Guillermo Canas vs James Blake — Houston Round of 32

Houston · ATP · Round of 32
ARG
Guillermo Canas
48 yrs · 185 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 6 April 2009
clay
USA
James Blake
46 yrs · 185 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Canas G.
6-4 6-4
Blake J.
Canas G.
662
Blake J.
44–

Guillermo Canas defeated James Blake 6-4 6-4 in the Houston round of 32 on clay. The upset overturned the form book — James Blake came in leading the head-to-head 2–0, defending last year's final. Guillermo Canas claimed a first win over James Blake in three meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 2–1.

Key context

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

Head to head

0–2
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2008-05-18DusseldorfRRclayJames Blake7-6(4) 6-4
2002-03-18Miami MastersR32hardJames Blake6-4 6-3

Serve vs return

This season
Canas G.serving77% hold

wins 61% of points on serve vs Blake J.

Blake J.serving80% hold

wins 63% of points on serve vs Canas G.

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
Canas G.Blake J.
1st serve in·Slight edge
51%
57%
1st serve points won·Even
72%
73%
2nd serve points won·Even
49%
50%
Service points won·Even
61%
63%
Return points won·Even
36%
36%
Break points saved·Even
62%
62%
Aces / match·Even
5.7
5.7
Double faults / match·Even
3.3
3.1

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (17 vs 150). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Canas G.Blake J.
Clutch Rating·Even
52
54
Break points saved·Slight edge
79
88
Break points won·Slight edge
59
51
Deciding sets·Slight edge
49
54
Tiebreaks·Even
58
55

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

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-slowfavours grinders
SlowFast

Draw

Final
Hewitt L.
Odesnik W.
6-27-5
Semi-finals
Odesnik W.
Phau B.
6-46-3
Hewitt L.
Korolev E.
7-646-4
Quarter-finals
Hewitt L.
Garcia Lopez G.
6-36-4
Phau B.
Haas T.
6-33-66-3
Odesnik W.
Isner J.
7-53-67-65
Korolev E.
Canas G.
2-66-36-4
R16
Hewitt L.
Roitman S.
6-16-3
Garcia Lopez G.
Chardy J.
6-16-0
Korolev E.
Gimeno Traver D.
6-37-64
Canas G.
Dent T.
6-26-2
Odesnik W.
Melzer J.
6-46-0
Haas T.
Granollers M.
4-66-26-3
Phau B.
Jenkins S.
6-47-62
Isner J.
Capdeville P.
4-67-617-65
R32
Haas T.
Gremelmayr D.
6-36-3
Garcia Lopez G.
Lapentti G.
1-66-06-2
Chardy J.
Levine J.
6-36-0
Gimeno Traver D.
Gonzalez M.
6-43-66-1
Korolev E.
Mayer L.
7-622-67-5
Dent T.
Daniel M.
4-66-36-2
Canas G.
Blake J.
6-46-4
Melzer J.
Kendrick R.
6-17-5
Isner J.
Russell M.
4-66-36-2
Capdeville P.
Delic A.
6-757-656-1
Odesnik W.
Anderson K.
7-626-4
Roitman S.
Calleri A.
6-36-3
Granollers M.
Dabul B.
2-66-46-1
Hewitt L.
Junqueira D.
6-06-2
Phau B.
Fish M.
6-35-76-3
Jenkins S.
Peya A.
0-66-46-3