James Blake vs Vincent Spadea — San Jose Round of 32

San Jose · 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 February 2009
hard
USA
Vincent Spadea
51 yrs · 183 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Blake J.
6-3 6-4
Spadea V.
Blake J.
662
Spadea V.
34–

James Blake defeated Vincent Spadea 6-3 6-4 in the San Jose round of 32 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Vincent Spadea came in leading the head-to-head 6–2, but James Blake had been the form player, winning 2 of their last 7 on hard. James Blake narrowed the head-to-head to 6–3.

Key context

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

Head to head

2–6
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2007-07-16Los AngelesQFhardJames Blake7-6(2) 6-4
2005-02-21ScottsdaleQFhardVincent Spadea7-6(6) 6-1
2005-02-07San JoseR16hardVincent Spadea6-3 6-0
2004-09-13Delray BeachR16hardVincent Spadea6-3 6-1
2004-03-22Miami MastersR128hardVincent Spadea6-7(12) 7-6(4) 6-1
2004-03-01ScottsdaleQFhardVincent Spadea6-4 2-6 7-5
2002-10-07ViennaR32hardJames Blake3-6 6-2 6-3
2002-06-10Queen's ClubR32grassVincent Spadea6-3 6-4

Serve vs return

This season
Blake J.serving88% hold

wins 68% of points on serve vs Spadea V.

Spadea V.serving76% hold

wins 61% of points on serve vs Blake J.

Serve advantage — Blake J.

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.Spadea V.
1st serve in·Even
57%
56%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
73%
66%
2nd serve points won·Even
50%
46%
Service points won·Slight edge
63%
57%
Return points won·Even
36%
33%
Break points saved·Clear edge
61%
49%
Aces / match·Slight edge
5.6
4.8
Double faults / match·Clear edge
3.1
4.5

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (150 vs 11). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Blake J.Spadea V.
Clutch Rating·Slight edge
54
45
Break points saved·Clear edge
88
75
Break points won·Slight edge
51
45
Deciding sets·Even
54
53
Tiebreaks·Slight edge
55
46

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