James Blake vs Taylor Dent — Delray Beach Round of 32

Delray Beach · ATP · Round of 32
USA
James Blake
46 yrs · 185 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 22 February 2010
hard
USA
Taylor Dent
45 yrs · 188 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLWLWLWLW
Blake J.
6-1 3-6 6-3
Dent T.
Blake J.
6362
Dent T.
1631

James Blake defeated Taylor Dent 6-1 3-6 6-3 in the Delray Beach round of 32 on hard. The result followed the form book — James Blake came in leading the head-to-head 3–2. James Blake extended the head-to-head to 4–2.

Key context

  • Match story: James Blake closed it out in three sets, 6–1 3–6 6–3.

Head to head

3–2
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2010-07-19AtlantaR32hardTaylor Dent6-3 3-6 6-4
2004-03-08Indian Wells MastersR16hardJames Blake7-6(4) 4-6 6-1
2003-05-26Roland GarrosR128clayJames Blake6-4 6-3 7-6(3)
2002-07-08NewportFgrassTaylor Dent6-1 4-6 6-4
2002-02-18MemphisR16hardJames Blake2-6 6-4 6-3

Serve vs return

This season
Blake J.serving88% hold

wins 68% of points on serve vs Dent T.

Dent T.serving85% hold

wins 66% of points on serve vs Blake J.

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
Blake J.Dent T.
1st serve in·Even
57%
57%
1st serve points won·Even
73%
75%
2nd serve points won·Even
49%
47%
Service points won·Even
63%
63%
Return points won·Even
36%
34%
Break points saved·Even
61%
63%
Aces / match·Clear edge
5.4
7.8
Double faults / match·Dominant
3.1
5.9

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (109 vs 30). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Blake J.Dent T.
Clutch Rating·Slight edge
54
46
Break points saved·Clear edge
88
76
Break points won·Even
51
48
Deciding sets·Slight edge
54
43
Tiebreaks·Slight edge
55
62

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

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-fastrewards aggression
SlowFast

Draw

Final
Gulbis E.
Karlovic I.
6-26-3
Semi-finals
Karlovic I.
Fish M.
6-26-3
Gulbis E.
Nieminen J.
6-46-4
Quarter-finals
Gulbis E.
Mayer L.
7-626-4
Karlovic I.
Blake J.
6-36-756-1
Fish M.
Chardy J.
6-46-3
Nieminen J.
Becker B.
7-53-67-65
R16
Fish M.
Zverev M.
6-26-4
Mayer L.
Mayer F.
6-47-64
Nieminen J.
Korolev E.
5-76-16-0
Chardy J.
Giraldo S.
7-54-67-5
Blake J.
Haase R.
6-36-1
Becker B.
Odesnik W.
W/O
Karlovic I.
Brands D.
7-687-66
Gulbis E.
Gabashvili T.
6-16-4
R32
Mayer L.
Anderson K.
7-677-62
Haase R.
Kendrick R.
7-647-60
Fish M.
Rochus C.
5-76-33-3
Nieminen J.
Lorenzi P.
6-36-4
Odesnik W.
Ram R.
6-36-2
Becker B.
Nishikori K.
6-31-66-0
Mayer F.
Lindahl N.
6-46-1
Gulbis E.
Harrison R.
6-47-65
Gabashvili T.
Haas T.
7-637-5
Karlovic I.
Petzschner P.
6-37-63
Brands D.
Grosjean S.
3-66-36-2
Blake J.
Dent T.
6-13-66-3
Chardy J.
Malisse X.
6-37-65
Giraldo S.
Spadea V.
6-26-3
Zverev M.
Russell M.
6-43-67-5
Korolev E.
Lapentti N.
6-21-66-1