James Blake vs Frederico Gil — Estoril Round of 32

Estoril · ATP · Round of 32
USA
James Blake
46 yrs · 185 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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2 — 1
Sets
Sunday, 3 May 2009
clay
POR
Frederico Gil
41 yrs · 173 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLWLLLLLL
Blake J.
5-7 6-4 6-2
Gil F.
Blake J.
5662
Gil F.
7421

James Blake defeated Frederico Gil 5-7 6-4 6-2 in the Estoril round of 32 on clay. The upset overturned the form book — Frederico Gil came in defending last year's quarter-final.

Key context

Head to head

No previous meetings on record.

Serve vs return

This season
Blake J.serving76% hold

wins 61% of points on serve vs Gil F.

Gil F.serving72% hold

wins 59% 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.Gil F.
1st serve in·Slight edge
57%
63%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
73%
64%
2nd serve points won·Even
50%
49%
Service points won·Even
63%
59%
Return points won·Even
36%
38%
Break points saved·Even
61%
57%
Aces / match·Dominant
5.7
2.3
Double faults / match·Clear edge
3.1
2.0

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (150 vs 129). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Blake J.Gil F.
Clutch Rating·Clear edge
54
36
Break points saved·Dominant
88
54
Break points won·Slight edge
51
41
Deciding sets·Even
54
54
Tiebreaks·Slight edge
55
46

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

Conditions

Court speed
Slowlow bounce, long rallies
SlowFast

Draw

Final
Montanes A.
Blake J.
5-77-666-0
Semi-finals
Blake J.
Davydenko N.
6-737-626-3
Montanes A.
Capdeville P.
6-36-4
Quarter-finals
Davydenko N.
Fish M.
6-46-3
Capdeville P.
Hernandez O.
4-66-16-4
Montanes A.
Simon G.
5-76-47-64
Blake J.
Serra F.
6-46-1
R16
Serra F.
Monaco J.
6-31-66-3
Davydenko N.
Ferrero J.
7-56-2
Fish M.
Navarro I.
2-66-16-4
Blake J.
Gicquel M.
7-666-2
Capdeville P.
Gonzalez M.
2-66-26-3
Hernandez O.
Ferrer D.
6-26-4
Montanes A.
Greul S.
6-26-2
Simon G.
Fognini F.
6-07-5
R32
Ferrer D.
Gimeno Traver D.
6-46-1
Montanes A.
Sweeting R.
6-17-64
Greul S.
Hocevar R.
6-16-4
Fognini F.
Gaudio G.
6-36-4
Simon G.
Kendrick R.
6-37-67
Davydenko N.
Golubev A.
6-17-64
Navarro I.
Martin A.
7-56-4
Gonzalez M.
Garcia Lopez G.
6-46-3
Capdeville P.
Nalbandian D.
6-26-2
Serra F.
Junqueira D.
6-42-66-3
Monaco J.
Cuevas P.
6-26-4
Gicquel M.
Andujar P.
7-666-4
Blake J.
Gil F.
5-76-46-2
Fish M.
Gabashvili T.
6-36-4
Hernandez O.
Machado R.
7-51-67-5
Ferrero J.
Kukushkin M.
7-646-3