Ivo Karlovic vs James Blake | Ivo Karlovic Wins 6-7 4-6 6-3 7-6 7-5

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CRO vs USARound RobinClayFri 10 JulFinal

Ivo KarlovicCRO

James BlakeUSA

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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 4–2. Ivo Karlovic extended the head-to-head to 5–2.

Key context

Match story: Ivo Karlovic came back from two sets down to beat James Blake.

How the match was decided

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Karlovic I. came through in five sets.

Match statistics

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Common opponents

7 shared · last 12 months

Karlovic I. and Blake J. faced 7 of the same opponents in the last 12 months. Karlovic I. went 5–5 (50%) against them, Blake J. 4–5 (44%). Results against comparable opponents are close (2 : 1 better-results split).

5–550%Karlovic I. · better vs 2Record vs common opponents4–544%Blake J. · better vs 1

Vs common opponents · derived from scorelines

13–14Sets9–12

152–158Games88–102

7–5Tiebreaks0–1

2–1Deciding sets0–1

vs Simon G.L6-7 6-4 6-7Madrid Masters · clayL6-3 1-6 4-6Madrid Masters · clay
vs Kohlschreiber P.W7-6 7-6Cincinnati Masters · hardW6-4 6-4Paris Masters · hard
vs Kiefer N.L4-6 5-7Paris Masters · hardL1-6 2-6Canada Masters · hard

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vs Federer R.L4-6 4-6Rome Masters · clayL2-6 4-6Madrid Masters · clay
vs Tsonga J.W7-6 6-7 7-5 7-6Wimbledon · grassL4-6 4-6 6-7Australian Open · hard
vs Benneteau J.W3-6 7-6 6-4Madrid Masters · clayW6-4 6-4Miami Masters · hard
vs Darcis S.Hard to compareW7-5 6-3 6-4Wimbledon · grassW4-6 6-3 1-0US Open · hard

Head-to-head

7 meetings · Karlovic I. leads 5–2

Clay: Karlovic I. leads 2–1 · Hard: Karlovic I. leads 2–1 · Grass: Karlovic I. leads 1–0

Karlovic I.July 2009CRO vs USAThis matchClay6-7 4-6 6-3 7-6 7-5
Blake J.May 2009Madrid MastersClay6-7 6-4 7-6
Karlovic I.October 2007BaselHard4-6 7-6 6-4
Karlovic I.May 2007Roland GarrosClay4-6 6-4 7-5 7-5
Karlovic I.February 2007San JoseHard6-7 7-6 6-4

Draw

Closing odds

Player context

Before the match

Karlovic I.Blake J.1 813ELO1 7851 639Clay ELO1 5965–5Last 104–630Age29208 cmHeight185 cmRightPlaysRight

Cite this

Ivo Karlovic beat James Blake 6-7 4-6 6-3 7-6 7-5. Umpiry, "Ivo Karlovic vs James Blake — CRO vs USA Round Robin", https://umpiry.com/match/2009-07-10/blake-vs-karlovic-cro-vs-usa-rr?utm_source=cite (as of 10 July 2009).