won·Even
36%
35%
Break points saved·Slight edge
61%
53%
Aces / match·Clear edge
6.0
4.2
Double faults / match·Clear edge
3.0
4.1

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 47). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Blake J.Kim K.
Clutch Rating·Clear edge
54
40
Break points saved·Clear edge
88
64
Break points won·Even
51
48
Deciding sets·Even
54
52
Tiebreaks·Clear edge
55
41

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

Conditions

Court speed
Fastbig serves, short points
SlowFast

Draw

Final
Blake J.
Moya C.
6-35-76-1
Semi-finals
Blake J.
Melzer J.
W/O
Moya C.
Gasquet R.
6-34-66-2
Quarter-finals
Blake J.
Korolev E.
6-16-4
Melzer J.
Berdych T.
6-26-4
Moya C.
Baghdatis M.
6-13-67-63
Gasquet R.
Mathieu P.
6-46-716-0
R16
Mathieu P.
Davydenko N.
6-4
Baghdatis M.
Hernych J.
6-46-726-3
Korolev E.
Ginepri R.
0-66-46-4
Melzer J.
Guccione C.
7-636-3
Berdych T.
Minar I.
6-746-06-4
Blake J.
Healey N.
6-26-4
Gasquet R.
Becker B.
6-36-4
Moya C.
Verdasco F.
4-67-696-3
R32
Mathieu P.
Clement A.
7-656-4
Korolev E.
Lee H.
6-726-36-2
Ginepri R.
Mayer F.
6-36-2
Healey N.
Koubek S.
6-37-5
Guccione C.
Nadal R.
6-5
Blake J.
Kim K.
6-36-4
Berdych T.
Smeets R.
6-27-5
Minar I.
Srichaphan P.
6-23-0
Melzer J.
Santoro F.
6-22-66-4
Verdasco F.
Grosjean S.
6-46-4
Davydenko N.
Spadea V.
3-66-36-4
Becker B.
Volandri F.
6-36-2
Gasquet R.
Benneteau J.
6-16-4
Baghdatis M.
Gulbis E.
7-636-1
Hernych J.
Seppi A.
6-46-2
Moya C.
Bourgeois L.
7-644-67-66