Ivo Karlovic vs James Blake — Davis Cup WG QF: CRO vs USA Round Robin

Davis Cup WG QF: CRO vs USA · ATP · Round Robin
CRO
Ivo Karlovic
47 yrs · 208 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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3 — 2
Sets
Friday, 10 July 2009
clay
USA
James Blake
46 yrs · 185 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Karlovic I.
6-7 4-6 6-3 7-6 7-5
Blake J.
Karlovic I.
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Blake J.
77636352

Ivo Karlovic defeated James Blake 6-7 4-6 6-3 7-6 7-5 in the Davis Cup WG QF: CRO vs USA round robin on clay. The result followed the form book — Ivo Karlovic came in leading the head-to-head 5–3. Ivo Karlovic extended the head-to-head to 6–3.

Key context

Head to head

5–3
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2013-08-26US OpenR128hardIvo Karlovic6-7(2) 3-6 6-4 7-6(2) 7-6(2)
2010-02-22Delray BeachQFhardIvo Karlovic6-3 6-7(5) 6-1
2009-10-11Shanghai MastersR64hardJames Blake3-6 7-6(4) 6-3
2009-05-10Madrid MastersR32clayJames Blake6-7(4) 6-4 7-6(4)
2007-10-22BaselR16hardIvo Karlovic4-6 7-6(4) 6-4
2007-05-28Roland GarrosR128clayIvo Karlovic4-6 6-4 7-5 7-5
2007-02-12San JoseR16hardIvo Karlovic6-7(4) 7-6(11) 6-4
2006-02-27Las VegasSFhardJames Blake7-6(2) 6-1

Serve vs return

This season
Karlovic I.serving94% hold

wins 73% of points on serve vs Blake J.

Blake J.serving93% hold

wins 72% of points on serve vs Karlovic I.

Serve-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 season
Karlovic I.Blake J.
1st 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%
61%
Aces / match·Dominant
20.9
5.6
Double faults / match·Dominant
4.7
3.1

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 151). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Karlovic I.Blake J.
Clutch Rating·Even
56
54
Break points saved·Slight edge
98
88
Break points won·Dominant
0
51
Deciding sets·Dominant
83
54
Tiebreaks·Clear edge
76
55

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