James Blake vs Bjorn Phau — Halle Round of 32

Halle · ATP · Round of 32
USA
James Blake
46 yrs · 185 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 9 June 2008
grass
GER
Bjorn Phau
46 yrs · 175 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Blake J.
6-4 6-1
Phau B.
Blake J.
662
Phau B.
41–

James Blake defeated Bjorn Phau 6-4 6-1 in the Halle round of 32 on grass. The result followed the form book — James Blake came in defending last year's quarter-final.

Key context

Head to head

No previous meetings on record.

Serve vs return

This season
Blake J.serving89% hold

wins 69% of points on serve vs Phau B.

Phau B.serving84% hold

wins 66% 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.Phau B.
1st serve in·Even
57%
54%
1st serve points won·Even
73%
69%
2nd serve points won·Even
51%
49%
Service points won·Even
64%
60%
Return points won·Even
36%
37%
Break points saved·Even
61%
57%
Aces / match·Clear edge
6.0
3.6
Double faults / match·Clear edge
3.0
3.8

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 112). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Blake J.Phau B.
Clutch Rating·Clear edge
54
39
Break points saved·Clear edge
88
71
Break points won·Slight edge
51
42
Deciding sets·Slight edge
54
47
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
Fastbig serves, short points
SlowFast
Weather
24°CClear
Wind 9 km/hHumidity 46%

Draw

Final
Federer R.
Kohlschreiber P.
6-36-4
Semi-finals
Kohlschreiber P.
Blake J.
6-37-5
Federer R.
Kiefer N.
6-16-4
Quarter-finals
Kiefer N.
Llodra M.
4-0
Blake J.
Beck A.
7-647-65
Federer R.
Baghdatis M.
6-46-4
Kohlschreiber P.
Soderling R.
6-47-64
R16
Llodra M.
Darcis S.
7-667-63
Kiefer N.
Youzhny M.
6-25-76-3
Kohlschreiber P.
Haas T.
7-55-77-65
Baghdatis M.
Santoro F.
6-46-3
Soderling R.
Berdych T.
6-27-5
Beck A.
Zverev M.
6-757-656-1
Blake J.
Becker B.
4-67-56-3
Federer R.
Vacek J.
7-56-3
R32
Berdych T.
Johansson T.
6-37-5
Beck A.
Gicquel M.
6-747-646-3
Becker B.
Gremelmayr D.
6-46-2
Blake J.
Phau B.
6-46-1
Vacek J.
Lipsky S.
3-66-36-2
Federer R.
Berrer M.
6-46-2
Santoro F.
Schuettler R.
7-646-4
Baghdatis M.
Hernych J.
6-47-5
Youzhny M.
Tursunov D.
6-36-1
Kiefer N.
Haase R.
4-66-36-2
Darcis S.
Rochus O.
6-16-4
Llodra M.
Ljubicic I.
6-767-657-5
Haas T.
Stepanek R.
6-707-636-4
Kohlschreiber P.
Benneteau J.
6-46-1
Soderling R.
Petzschner P.
6-44-66-4
Zverev M.
Nieminen J.
2-66-46-2