Mardy Fish vs James Blake — San Jose Semi-final

San Jose · ATP · Semi-final
USA
Mardy Fish
44 yrs · 188 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLWLLLWLL
0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 9 February 2009
hard
USA
James Blake
46 yrs · 185 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWLWLLWWL
Fish M.
6-3 6-2
Blake J.
Fish M.
662
Blake J.
32–

Mardy Fish defeated James Blake 6-3 6-2 in the San Jose semi-final on hard. The upset overturned the form book — James Blake came in leading the head-to-head 3–2, defending last year's quarter-final. Mardy Fish narrowed the head-to-head to 3–3.

Key context

Head to head

2–3
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2011-10-31BaselR32hardJames Blake0-1 RET
2008-08-25US OpenR32hardMardy Fish6-3 6-3 7-6(4)
2007-08-19New HavenFhardJames Blake7-5 6-4
2005-02-14MemphisR32hardMardy Fish6-3 2-6 7-6(7)
2002-02-25San JoseR32hardJames Blake4-6 6-3 7-5

Serve vs return

This season
Fish M.serving90% hold

wins 70% of points on serve vs Blake J.

Blake J.serving82% hold

wins 64% of points on serve vs Fish M.

Serve advantage — Fish 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
Fish M.Blake J.
1st serve in·Even
56%
57%
1st serve points won·Even
77%
73%
2nd serve points won·Even
53%
50%
Service points won·Even
67%
63%
Return points won·Even
38%
36%
Break points saved·Even
62%
62%
Aces / match·Dominant
9.2
5.7
Double faults / match·Clear edge
2.2
3.1

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 150). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Fish M.Blake J.
Clutch Rating·Slight edge
65
54
Break points saved·Even
89
88
Break points won·Slight edge
56
51
Deciding sets·Clear edge
72
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
Stepanek R.
Fish M.
3-66-46-2
Semi-finals
Fish M.
Blake J.
6-36-2
Stepanek R.
Roddick A.
3-67-656-4
Quarter-finals
Blake J.
Querrey S.
7-696-3
Fish M.
del Potro J.
6-36-4
Stepanek R.
Widom T.
5-76-06-0
Roddick A.
Haas T.
7-56-4
R16
Stepanek R.
Guccione C.
6-27-61
Querrey S.
Gremelmayr D.
6-36-2
Blake J.
Serra F.
6-46-3
Fish M.
Isner J.
6-26-747-5
del Potro J.
Nishikori K.
6-26-2
Haas T.
Rochus C.
6-27-5
Roddick A.
Gulbis E.
6-37-63
Widom T.
Dent T.
6-756-36-2
R32
del Potro J.
Stoppini A.
7-657-65
Haas T.
Poerschke L.
6-17-68
Dent T.
Reynolds B.
6-36-4
Guccione C.
Canas G.
7-677-5
Nishikori K.
Muller G.
7-56-2
Isner J.
Delgado R.
7-696-4
Fish M.
Hewitt L.
7-656-3
Gremelmayr D.
Karanusic R.
3-67-646-2
Blake J.
Spadea V.
6-36-4
Serra F.
Nieminen J.
7-56-716-4
Widom T.
Ginepri R.
3-67-626-4
Querrey S.
Baghdatis M.
6-35-77-65
Stepanek R.
Meffert D.
5-76-36-1
Rochus C.
Kunitsyn I.
6-27-67
Roddick A.
Ryderstedt M.
6-07-63
Gulbis E.
Mello R.
7-646-4