Xavier Malisse vs James Blake — Delray Beach Final
Delray Beach · ATP · Final
2 — 1
Sets
Sunday, 28 January 2007
hard
Malisse X.5-7 6-4 6-4
Blake J.
Malisse X.
5662
Blake J.
7441
Xavier Malisse defeated James Blake 5-7 6-4 6-4 in the Delray Beach final on hard. The upset overturned the form book — James Blake came in leading the head-to-head 2–0. Xavier Malisse claimed a first win over James Blake in three meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 2–1.
Key context
- Match story: Xavier Malisse dropped the opening set before beating James Blake 5–7 6–4 6–4.
Head to head
0–2| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006-07-17 | Indianapolis | SF | hard | James Blake | 6-3 2-6 6-1 |
| 2002-02-25 | San Jose | R16 | hard | James Blake | 6-3 6-1 |
Serve vs return
This seasonServe-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 season1st serve in·Even
58%
57%
1st serve points won·Even
73%
73%
2nd serve points won·Even
51%
51%
Service points won·Even
64%
64%
Return points won·Even
37%
36%
Break points saved·Even
60%
61%
Aces / match·Slight edge
6.9
6.0
Double faults / match·Clear edge
2.0
3.0
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Clutch
Under pressureClutch Rating·Even
52
54
Break points saved·Even
85
88
Break points won·Even
52
51
Deciding sets·Even
53
54
Tiebreaks·Even
56
55
Performance in the biggest moments — break points, deciding sets and tiebreaks (0–100, higher is better). About
Conditions
Court speed
Medium-fastrewards aggression
SlowFast
Draw
Final
Malisse X.
Blake J.
5-76-46-4
Quarter-finals
Spadea V.
Haas T.
6-32-66-4
Becker B.
Sanguinetti D.
7-656-3
Malisse X.
Garcia Lopez G.
6-16-1
Blake J.
Mayer F.
6-36-4
Round Robin
Gabashvili T.
Pless K.
7-696-727-65
Garcia Lopez G.
Gabashvili T.
6-36-2
Pavel A.
Kunitsyn I.
6-16-3
Becker B.
Kim K.
7-646-3
Sanguinetti D.
Kohlschreiber P.
7-56-3
Sanguinetti D.
Delic A.
6-34-66-3
Levine J.
Kim K.
6-26-2
Delic A.
Kohlschreiber P.
6-766-16-4
Schuettler R.
Malisse X.
6-747-616-3
Falla A.
Schuettler R.
6-46-3
Spadea V.
Greul S.
6-27-5
Querrey S.
Lu Y.
7-6106-4
Mayer F.
Kunitsyn I.
6-16-3
Blake J.
Kendrick R.
6-36-2
Malisse X.
Falla A.
6-47-66
Blake J.
Jenkins S.
6-16-3
Kendrick R.
Jenkins S.
6-46-4
Garcia Lopez G.
Pless K.
6-37-65
Mayer F.
Pavel A.
6-33-66-2
Spadea V.
Sweeting R.
7-56-4
Sweeting R.
Greul S.
6-26-2
Haas T.
Lu Y.
2-66-46-3
Haas T.
Querrey S.
6-47-5
Becker B.
Levine J.
6-36-3