Ivo Karlovic vs James Blake — San Jose Round of 16

San Jose · ATP · Round of 16
CRO
Ivo Karlovic
47 yrs · 208 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 12 February 2007
hard
USA
James Blake
46 yrs · 185 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Karlovic I.
6-7 7-6 6-4
Blake J.
Karlovic I.
6471362
Blake J.
7761141

Ivo Karlovic defeated James Blake 6-7 7-6 6-4 in the San Jose round of 16 on hard. The result followed the form book — Ivo Karlovic came in leading the head-to-head 5–3, defending last year's round of 32. Ivo Karlovic extended the head-to-head to 6–3.

Key context

Head to head

5–3
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2013-08-26US OpenR128hardIvo Karlovic6-7(2) 3-6 6-4 7-6(2) 7-6(2)
2010-02-22Delray BeachQFhardIvo Karlovic6-3 6-7(5) 6-1
2009-10-11Shanghai MastersR64hardJames Blake3-6 7-6(4) 6-3
2009-07-10Davis Cup WG QF: CRO vs USARRclayIvo Karlovic6-7(5) 4-6 6-3 7-6(3) 7-5
2009-05-10Madrid MastersR32clayJames Blake6-7(4) 6-4 7-6(4)
2007-10-22BaselR16hardIvo Karlovic4-6 7-6(4) 6-4
2007-05-28Roland GarrosR128clayIvo Karlovic4-6 6-4 7-5 7-5
2006-02-27Las VegasSFhardJames Blake7-6(2) 6-1

Serve vs return

This season
Karlovic I.serving96% hold

wins 76% of points on serve vs Blake J.

Blake J.serving96% hold

wins 76% of points on serve vs Karlovic I.

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

Statistics

This season
Karlovic I.Blake J.
1st serve in·Slight edge
65%
57%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
83%
73%
2nd serve points won·Even
55%
51%
Service points won·Slight edge
73%
64%
Return points won·Slight edge
27%
36%
Break points saved·Slight edge
71%
61%
Aces / match·Dominant
20.9
6.0
Double faults / match·Dominant
4.7
3.0

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Karlovic I.Blake J.
Clutch Rating·Even
56
54
Break points saved·Slight edge
98
88
Break points won·Dominant
0
51
Deciding sets·Dominant
83
54
Tiebreaks·Clear edge
76
55

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

Draw

Final
Murray A.
Karlovic I.
6-736-47-62
Semi-finals
Karlovic I.
Becker B.
7-657-5
Murray A.
Roddick A.
7-686-4
Quarter-finals
Murray A.
Lee H.
4-66-37-64
Becker B.
Safin M.
6-46-3
Roddick A.
Spadea V.
6-36-756-1
Karlovic I.
Fish M.
7-626-4
R16
Becker B.
Phau B.
7-641-66-3
Karlovic I.
Blake J.
6-747-6116-4
Fish M.
Warburg S.
2-66-46-2
Safin M.
Lu Y.
6-45-76-4
Spadea V.
Lopez F.
4-67-57-66
Murray A.
Pless K.
6-06-756-4
Lee H.
Greul S.
6-27-63
Roddick A.
Querrey S.
6-47-63
R32
Murray A.
Kim K.
6-36-1
Spadea V.
Udomchoke D.
6-36-4
Lu Y.
Wilson B.
6-16-2
Blake J.
Kunitsyn I.
6-36-2
Karlovic I.
Garcia Lopez G.
6-37-67
Lee H.
King P.
7-646-3
Roddick A.
Dancevic F.
7-56-1
Querrey S.
Goldstein P.
6-26-1
Lopez F.
Schuettler R.
7-616-1
Phau B.
Economidis K.
6-26-3
Warburg S.
Delic A.
6-46-3
Fish M.
Gabashvili T.
6-36-2
Safin M.
Oudsema S.
6-47-63
Pless K.
Stakhovsky S.
7-56-1
Greul S.
Kendrick R.
6-36-2
Becker B.
Vemic D.
6-43-66-4