James Blake vs Ivo Karlovic — Madrid Masters Round of 32
Madrid Masters · ATP · Round of 32
2 — 1
Sets
Sunday, 10 May 2009
clay
Blake J.6-7 6-4 7-6
Karlovic I.
Blake J.
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Karlovic I.
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James Blake defeated Ivo Karlovic 6-7 6-4 7-6 in the Madrid Masters round of 32 on clay. The upset overturned the form book — Ivo Karlovic came in leading the head-to-head 6–2, defending last year's quarter-final. James Blake narrowed the head-to-head to 6–3.
Key context
- Match story: James Blake dropped the opening set before beating Ivo Karlovic 6–7 6–4 7–6.
Head to head
2–6| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013-08-26 | US Open | R128 | hard | Ivo Karlovic | 6-7(2) 3-6 6-4 7-6(2) 7-6(2) |
| 2010-02-22 | Delray Beach | QF | hard | Ivo Karlovic | 6-3 6-7(5) 6-1 |
| 2009-10-11 | Shanghai Masters | R64 | hard | James Blake | 3-6 7-6(4) 6-3 |
| 2009-07-10 | Davis Cup WG QF: CRO vs USA | RR | clay | Ivo Karlovic | 6-7(5) 4-6 6-3 7-6(3) 7-5 |
| 2007-10-22 | Basel | R16 | hard | Ivo Karlovic | 4-6 7-6(4) 6-4 |
| 2007-05-28 | Roland Garros | R128 | clay | Ivo Karlovic | 4-6 6-4 7-5 7-5 |
| 2007-02-12 | San Jose | R16 | hard | Ivo Karlovic | 6-7(4) 7-6(11) 6-4 |
| 2006-02-27 | Las Vegas | SF | hard | James Blake | 7-6(2) 6-1 |
Serve vs return
This seasonServe-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 season1st serve in·Slight edge
57%
65%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
73%
83%
2nd serve points won·Slight edge
50%
55%
Service points won·Slight edge
63%
73%
Return points won·Slight edge
36%
27%
Break points saved·Slight edge
61%
71%
Aces / match·Dominant
5.7
20.9
Double faults / match·Dominant
3.1
4.7
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (150 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Clutch
Under pressureClutch Rating·Even
54
56
Break points saved·Slight edge
88
98
Break points won·Dominant
51
0
Deciding sets·Dominant
54
83
Tiebreaks·Clear edge
55
76
Performance in the biggest moments — break points, deciding sets and tiebreaks (0–100, higher is better). About
Conditions
Court speed
Medium-slowfavours grinders
SlowFast
Weather
17°CPartly cloudy
Wind 6 km/hHumidity 66%
Draw
Quarter-finals
Djokovic N.
Ljubicic I.
6-46-4
Federer R.
Roddick A.
7-56-756-1
Nadal R.
Verdasco F.
6-47-5
del Potro J.
Murray A.
7-646-3
R16
Nadal R.
Kohlschreiber P.
W/O
Roddick A.
Davydenko N.
W/O
Murray A.
Robredo T.
7-56-1
del Potro J.
Wawrinka S.
4-66-46-4
Ljubicic I.
Simon G.
3-66-46-3
Djokovic N.
Seppi A.
6-46-4
Federer R.
Blake J.
6-26-4
Verdasco F.
Monaco J.
7-56-2
R32
del Potro J.
Berdych T.
6-24-1
Ljubicic I.
Tsonga J.
6-47-5
Simon G.
Fognini F.
6-36-2
Wawrinka S.
Chardy J.
6-47-5
Nadal R.
Melzer J.
6-36-1
Murray A.
Bolelli S.
7-696-4
Robredo T.
Fish M.
3-67-656-2
Davydenko N.
Serra F.
7-56-3
Blake J.
Karlovic I.
6-746-47-64
Verdasco F.
Ferrero J.
6-36-2
Monaco J.
Ferrer D.
6-46-4
Kohlschreiber P.
Cilic M.
6-16-757-62
Federer R.
Soderling R.
6-17-5
Roddick A.
Haas T.
1-67-696-4
Djokovic N.
Hernandez O.
6-36-3
Seppi A.
Querrey S.
6-34-66-4
R64
Haas T.
Gulbis E.
6-25-77-5
Serra F.
Schuettler R.
6-26-4
Querrey S.
Stepanek R.
7-625-2
Fognini F.
Mathieu P.
6-756-43-0
Tsonga J.
Safin M.
6-47-5
Monaco J.
Lopez F.
6-47-5
Davydenko N.
Troicki V.
6-26-2
Blake J.
Hanescu V.
6-26-4
Karlovic I.
Benneteau J.
3-67-656-4
Soderling R.
Navarro I.
6-46-2
Ferrero J.
Kunitsyn I.
6-34-66-4
Bolelli S.
Chela J.
7-57-63
Hernandez O.
Vassallo Arguello M.
6-36-3
Seppi A.
Schwank E.
7-56-4
Ljubicic I.
Gabashvili T.
6-36-2
Berdych T.
Garcia Lopez G.
6-07-65
Chardy J.
Acasuso J.
6-36-2
Wawrinka S.
Crugnola M.
6-26-0
Robredo T.
Kiefer N.
3-66-26-2
Fish M.
Tipsarevic J.
7-636-4
Melzer J.
Montanes A.
4-67-56-3
Kohlschreiber P.
Almagro N.
6-36-4
Cilic M.
Granollers M.
6-26-746-1
Ferrer D.
Canas G.
6-26-2