Carlos Berlocq vs James Blake — Houston Round of 32

Houston · ATP · Round of 32
ARG
Carlos Berlocq
43 yrs · 183 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 9 April 2012
clay
USA
James Blake
46 yrs · 185 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Berlocq C.
6-4 2-6 6-1
Blake J.
Berlocq C.
6262
Blake J.
4611

Carlos Berlocq defeated James Blake 6-4 2-6 6-1 in the Houston round of 32 on clay. The upset overturned the form book — James Blake came in leading the head-to-head 2–0, defending last year's round of 16. Carlos Berlocq claimed a first win over James Blake in three meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 2–1.

Key context

  • Match story: Carlos Berlocq came through a tight passage before pulling clear — 6–4 2–6 6–1.

Head to head

0–2
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2011-04-04HoustonR32clayJames Blake6-7(3) 6-3 6-4
2006-03-20Miami MastersR64hardJames Blake6-0 6-0

Serve vs return

This season
Berlocq C.serving74% hold

wins 60% of points on serve vs Blake J.

Blake J.serving68% hold

wins 57% of points on serve vs Berlocq C.

Serve advantage — Berlocq C.

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
Berlocq C.Blake J.
1st serve in·Slight edge
64%
55%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
66%
73%
2nd serve points won·Even
51%
48%
Service points won·Even
61%
62%
Return points won·Even
41%
37%
Break points saved·Even
58%
58%
Aces / match·Dominant
2.4
5.7
Double faults / match·Slight edge
2.3
2.8

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 43). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Berlocq C.Blake J.
Clutch Rating·Clear edge
36
54
Break points saved·Slight edge
77
88
Break points won·Slight edge
42
51
Deciding sets·Dominant
24
54
Tiebreaks·Slight edge
61
55

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

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-slowfavours grinders
SlowFast

Draw

Final
Monaco J.
Isner J.
6-23-66-3
Semi-finals
Monaco J.
Russell M.
5-76-16-4
Isner J.
Lopez F.
6-757-646-3
Quarter-finals
Monaco J.
Anderson K.
7-647-5
Russell M.
Harrison R.
6-15-76-3
Isner J.
Sweeting R.
7-617-64
Lopez F.
Berlocq C.
6-42-2
R16
Harrison R.
Kunitsyn I.
6-26-4
Berlocq C.
Phau B.
6-16-0
Anderson K.
Querrey S.
7-633-67-62
Monaco J.
Ito T.
6-36-3
Russell M.
Fish M.
6-36-1
Isner J.
Zeballos H.
6-736-46-2
Sweeting R.
Reynolds B.
6-36-2
Lopez F.
Lorenzi P.
6-47-64
R32
Phau B.
Junqueira D.
6-13-0
Kunitsyn I.
Malisse X.
6-46-2
Russell M.
Gimeno Traver D.
2-67-56-1
Zeballos H.
Ungur A.
6-36-3
Sweeting R.
Mello R.
6-37-66
Reynolds B.
Karlovic I.
7-652-66-3
Lorenzi P.
Odesnik W.
6-736-26-3
Berlocq C.
Blake J.
6-42-66-1
Anderson K.
Souza J.
6-36-4
Querrey S.
Prodon E.
6-16-4
Ito T.
Soeda G.
6-47-5
Harrison R.
Bogomolov Jr A.
4-66-36-4