Ivo Karlovic vs James Blake — Delray Beach Quarter-final

Delray Beach · ATP · Quarter-final
CRO
Ivo Karlovic
47 yrs · 208 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 22 February 2010
hard
USA
James Blake
46 yrs · 185 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Karlovic I.
6-3 6-7 6-1
Blake J.
Karlovic I.
66562
Blake J.
37711

Ivo Karlovic defeated James Blake 6-3 6-7 6-1 in the Delray Beach quarter-final on hard. 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

  • Match story: Ivo Karlovic came through a tight passage before pulling clear — 6–3 6–7 6–1.

Head to head

5–3
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2013-08-26US OpenR128hardIvo Karlovic6-7(2) 3-6 6-4 7-6(2) 7-6(2)
2009-10-11Shanghai MastersR64hardJames Blake3-6 7-6(4) 6-3
2009-07-10Davis Cup WG QF: CRO vs USARRclayIvo Karlovic6-7(5) 4-6 6-3 7-6(3) 7-5
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.serving96% hold

wins 76% of points on serve vs Blake J.

Blake J.serving95% hold

wins 75% 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%
49%
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
5.4
Double faults / match·Dominant
4.7
3.1

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 109). 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

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