James Blake vs Julien Benneteau — Miami Masters Round of 64

Miami Masters · ATP · Round of 64
USA
James Blake
46 yrs · 185 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWLWLLWWL
0 — 0
Sets
Wednesday, 25 March 2009
hard
FRA
Julien Benneteau
44 yrs · 185 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWLLWWLWL
Blake J.
6-4 6-4
Benneteau J.
Blake J.
662
Benneteau J.
44–

James Blake defeated Julien Benneteau 6-4 6-4 in the Miami Masters round of 64 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Julien Benneteau came in leading the head-to-head 2–1, defending last year's round of 16. James Blake narrowed the head-to-head to 2–2.

Key context

  • Match story: James Blake edged a tight contest from start to finish — 6–4 6–4.

Head to head

1–2
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2013-03-20Miami MastersR64hardJames Blake6-2 6-3
2010-06-13EastbourneR32grassJulien Benneteau7-6(3) 7-5
2007-03-05Indian Wells MastersR32hardJulien Benneteau6-2 7-6(1)

Serve vs return

This season
Blake J.serving83% hold

wins 65% of points on serve vs Benneteau J.

Benneteau J.serving86% hold

wins 67% 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.Benneteau J.
1st serve in·Slight edge
57%
62%
1st serve points won·Even
73%
73%
2nd serve points won·Even
50%
50%
Service points won·Even
63%
64%
Return points won·Even
36%
37%
Break points saved·Even
61%
61%
Aces / match·Clear edge
5.6
7.6
Double faults / match·Even
3.1
3.3

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Blake J.Benneteau J.
Clutch Rating·Even
54
52
Break points saved·Even
88
91
Break points won·Clear edge
51
30
Deciding sets·Even
54
53
Tiebreaks·Clear edge
55
78

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

Conditions

Court speed
Mediumbalanced pace
SlowFast
Weather
22°CPartly cloudy
Wind 22 km/hHumidity 48%

Draw

Final
Murray A.
Djokovic N.
6-27-5
Semi-finals
Murray A.
del Potro J.
6-15-76-2
Djokovic N.
Federer R.
3-66-26-3
Quarter-finals
Murray A.
Verdasco F.
6-16-2
Federer R.
Roddick A.
6-34-66-4
del Potro J.
Nadal R.
6-43-67-63
Djokovic N.
Tsonga J.
6-36-4
R16
Nadal R.
Wawrinka S.
7-627-64
Murray A.
Troicki V.
6-16-0
Verdasco F.
Stepanek R.
6-26-2
Tsonga J.
Simon G.
6-746-36-2
Federer R.
Dent T.
6-36-2
Roddick A.
Monfils G.
7-626-4
Djokovic N.
Berdych T.
6-36-2
del Potro J.
Ferrer D.
6-36-2
R32
Berdych T.
Blake J.
6-46-736-3
Djokovic N.
Mathieu P.
6-46-1
Roddick A.
Tursunov D.
7-696-2
Monfils G.
Safin M.
5-77-57-63
Dent T.
Robredo T.
7-56-3
Federer R.
Kiefer N.
6-46-1
Tsonga J.
Kendrick R.
7-56-4
Nadal R.
Gil F.
7-56-3
Wawrinka S.
Andreev I.
4-66-36-3
Ferrer D.
Cilic M.
3-66-36-4
del Potro J.
Tipsarevic J.
6-46-1
Murray A.
Massu N.
6-46-4
Troicki V.
Phau B.
6-46-3
Stepanek R.
Gonzalez F.
7-616-4
Verdasco F.
Lopez F.
3-66-36-4
Simon G.
Schuettler R.
3-66-16-1
R64
Phau B.
Montanes A.
6-42-0
Stepanek R.
Reynolds B.
7-56-736-2
Nadal R.
Gabashvili T.
6-26-2
Gil F.
Karlovic I.
6-46-4
Andreev I.
Lu Y.
7-646-3
Wawrinka S.
Seppi A.
7-57-5
Ferrer D.
Isner J.
6-33-66-2
Tipsarevic J.
Melzer J.
6-46-3
del Potro J.
Vassallo Arguello M.
6-26-2
Murray A.
Monaco J.
4-66-36-2
Massu N.
Fish M.
5-77-646-2
Troicki V.
Nalbandian D.
6-16-3
Gonzalez F.
Kunitsyn I.
6-46-4
Lopez F.
Querrey S.
6-757-56-2
Verdasco F.
Becker B.
6-36-4
Simon G.
Hewitt L.
6-16-2
Schuettler R.
Nieminen J.
4-66-26-3
Kendrick R.
Soderling R.
6-46-2
Tsonga J.
Calleri A.
6-16-1
Blake J.
Benneteau J.
6-46-4
Berdych T.
Youzhny M.
6-33-66-4
Mathieu P.
Baghdatis M.
6-32-66-2
Djokovic N.
Dancevic F.
6-36-2
Roddick A.
Junqueira D.
6-16-1
Tursunov D.
Kukushkin M.
3-67-646-3
Safin M.
Hernandez O.
6-42-66-1
Monfils G.
Russell M.
6-26-756-3
Robredo T.
Hernych J.
6-46-4
Dent T.
Almagro N.
2-66-27-67
Kiefer N.
Santoro F.
5-77-656-2
Federer R.
Kim K.
6-36-2
Cilic M.
Delic A.
6-36-776-3
R128
Kim K.
Llodra M.
3-6
Hernych J.
Evans B.
6-46-3
Montanes A.
Koubek S.
6-47-62
Troicki V.
Devilder N.
6-26-3
Kunitsyn I.
Canas G.
7-625-76-3
Reynolds B.
Chela J.
0-67-56-4
Querrey S.
Muller G.
6-46-3
Becker B.
Levine J.
6-46-3
Hewitt L.
Sela D.
3-66-46-3
Nieminen J.
Navarro I.
6-36-3
Kendrick R.
Clement A.
6-37-65
Calleri A.
Rochus C.
6-43-66-3
Benneteau J.
Serra F.
3-66-36-4
Youzhny M.
Chardy J.
6-43-66-3
Seppi A.
Garcia Lopez G.
7-666-1
Dancevic F.
Kohlschreiber P.
6-47-62
Junqueira D.
Bhambri Y.
6-46-3
Kukushkin M.
Haas T.
6-46-4
Hernandez O.
Ljubicic I.
6-46-4
Russell M.
Hanescu V.
7-646-3
Dent T.
Mello R.
6-16-3
Santoro F.
Bellucci T.
6-44-66-1
Lu Y.
Schwank E.
6-26-2
Gil F.
Zverev M.
7-676-2
Gabashvili T.
Bolelli S.
6-44-66-4
Baghdatis M.
Gulbis E.
6-26-2
Isner J.
Stakhovsky S.
6-46-4
Delic A.
Darcis S.
6-47-62
Tipsarevic J.
Acasuso J.
6-44-66-3
Vassallo Arguello M.
Starace P.
7-696-4
Monaco J.
Gicquel M.
6-06-4
Massu N.
Sweeting R.
6-47-62