Juan Martin del Potro vs James Blake — Los Angeles Round of 16

Los Angeles · ATP · Round of 16
ARG
Juan Martin del Potro
37 yrs · 198 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 25 July 2011
hard
USA
James Blake
46 yrs · 185 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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del Potro J.
6-4 7-6
Blake J.
del Potro J.
6772
Blake J.
463–

Juan Martin del Potro defeated James Blake 6-4 7-6 in the Los Angeles round of 16 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — James Blake came in leading the head-to-head 2–1, defending last year's quarter-final. Juan Martin del Potro narrowed the head-to-head to 2–2.

Key context

Head to head

1–2
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2011-10-17StockholmR16hardJames Blake6-4 6-4
2010-01-18Australian OpenR64hardJuan Martin del Potro6-4 6-7(3) 5-7 6-3 10-8
2007-02-26Las VegasRRhardJames Blake6-1 3-1 RET

Serve vs return

This season
del Potro J.serving91% hold

wins 71% of points on serve vs Blake J.

Blake J.serving82% hold

wins 64% of points on serve vs del Potro J.

Serve advantage — del Potro J.

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
del Potro J.Blake J.
1st serve in·Slight edge
65%
56%
1st serve points won·Even
76%
73%
2nd serve points won·Even
52%
48%
Service points won·Slight edge
68%
62%
Return points won·Even
37%
36%
Break points saved·Even
61%
61%
Aces / match·Dominant
8.6
5.5
Double faults / match·Clear edge
2.1
3.2

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 77). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
del Potro J.Blake J.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
90
54
Break points saved·Slight edge
98
88
Break points won·Clear edge
73
51
Deciding sets·Dominant
97
54
Tiebreaks·Dominant
98
55

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

Draw

Final
Gulbis E.
Fish M.
5-76-46-4
Semi-finals
Fish M.
Harrison R.
6-04-67-63
Gulbis E.
Bogomolov Jr A.
6-27-64
Quarter-finals
Fish M.
Kunitsyn I.
6-26-4
Gulbis E.
del Potro J.
6-26-4
Bogomolov Jr A.
Bellucci T.
1-66-46-1
Harrison R.
Lu Y.
3-66-36-4
R16
Kunitsyn I.
Sweeting R.
7-647-66
Gulbis E.
Kosakowski D.
6-26-4
Bellucci T.
Falla A.
6-06-1
Fish M.
Muller G.
7-616-1
del Potro J.
Blake J.
6-47-63
Bogomolov Jr A.
Dimitrov G.
6-46-3
Lu Y.
Baghdatis M.
6-36-4
Harrison R.
Russell M.
6-36-4
R32
Kunitsyn I.
Gonzalez F.
6-46-3
Sweeting R.
Devvarman S.
6-47-66
Muller G.
Johnson S.
2-66-36-4
Kosakowski D.
Smyczek T.
2-66-16-3
Falla A.
Grigelis L.
6-26-4
Bogomolov Jr A.
Jones G.
4-66-16-1
Dimitrov G.
Haas T.
6-36-2
Russell M.
Tursunov D.
6-756-06-2
Harrison R.
Berankis R.
6-747-56-3
Lu Y.
Ginepri R.
6-47-5
Blake J.
Berrer M.
6-26-3
Gulbis E.
Malisse X.
2-66-37-65