Kei Nishikori vs James Blake — Delray Beach Final
Delray Beach · ATP · Final
#720ATP
1714ELO
1680Hard ELO
36 yrs · 178 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLWLWWLWL
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 11 February 2008
hard
Nishikori K.3-6 6-1 6-4
Blake J.
Nishikori K.
3662
Blake J.
6141
Kei Nishikori defeated James Blake 3-6 6-1 6-4 in the Delray Beach final on hard. The result followed the form book — Kei Nishikori came in leading the head-to-head 2–1. Kei Nishikori extended the head-to-head to 3–1.
Key context
- Match story: Kei Nishikori dropped the opening set before beating James Blake 3–6 6–1 6–4.
Head to head
2–1| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012-08-12 | Cincinnati Masters | R32 | hard | Kei Nishikori | 2-6 6-4 6-4 |
| 2011-02-21 | Delray Beach | R16 | hard | Kei Nishikori | 6-3 6-4 |
| 2008-04-14 | Houston | R32 | clay | James Blake | 6-4 6-4 |
Serve vs return
This seasonEven 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 season1st serve in·Slight edge
64%
57%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
68%
73%
2nd serve points won·Even
54%
51%
Service points won·Even
63%
64%
Return points won·Even
39%
36%
Break points saved·Even
59%
61%
Aces / match·Dominant
2.7
6.0
Double faults / match·Clear edge
2.2
3.0
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Clutch
Under pressureClutch Rating·Dominant
89
54
Break points saved·Slight edge
97
88
Break points won·Clear edge
74
51
Deciding sets·Dominant
100
54
Tiebreaks·Dominant
97
55
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
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