Denis Istomin vs James Blake — Cincinnati Masters Round of 64

Cincinnati Masters · ATP · Round of 64
UZB
Denis Istomin
39 yrs · 185 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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0 — 0
Sets
Sunday, 15 August 2010
hard
USA
James Blake
46 yrs · 185 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Istomin D.
6-3 6-0
Blake J.
Istomin D.
662
Blake J.
30–

Denis Istomin defeated James Blake 6-3 6-0 in the Cincinnati Masters round of 64 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — James Blake came in defending last year's round of 64.

Key context

Head to head

No previous meetings on record.

Serve vs return

This season
Istomin D.serving85% hold

wins 66% of points on serve vs Blake J.

Blake J.serving85% hold

wins 66% of points on serve vs Istomin D.

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
Istomin D.Blake J.
1st serve in·Slight edge
66%
57%
1st serve points won·Even
70%
73%
2nd serve points won·Even
49%
49%
Service points won·Even
63%
63%
Return points won·Even
36%
36%
Break points saved·Even
61%
61%
Aces / match·Even
5.0
5.4
Double faults / match·Clear edge
2.1
3.1

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 109). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Istomin D.Blake J.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
29
54
Break points saved·Even
90
88
Break points won·Dominant
5
51
Deciding sets·Slight edge
44
54
Tiebreaks·Dominant
18
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
Weather
28°CPartly cloudy
Wind 7 km/hHumidity 75%

Draw

Final
Federer R.
Fish M.
6-757-616-4
Semi-finals
Federer R.
Baghdatis M.
6-46-3
Fish M.
Roddick A.
4-67-636-1
Quarter-finals
Fish M.
Murray A.
6-776-17-65
Roddick A.
Djokovic N.
6-47-5
Baghdatis M.
Nadal R.
6-44-66-4
Federer R.
Davydenko N.
6-47-5
R16
Federer R.
Kohlschreiber P.
W/O
Murray A.
Gulbis E.
4-66-37-64
Davydenko N.
Ferrer D.
4-66-37-5
Nadal R.
Benneteau J.
5-77-666-2
Baghdatis M.
Berdych T.
7-56-4
Roddick A.
Soderling R.
6-46-777-65
Djokovic N.
Nalbandian D.
6-17-67
Fish M.
Gasquet R.
7-56-2
R32
Fish M.
Verdasco F.
7-617-64
Davydenko N.
Ginepri R.
6-26-756-2
Ferrer D.
Querrey S.
7-56-2
Federer R.
Istomin D.
5-2
Baghdatis M.
Bellucci T.
6-24-67-64
Nalbandian D.
Isner J.
4-5
Nadal R.
Dent T.
6-27-5
Djokovic N.
Troicki V.
6-37-5
Roddick A.
De Bakker T.
7-646-4
Soderling R.
Hewitt L.
4-66-37-5
Murray A.
Chardy J.
6-36-736-2
Kohlschreiber P.
Falla A.
6-01-66-3
Berdych T.
Mathieu P.
6-46-4
Benneteau J.
Wawrinka S.
6-46-2
Gulbis E.
Melzer J.
6-786-37-65
Gasquet R.
Berrer M.
6-46-2
R64
Dent T.
Lopez F.
6-36-2
Ferrer D.
Dolgopolov A.
3-66-36-4
Fish M.
Simon G.
7-647-5
Berrer M.
Robredo T.
6-746-47-68
Gasquet R.
Youzhny M.
2-66-46-1
Hewitt L.
Lu Y.
6-44-0
Chardy J.
Mayer F.
6-27-64
Kohlschreiber P.
Zeballos H.
6-726-36-4
Mathieu P.
Hanescu V.
6-767-626-3
Bellucci T.
Becker B.
7-667-5
Wawrinka S.
Almagro N.
6-36-3
De Bakker T.
Monaco J.
6-46-756-3
Roddick A.
Stakhovsky S.
6-46-756-1
Nalbandian D.
Ljubicic I.
7-56-0
Isner J.
Kubot L.
6-26-3
Troicki V.
Stepanek R.
7-56-1
Falla A.
Monfils G.
6-36-4
Querrey S.
Petzschner P.
6-16-4
Ginepri R.
Devvarman S.
6-737-646-2
Melzer J.
Giraldo S.
6-16-4
Gulbis E.
Young D.
7-656-4
Istomin D.
Blake J.
6-36-0
Baghdatis M.
Cilic M.
6-47-5
Benneteau J.
Llodra M.
3-66-36-2