Ivo Karlovic vs James Blake — CRO vs USA Round Robin
CRO vs USA · ATP · Round Robin
3 — 2
Sets
Friday, 10 July 2009 ·
clay
Karlovic I.6-7 4-6 6-3 7-6 7-5
Blake J.
Karlovic I.
646773
Blake J.
763652
Ivo Karlovic defeated James Blake 6-7 4-6 6-3 7-6 7-5 in the CRO vs USA round robin on clay. The result followed the form book — Ivo Karlovic came in leading the head-to-head 6–3. Ivo Karlovic extended the head-to-head to 7–3.
Key context
- Match story: Ivo Karlovic came back from two sets down to beat James Blake.
Head to head
6–3| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013-08-26 | US Open | R128 | hard | Ivo Karlovic | 6-7 3-6 6-4 7-6 7-6 |
| 2010-02-22 | Delray Beach | QF | hard | Ivo Karlovic | 6-3 6-7 6-1 |
| 2009-10-11 | Shanghai Masters | R64 | hard | James Blake | 3-6 7-6 6-3 |
| 2009-05-10 | Madrid Masters | R32 | clay | James Blake | 6-7 6-4 7-6 |
| 2007-10-22 | Basel | R16 | hard | Ivo Karlovic | 4-6 7-6 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 7-6 6-4 |
| 2006-02-27 | Las Vegas | SF | hard | James Blake | 7-6 6-1 |
| 2000-06-26 | Wimbledon | Q128 | grass | Ivo Karlovic | 6-3 7-6(5) |
Statistics
This season1st serve in·Slight edge
65%
57%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
83%
73%
2nd serve points won·Slight edge
55%
50%
Service points won·Slight edge
73%
63%
Return points won·Slight edge
27%
36%
Break points saved·Slight edge
71%
62%
Aces / match·Dominant
21.3
5.6
Double faults / match·Dominant
4.8
3.0
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 150). ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Clutch
Under pressureClutch Rating·Slight edge
47
37
Break points saved·Dominant
96
71
Break points won·Dominant
0
38
Deciding sets·Clear edge
73
56
Tiebreaks·Dominant
68
43
Performance in the biggest moments — break points, deciding sets and tiebreaks (0–100, higher is better). About