James Blake vs Gilles Simon — Cincinnati Masters Round of 32

Cincinnati Masters · ATP · Round of 32
USA
James Blake
46 yrs · 185 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWLWLLWWL
0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 28 July 2008
hard
FRA
Gilles Simon
41 yrs · 183 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWLWWLLWL
Blake J.
6-4 6-3
Simon G.
Blake J.
662
Simon G.
43–

James Blake defeated Gilles Simon 6-4 6-3 in the Cincinnati Masters round of 32 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 2–1.

Key context

  • Match story: James Blake closed it out in two sets, 6–4 6–3.

Head to head

1–1
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2008-10-12Madrid MastersR32clayGilles Simon3-6 6-1 6-4
2008-08-11Beijing OlympicsR16hardJames Blake6-4 6-2

Serve vs return

This season
Blake J.serving82% hold

wins 64% of points on serve vs Simon G.

Simon G.serving82% hold

wins 64% of points on serve vs Blake J.

Even 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 season
Blake J.Simon G.
1st serve in·Even
57%
61%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
73%
68%
2nd serve points won·Even
51%
49%
Service points won·Even
64%
61%
Return points won·Even
36%
39%
Break points saved·Even
61%
59%
Aces / match·Clear edge
6.0
3.8
Double faults / match·Even
3.0
2.7

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Blake J.Simon G.
Clutch Rating·Clear edge
54
74
Break points saved·Slight edge
88
94
Break points won·Clear edge
51
68
Deciding sets·Clear edge
54
73
Tiebreaks·Dominant
55
82

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

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-fastrewards aggression
SlowFast
Weather
23°COvercast
Wind 7 km/hHumidity 62%

Draw

Final
Murray A.
Djokovic N.
7-647-65
Semi-finals
Murray A.
Karlovic I.
6-46-4
Djokovic N.
Nadal R.
6-17-5
Quarter-finals
Karlovic I.
Kohlschreiber P.
7-667-63
Murray A.
Moya C.
2-66-36-1
Djokovic N.
Gulbis E.
6-36-4
Nadal R.
Lapentti N.
7-636-1
R16
Murray A.
Tursunov D.
6-36-3
Moya C.
Andreev I.
6-47-62
Djokovic N.
Seppi A.
6-16-2
Lapentti N.
Verdasco F.
6-37-5
Nadal R.
Haas T.
6-47-60
Karlovic I.
Federer R.
7-664-67-65
Kohlschreiber P.
Soderling R.
7-645-77-68
Gulbis E.
Blake J.
6-41-66-3
R32
Djokovic N.
Bolelli S.
7-627-62
Verdasco F.
Guccione C.
7-647-64
Haas T.
Monfils G.
5-1
Kohlschreiber P.
Jun W.
6-26-2
Gulbis E.
Clement A.
6-43-67-65
Seppi A.
Berdych T.
5-77-57-5
Lapentti N.
Ferrer D.
7-623-66-3
Federer R.
Ginepri R.
6-727-656-0
Nadal R.
Serra F.
6-06-1
Soderling R.
Robredo T.
7-666-4
Karlovic I.
Acasuso J.
6-37-63
Moya C.
Davydenko N.
7-684-66-2
Andreev I.
Isner J.
3-67-687-5
Tursunov D.
Gasquet R.
7-686-0
Murray A.
Querrey S.
7-636-1
Blake J.
Simon G.
6-46-3
R64
Andreev I.
Stepanek R.
7-646-747-63
Gasquet R.
Llodra M.
3-66-11-0
Lapentti N.
Cilic M.
7-656-2
Ginepri R.
Bjorkman J.
6-07-65
Acasuso J.
Capdeville P.
5-76-26-2
Karlovic I.
Bellucci T.
6-36-4
Robredo T.
Fish M.
6-26-2
Soderling R.
Benneteau J.
6-06-3
Kohlschreiber P.
Yani M.
6-36-4
Moya C.
Tipsarevic J.
7-657-5
Isner J.
Stoppini A.
7-626-3
Tursunov D.
Safin M.
7-656-4
Querrey S.
Mathieu P.
6-44-66-3
Simon G.
Ram R.
7-656-4
Gulbis E.
Nieminen J.
7-676-2
Clement A.
Johansson T.
7-646-756-3
Berdych T.
Gonzalez F.
6-33-66-3
Haas T.
Youzhny M.
7-622-66-4
Seppi A.
Lopez F.
7-57-5
Bolelli S.
Anderson K.
6-37-61
Guccione C.
Levine J.
6-36-4
Verdasco F.
Estrella V.
6-37-5
Monfils G.
Young D.
6-16-1
Serra F.
Becker B.
4-67-666-4