Rafael Nadal vs James Blake — Beijing Round of 16

Beijing · ATP · Round of 16
ESP
Rafael Nadal
40 yrs · 185 cm · Left-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 5 October 2009
hard
USA
James Blake
46 yrs · 185 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Nadal R.
7-5 6-7 6-3
Blake J.
Nadal R.
76462
Blake J.
57731

Rafael Nadal defeated James Blake 7-5 6-7 6-3 in the Beijing round of 16 on hard. Rafael Nadal extended the head-to-head to 4–3.

Key context

  • Match story: Rafael Nadal closed it out in three sets, 7–5 6–7 6–3.

Head to head

3–3
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2009-10-11Shanghai MastersR32hardRafael Nadal6-2 6-7(4) 6-4
2008-03-27Miami MastersQFhardRafael Nadal3-6 6-3 6-1
2008-03-13Indian Wells MastersQFhardRafael Nadal7-5 3-6 6-3
2006-11-13Masters CupRRhardJames Blake6-4 7-6(0)
2006-03-06Indian Wells MastersSFhardJames Blake7-5 6-3
2005-08-29US OpenR32hardJames Blake6-4 4-6 6-3 6-1

Serve vs return

This season
Nadal R.serving90% hold

wins 70% of points on serve vs Blake J.

Blake J.serving74% hold

wins 60% of points on serve vs Nadal R.

Serve advantage — Nadal R.

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
Nadal R.Blake J.
1st serve in·Slight edge
65%
57%
1st serve points won·Even
73%
73%
2nd serve points won·Slight edge
56%
50%
Service points won·Even
67%
63%
Return points won·Slight edge
42%
36%
Break points saved·Even
64%
62%
Aces / match·Slight edge
4.4
5.6
Double faults / match·Slight edge
2.4
3.1

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 150). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Nadal R.Blake J.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
97
54
Break points saved·Clear edge
100
88
Break points won·Dominant
99
51
Deciding sets·Dominant
100
54
Tiebreaks·Dominant
99
55

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

Conditions

Court speed
Mediumbalanced pace
SlowFast
Weather
24°CClear
Wind 7 km/hHumidity 24%

Draw

Final
Djokovic N.
Cilic M.
6-27-64
Semi-finals
Djokovic N.
Soderling R.
6-36-3
Cilic M.
Nadal R.
6-16-3
Quarter-finals
Djokovic N.
Verdasco F.
6-31-66-1
Soderling R.
Ljubicic I.
7-636-4
Cilic M.
Davydenko N.
6-46-4
Nadal R.
Safin M.
6-36-1
R16
Djokovic N.
Troicki V.
6-36-0
Nadal R.
Blake J.
7-56-746-3
Safin M.
Gonzalez F.
6-36-4
Davydenko N.
Kohlschreiber P.
6-16-0
Cilic M.
Benneteau J.
6-22-66-0
Soderling R.
Robredo T.
6-36-3
Ljubicic I.
Kubot L.
7-664-66-4
Verdasco F.
Ferrero J.
7-56-4
R32
Blake J.
Mayer F.
6-33-66-3
Safin M.
Acasuso J.
6-46-2
Gonzalez F.
Ferrer D.
7-56-4
Davydenko N.
Kunitsyn I.
6-16-766-2
Kohlschreiber P.
Karlovic I.
7-664-66-1
Benneteau J.
Daniel M.
6-36-4
Cilic M.
Andreev I.
6-46-4
Soderling R.
Chardy J.
6-34-66-2
Ljubicic I.
Mathieu P.
7-684-66-1
Robredo T.
Becker B.
6-26-1
Djokovic N.
Hanescu V.
6-37-5
Troicki V.
Fognini F.
7-657-5
Ferrero J.
Almagro N.
7-57-63
Verdasco F.
Ginepri R.
6-776-16-2
Kubot L.
Roddick A.
6-26-4
Nadal R.
Baghdatis M.
6-43-66-4