Fabrice Santoro vs James Blake — Sydney Round of 32

Sydney · ATP · Round of 32
FRA
Fabrice Santoro
53 yrs · 178 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 7 January 2008
hard
USA
James Blake
46 yrs · 185 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Santoro F.
7-6 6-2
Blake J.
Santoro F.
7762
Blake J.
642–

Fabrice Santoro defeated James Blake 7-6 6-2 in the Sydney round of 32 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — James Blake came in leading the head-to-head 5–0, defending the title. Fabrice Santoro claimed a first win over James Blake in six meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 5–1.

Key context

Head to head

0–5
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2009-11-08Paris MastersR64hardJames Blake6-4 6-3
2008-03-27Miami MastersR32hardJames Blake6-3 6-7(4) 6-4
2007-08-27US OpenR64hardJames Blake6-4 3-6 6-2 4-6 6-4
2006-08-14Cincinnati MastersR64hardJames Blake6-4 6-4
2002-03-18Miami MastersR64hardJames Blake2-6 7-5 6-3

Serve vs return

This season
Santoro F.serving82% hold

wins 64% of points on serve vs Blake J.

Blake J.serving85% hold

wins 66% of points on serve vs Santoro F.

Even serve battle

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
Santoro F.Blake J.
1st serve in·Even
57%
57%
1st serve points won·Even
69%
73%
2nd serve points won·Even
50%
51%
Service points won·Even
61%
64%
Return points won·Even
37%
36%
Break points saved·Even
59%
61%
Aces / match·Clear edge
4.2
6.0
Double faults / match·Clear edge
1.6
3.0

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (68 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Santoro F.Blake J.
Clutch Rating·Even
51
54
Break points saved·Slight edge
80
88
Break points won·Even
54
51
Deciding sets·Even
50
54
Tiebreaks·Even
59
55

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
Tursunov D.
Guccione C.
7-637-64
Semi-finals
Guccione C.
Stepanek R.
7-653-66-4
Tursunov D.
Santoro F.
6-37-64
Quarter-finals
Guccione C.
Berdych T.
4-67-666-4
Stepanek R.
Calleri A.
6-26-4
Santoro F.
Korolev E.
6-36-3
Tursunov D.
Grosjean S.
6-46-2
R16
Guccione C.
Hewitt L.
7-647-62
Stepanek R.
Seppi A.
7-52-66-4
Calleri A.
Moya C.
6-36-4
Berdych T.
Simon G.
7-636-2
Korolev E.
Minar I.
6-26-3
Santoro F.
Darcis S.
6-16-3
Grosjean S.
Verdasco F.
6-36-4
Tursunov D.
Gasquet R.
3-66-36-4
R32
Korolev E.
Mathieu P.
6-1
Santoro F.
Blake J.
7-646-2
Verdasco F.
Lopez F.
6-34-66-2
Grosjean S.
Luczak P.
6-44-66-0
Gasquet R.
Andreev I.
6-37-66
Tursunov D.
Wawrinka S.
6-36-3
Darcis S.
Sirianni J.
6-17-64
Minar I.
Jones A.
6-27-5
Seppi A.
Tsonga J.
3-66-36-2
Calleri A.
Jones G.
6-36-2
Moya C.
Koubek S.
1-66-46-2
Berdych T.
Volandri F.
6-16-3
Simon G.
Fish M.
7-666-1
Guccione C.
Martin A.
7-666-4
Hewitt L.
Mahut N.
6-36-4
Stepanek R.
Robredo T.
6-46-2