James Blake vs Robby Ginepri — Delray Beach Semi-final

Delray Beach · ATP · Semi-final
USA
James Blake
46 yrs · 185 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 11 February 2008
hard
USA
Robby Ginepri
43 yrs · 183 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Blake J.
6-4 6-4
Ginepri R.
Blake J.
662
Ginepri R.
44–

James Blake defeated Robby Ginepri 6-4 6-4 in the Delray Beach semi-final on hard. The result followed the form book — James Blake came in defending last year's final. James Blake extended the head-to-head to 4–3.

Key context

  • Match story: James Blake edged a tight contest from start to finish — 6–4 6–4.

Head to head

3–3
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2008-02-18San JoseQFhardRobby Ginepri6-2 6-2
2007-01-15Australian OpenR32hardJames Blake7-6(7) 7-5 6-2
2006-06-12Queen's ClubR16grassJames Blake6-3 3-6 6-3
2005-07-25Los AngelesR16hardRobby Ginepri6-3 7-6(2)
2004-03-08Indian Wells MastersR64hardJames Blake6-4 7-5
2003-03-17Miami MastersR32hardRobby Ginepri6-3 6-2

Serve vs return

This season
Blake J.serving85% hold

wins 66% of points on serve vs Ginepri R.

Ginepri R.serving83% hold

wins 65% of points on serve vs Blake J.

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
Blake J.Ginepri R.
1st serve in·Slight edge
57%
63%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
73%
68%
2nd serve points won·Even
51%
51%
Service points won·Even
64%
62%
Return points won·Even
36%
37%
Break points saved·Even
61%
58%
Aces / match·Clear edge
6.0
4.5
Double faults / match·Clear edge
3.0
2.1

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 161). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Blake J.Ginepri R.
Clutch Rating·Clear edge
54
31
Break points saved·Clear edge
88
75
Break points won·Clear edge
51
38
Deciding sets·Dominant
54
25
Tiebreaks·Clear edge
55
41

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
Nishikori K.
Blake J.
3-66-16-4
Semi-finals
Nishikori K.
Querrey S.
4-66-27-67
Blake J.
Ginepri R.
6-46-4
Quarter-finals
Nishikori K.
Reynolds B.
6-26-4
Querrey S.
Spadea V.
6-26-4
Ginepri R.
Fish M.
6-14-66-4
Blake J.
Kunitsyn I.
6-26-4
R16
Nishikori K.
Delic A.
6-776-46-2
Reynolds B.
Hartfield D.
7-52-67-63
Querrey S.
Garcia Lopez G.
6-45-76-4
Spadea V.
Muller G.
7-54-66-3
Fish M.
Navarro I.
2-67-56-3
Ginepri R.
Russell M.
7-54-66-2
Kunitsyn I.
Mirnyi M.
7-646-3
Blake J.
Capdeville P.
6-16-4
R32
Nishikori K.
Mayer F.
6-04-3
Navarro I.
Serra F.
6-33-66-3
Querrey S.
Schukin Y.
6-16-4
Reynolds B.
Malisse X.
6-24-66-3
Hartfield D.
Haas T.
6-23-66-2
Delic A.
Young D.
7-676-3
Capdeville P.
Bowles C.
6-26-4
Blake J.
Kendrick R.
7-57-5
Ginepri R.
Montcourt M.
6-36-0
Russell M.
Bogomolov Jr A.
6-16-0
Garcia Lopez G.
Odesnik W.
6-46-2
Mirnyi M.
Gregorc L.
7-656-2
Kunitsyn I.
Becker B.
6-37-61
Spadea V.
Gremelmayr D.
6-36-4
Fish M.
Crugnola M.
6-17-5
Muller G.
Levine J.
7-57-64