James Blake vs Mikhail Youzhny | James Blake Wins 6-3 7-6 6-7 7-6

UMPIRY

USA vs RUSRound RobinHardFri 30 NovFinal

James BlakeUSA

Mikhail YouzhnyRUS

SetsGames3

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James Blake defeated Mikhail Youzhny 6-3 7-6 6-7 7-6 in the USA vs RUS round robin on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Mikhail Youzhny came in leading the head-to-head 1–0, but James Blake had been the form player, winning 3 of their last 8 on hard. James Blake claimed a first win over Mikhail Youzhny in two meetings, levelling the head-to-head at 1–1.

Key context

Match story: James Blake closed it out in four sets, 6–3 7–6 6–7 7–6.

How the match was decided

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Blake J. came through in four sets.

Match statistics

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Common opponents

12 shared · last 12 months

Blake J. and Youzhny M. faced 12 of the same opponents in the last 12 months. Blake J. went 7–7 (50%) against them, Youzhny M. 7–6 (54%). Results against comparable opponents are close (3 : 4 better-results split).

7–750%Blake J. · better vs 3Record vs common opponents7–654%Youzhny M. · better vs 4

Vs common opponents · derived from scorelines

19–19Sets18–21

191–191Games189–184

3–4Tiebreaks1–5

2–1Deciding sets4–1

vs Moya C.W7-6 6-2 6-4Australian Open · hardW6-2 3-1Monte Carlo Masters · clay
vs Ferrero J.L6-3 3-6 3-6 6-7Wimbledon · grassW6-7 7-6 6-2 6-2Roland Garros · clay
vs Federer R.L1-6 4-6Cincinnati Masters · hardL6-7 4-6 4-6Roland Garros · clay

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vs Gonzalez F.L5-7 4-6 6-7Australian Open · hardW3-6 6-3 6-3Paris Masters · hard
vs Benneteau J.L2-6 6-7Indian Wells Masters · hardW6-1 3-6 6-2Rome Masters · clay
vs Querrey S.W5-7 6-4 6-4Cincinnati Masters · hardL7-5 3-6 4-6Cincinnati Masters · hard
vs Russell M.W7-6 6-3 7-6US Open · hardW6-2 6-2Halle · grass
vs Kohlschreiber P.L4-6 3-6Halle · grassL6-3 4-6 3-6 3-6US Open · hard
vs Davydenko N.W6-4 6-2Cincinnati Masters · hardL6-7 3-6Canada Masters · hard
vs Kiefer N.W6-4 6-4Cincinnati Masters · hardL1-6 3-6Madrid Masters · clay
vs Haas T.L6-4 4-6 6-3 0-6 6-7US Open · hardW6-4 1-6 6-3Paris Masters · hard
vs Gasquet R.Hard to compareL4-6 4-6Paris Masters · hardW6-2 6-3 6-7 5-7 8-6RUS vs FRA · clay

Head-to-head

2 meetings · level 1–1

Hard: Blake J. leads 1–0 · Clay: Youzhny M. leads 1–0

Blake J.November 2007USA vs RUSThis matchHard6-3 7-6 6-7 7-6
Youzhny M.September 2006Davis Cup WG SF: RUS vs USAClay7-5 1-6 6-1 7-5

Draw

Closing odds

Player context

Before the match

Blake J.Youzhny M.1 785ELO1 7821 725Hard ELO1 6884–6Last 103–727Age25185 cmHeight183 cmRightPlaysRight

Cite this

James Blake beat Mikhail Youzhny 6-3 7-6 6-7 7-6. Umpiry, "James Blake vs Mikhail Youzhny — USA vs RUS Round Robin", https://umpiry.com/match/2007-11-30/blake-vs-youzhny-usa-vs-rus-rr?utm_source=cite (as of 30 November 2007).