James Blake vs Ricardo Mello — Memphis Round of 32

Memphis · ATP · Round of 32
USA
James Blake
46 yrs · 185 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 14 February 2011
hard
BRA
Ricardo Mello
45 yrs · 175 cm · Left-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLLWLLWLL
Blake J.
6-4 6-3
Mello R.
Blake J.
662
Mello R.
43–

James Blake defeated Ricardo Mello 6-4 6-3 in the Memphis round of 32 on hard. The result followed the form book — James Blake came in leading the head-to-head 1–0, defending last year's round of 32. James Blake extended the head-to-head to 2–0.

Key context

  • Match story: James Blake closed it out in two sets, 6–4 6–3.

Head to head

1–0
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2007-07-23IndianapolisR16hardJames Blake6-4 6-2

Serve vs return

This season
Blake J.serving83% hold

wins 65% of points on serve vs Mello R.

Mello R.serving80% hold

wins 63% of points on serve vs Blake J.

Even serve battle

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.Mello R.
1st serve in·Slight edge
56%
62%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
73%
65%
2nd serve points won·Even
48%
52%
Service points won·Even
62%
60%
Return points won·Even
36%
36%
Break points saved·Even
61%
58%
Aces / match·Dominant
5.5
2.3
Double faults / match·Clear edge
3.2
2.2

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (77 vs 30). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Blake J.Mello R.
Clutch Rating·Clear edge
54
39
Break points saved·Clear edge
88
68
Break points won·Slight edge
51
43
Deciding sets·Slight edge
54
46
Tiebreaks·Slight edge
55
47

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
Roddick A.
Raonic M.
7-676-7117-5
Semi-finals
Roddick A.
del Potro J.
6-36-4
Raonic M.
Fish M.
6-44-66-3
Quarter-finals
Fish M.
Querrey S.
6-36-4
Roddick A.
Hewitt L.
4-66-36-4
del Potro J.
Russell M.
6-46-2
Raonic M.
Kendrick R.
6-43-66-3
R16
Raonic M.
Stepanek R.
6-46-7107-61
Roddick A.
Tipsarevic J.
6-17-68
Querrey S.
Dabul B.
6-37-63
Hewitt L.
Mannarino A.
6-797-56-0
Kendrick R.
Blake J.
7-656-3
Russell M.
Serra F.
6-46-4
del Potro J.
Dodig I.
6-46-4
Fish M.
Lacko L.
6-756-47-63
R32
Serra F.
Malisse X.
6-21-0
Dabul B.
Przysiezny M.
7-56-4
Hewitt L.
Lu Y.
6-47-63
Russell M.
Karlovic I.
6-17-61
Mannarino A.
Hajek J.
6-26-2
Tipsarevic J.
Sweeting R.
6-07-67
Roddick A.
Berankis R.
4-66-26-3
Querrey S.
Istomin D.
6-757-656-4
Lacko L.
Sela D.
6-747-56-3
Fish M.
Gabashvili T.
6-17-5
Kendrick R.
Anderson K.
5-76-37-64
Blake J.
Mello R.
6-46-3
Stepanek R.
Becker B.
6-46-2
Raonic M.
Verdasco F.
6-43-67-65
Dodig I.
Schuettler R.
3-66-36-4
del Potro J.
Isner J.
6-46-3