Thomas Johansson vs James Blake — Stockholm Semi-final
Stockholm · ATP · Semi-final
2 — 1
Sets
Sunday, 7 October 2007
hard
Johansson T.3-6 6-1 7-6
Blake J.
Johansson T.
36772
Blake J.
61631
Thomas Johansson defeated James Blake 3-6 6-1 7-6 in the Stockholm semi-final on hard. The upset overturned the form book — James Blake came in leading the head-to-head 2–1, defending the title. Thomas Johansson narrowed the head-to-head to 2–2.
Key context
- Match story: Thomas Johansson dropped the opening set before beating James Blake 3–6 6–1 7–6.
Head to head
1–2| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007-09-21 | Davis Cup WG SF: SWE vs USA | RR | carpet | Thomas Johansson | 6-4 6-2 3-6 6-3 |
| 2007-07-23 | Indianapolis | R32 | hard | James Blake | 7-5 7-6(9) |
| 2006-10-09 | Stockholm | R32 | hard | James Blake | 6-3 6-2 |
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
74%
73%
2nd serve points won·Even
49%
51%
Service points won·Even
64%
64%
Return points won·Even
34%
36%
Break points saved·Even
63%
61%
Aces / match·Clear edge
7.8
6.0
Double faults / match·Slight edge
2.6
3.0
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (80 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Clutch
Under pressureClutch Rating·Even
54
54
Break points saved·Slight edge
80
88
Break points won·Even
51
51
Deciding sets·Slight edge
59
54
Tiebreaks·Slight edge
60
55
Performance in the biggest moments — break points, deciding sets and tiebreaks (0–100, higher is better). About
Conditions
Court speed
Mediumbalanced pace
SlowFast
Weather
11°COvercast
Wind 12 km/hHumidity 81%
Draw
Quarter-finals
Johansson T.
Ancic M.
4-67-57-63
Blake J.
Nieminen J.
6-716-46-2
Karlovic I.
Clement A.
7-613-67-67
Haas T.
Monaco J.
6-36-3
R16
Karlovic I.
Johansson J.
W/O
Haas T.
Montanes A.
6-23-66-3
Nieminen J.
Luczak P.
6-06-4
Monaco J.
Prpic F.
6-46-4
Ancic M.
Rehnquist B.
6-16-3
Johansson T.
Llodra M.
6-47-610
Blake J.
Dancevic F.
6-36-2
Clement A.
Ryderstedt M.
7-623-66-3
R32
Johansson T.
del Potro J.
6-41-0
Ryderstedt M.
Carlsen K.
6-37-64
Clement A.
Mirnyi M.
6-36-2
Johansson J.
Berlocq C.
7-616-2
Karlovic I.
Massu N.
7-666-746-4
Monaco J.
Eleskovic E.
6-36-3
Haas T.
Rochus O.
6-46-1
Prpic F.
Hernandez O.
6-27-64
Montanes A.
Bopanna R.
7-656-1
Blake J.
Bjorkman J.
6-737-56-3
Dancevic F.
Wessels P.
6-16-777-66
Rehnquist B.
Spadea V.
6-46-4
Ancic M.
Delic A.
6-16-4
Llodra M.
Gremelmayr D.
6-36-2
Nieminen J.
Kamke T.
6-16-2
Luczak P.
Becker B.
2-66-36-4