James Blake vs Ivo Karlovic — Shanghai Masters Round of 64
Shanghai Masters · ATP · Round of 64
2 — 1
Sets
Sunday, 11 October 2009
hard
Blake J.3-6 7-6 6-3
Karlovic I.
Blake J.
37762
Karlovic I.
66431
James Blake defeated Ivo Karlovic 3-6 7-6 6-3 in the Shanghai Masters round of 64 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Ivo Karlovic came in leading the head-to-head 6–2. James Blake narrowed the head-to-head to 6–3.
Key context
- Match story: James Blake dropped the opening set before beating Ivo Karlovic 3–6 7–6 6–3.
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 |
| 2009-07-10 | Davis Cup WG QF: CRO vs USA | RR | clay | Ivo Karlovic | 6-7(5) 4-6 6-3 7-6(3) 7-5 |
| 2009-05-10 | Madrid Masters | R32 | clay | James Blake | 6-7(4) 6-4 7-6(4) |
| 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
5.6
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
Fastbig serves, short points
SlowFast
Weather
23°CMainly clear
Wind 6 km/hHumidity 53%
Draw
Quarter-finals
Nadal R.
Ljubicic I.
3-66-3
Davydenko N.
Stepanek R.
6-14-66-1
Lopez F.
Soderling R.
7-646-3
Djokovic N.
Simon G.
6-32-66-2
R16
Stepanek R.
Wawrinka S.
3-67-654-2
Ljubicic I.
Monfils G.
6-23-0
Simon G.
Berdych T.
6-36-4
Djokovic N.
Schuettler R.
6-46-2
Davydenko N.
Gonzalez F.
6-37-5
Soderling R.
Tsonga J.
6-36-3
Lopez F.
Melzer J.
5-77-636-1
Nadal R.
Robredo T.
6-16-4
R32
Melzer J.
del Potro J.
7-52-1
Wawrinka S.
Roddick A.
3-4
Schuettler R.
Haas T.
6-4
Gonzalez F.
Bellucci T.
6-36-4
Nadal R.
Blake J.
6-26-746-4
Robredo T.
Mayer F.
4-67-6106-4
Monfils G.
Hewitt L.
4-66-46-2
Ljubicic I.
Verdasco F.
6-47-66
Lopez F.
Ferrer D.
4-67-56-1
Soderling R.
Almagro N.
6-47-5
Tsonga J.
Zeng S.
6-36-3
Davydenko N.
Kunitsyn I.
6-46-2
Stepanek R.
Beck A.
7-56-4
Simon G.
Troicki V.
6-36-4
Berdych T.
Safin M.
3-66-46-4
Djokovic N.
Fognini F.
6-36-1
R64
Gonzalez F.
Zverev M.
7-56-702-2
Beck A.
Acasuso J.
7-621-0
Mayer F.
Petzschner P.
6-36-2
Melzer J.
Chardy J.
6-46-4
Ferrer D.
Gasquet R.
6-46-3
Soderling R.
Hanescu V.
6-36-4
Almagro N.
Kohlschreiber P.
6-726-17-66
Zeng S.
Sela D.
2-66-16-4
Kunitsyn I.
Andreev I.
6-766-46-2
Bellucci T.
Chiudinelli M.
7-636-4
Stepanek R.
Ferrero J.
6-36-0
Blake J.
Karlovic I.
3-67-646-3
Troicki V.
Monaco J.
6-16-2
Safin M.
Gong M.
6-46-4
Berdych T.
Cilic M.
7-683-66-4
Haas T.
Becker B.
7-656-4
Schuettler R.
Vassallo Arguello M.
6-43-67-62
Fognini F.
Gulbis E.
7-636-3
Robredo T.
Llodra M.
6-16-4
Monfils G.
Mathieu P.
6-26-2
Hewitt L.
Isner J.
6-26-4
Ljubicic I.
Benneteau J.
6-33-66-1
Lopez F.
Garcia Lopez G.
6-36-4
Wawrinka S.
Kubot L.
2-67-657-63