Marcel Granollers vs James Blake — Houston Final

Houston · ATP · Final
ESP
Marcel Granollers
40 yrs · 191 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWWLLWWWW
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 14 April 2008
clay
USA
James Blake
46 yrs · 185 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWLWLLWWL
Granollers M.
6-4 1-6 7-5
Blake J.
Granollers M.
6172
Blake J.
4651

Marcel Granollers defeated James Blake 6-4 1-6 7-5 in the Houston final on clay. The upset overturned the form book — James Blake came in leading the head-to-head 1–0, defending last year's semi-final. Marcel Granollers claimed a first win over James Blake in two meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 1–1.

Key context

Head to head

0–1
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2012-08-27US OpenR64hardJames Blake6-1 6-4 6-2

Serve vs return

This season
Granollers M.serving84% hold

wins 65% of points on serve vs Blake J.

Blake J.serving76% hold

wins 61% of points on serve vs Granollers M.

Serve advantage — Granollers M.

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
Granollers M.Blake J.
1st serve in·Slight edge
64%
57%
1st serve points won·Even
72%
74%
2nd serve points won·Even
53%
51%
Service points won·Even
65%
64%
Return points won·Even
39%
36%
Break points saved·Even
59%
61%
Aces / match·Slight edge
4.6
6.0
Double faults / match·Clear edge
2.0
3.0

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Granollers M.Blake J.
Clutch Rating·Slight edge
47
54
Break points saved·Even
87
88
Break points won·Dominant
18
51
Deciding sets·Clear edge
77
54
Tiebreaks·Dominant
28
55

Performance in the biggest moments — break points, deciding sets and tiebreaks (0–100, higher is better). About

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-slowfavours grinders
SlowFast

Draw

Final
Granollers M.
Blake J.
6-41-67-5
Semi-finals
Blake J.
Hernandez O.
6-37-63
Granollers M.
Odesnik W.
3-67-56-3
Quarter-finals
Odesnik W.
Roitman S.
2-67-646-1
Granollers M.
Daniel M.
6-36-2
Hernandez O.
Fish M.
6-27-65
Blake J.
Calleri A.
6-46-3
R16
Roitman S.
Kunitsyn I.
6-37-63
Calleri A.
Capdeville P.
6-26-1
Fish M.
Armando H.
6-36-2
Hernandez O.
Young D.
6-46-4
Granollers M.
Luczak P.
6-36-2
Daniel M.
Massu N.
7-636-2
Blake J.
Harrison R.
6-36-2
Odesnik W.
Sela D.
6-37-5
R32
Daniel M.
Troicki V.
6-36-4
Kunitsyn I.
Haas T.
5-76-46-4
Roitman S.
Isner J.
3-67-666-3
Odesnik W.
Delic A.
6-36-3
Sela D.
Ginepri R.
7-656-2
Massu N.
Querrey S.
5-76-46-4
Blake J.
Nishikori K.
6-46-4
Harrison R.
Cuevas P.
6-46-3
Capdeville P.
Hartfield D.
6-06-4
Calleri A.
Spadea V.
6-46-3
Fish M.
Schuettler R.
7-646-3
Armando H.
Berlocq C.
6-34-67-5
Young D.
Vicente F.
6-37-65
Hernandez O.
Brzezicki J.
3-66-36-2
Granollers M.
Gulbis E.
6-26-0
Luczak P.
Levy H.
6-46-4