Dmitry Tursunov vs James Blake — Indianapolis Semi-final

Indianapolis · ATP · Semi-final
RUS
Dmitry Tursunov
43 yrs · 185 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
WWWLWWLLLW
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 14 July 2008
hard
USA
James Blake
46 yrs · 185 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWLWLLWWL
Tursunov D.
4-6 6-3 6-4
Blake J.
Tursunov D.
4662
Blake J.
6341

Dmitry Tursunov defeated James Blake 4-6 6-3 6-4 in the Indianapolis semi-final on hard. The upset overturned the form book — James Blake came in leading the head-to-head 2–1, defending last year's quarter-final. Dmitry Tursunov narrowed the head-to-head to 2–2.

Key context

Head to head

1–2
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2013-08-11Cincinnati MastersR32hardDmitry Tursunov6-4 6-4
2008-07-21Canada MastersR16hardJames Blake4-6 6-1 6-4
2007-11-30Davis Cup WG F: USA vs RUSRRhardJames Blake1-6 6-3 7-5

Serve vs return

This season
Tursunov D.serving83% hold

wins 65% of points on serve vs Blake J.

Blake J.serving88% hold

wins 68% of points on serve vs Tursunov D.

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
Tursunov D.Blake J.
1st serve in·Even
59%
57%
1st serve points won·Even
71%
73%
2nd serve points won·Even
50%
51%
Service points won·Even
62%
64%
Return points won·Even
35%
36%
Break points saved·Even
63%
61%
Aces / match·Even
6.1
6.0
Double faults / match·Slight edge
3.6
3.0

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Tursunov D.Blake J.
Clutch Rating·Even
58
54
Break points saved·Even
88
88
Break points won·Slight edge
44
51
Deciding sets·Clear edge
66
54
Tiebreaks·Slight edge
63
55

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

Draw

Final
Simon G.
Tursunov D.
6-46-4
Semi-finals
Tursunov D.
Blake J.
4-66-36-4
Simon G.
Querrey S.
6-34-66-4
Quarter-finals
Querrey S.
Reynolds B.
6-13-66-3
Blake J.
Lu Y.
6-26-0
Tursunov D.
Capdeville P.
3-66-36-1
Simon G.
Haas T.
4-66-46-2
R16
Simon G.
Becker B.
7-53-66-0
Querrey S.
Spadea V.
4-66-36-4
Reynolds B.
Falla A.
6-16-1
Capdeville P.
Sirianni J.
6-36-4
Lu Y.
Ram R.
6-17-61
Haas T.
Isner J.
6-36-4
Tursunov D.
Odesnik W.
W/O
Blake J.
Jun W.
6-37-5
R32
Lu Y.
Oneal J.
7-627-612
Sirianni J.
Ledovskikh M.
6-31-2
Simon G.
Mahut N.
6-23-66-3
Becker B.
Pless K.
6-36-4
Isner J.
Kendrick R.
7-56-4
Haas T.
Levine J.
7-646-2
Querrey S.
Soeda G.
6-46-4
Spadea V.
Young D.
6-26-4
Reynolds B.
Dancevic F.
6-766-36-2
Falla A.
Bellucci T.
3-66-46-1
Capdeville P.
Ginepri R.
6-46-2
Odesnik W.
Qureshi A.
6-47-5
Tursunov D.
Kunitsyn I.
6-37-5
Jun W.
Guccione C.
6-47-64
Blake J.
Sela D.
7-626-2
Ram R.
Santoro F.
7-666-4