Matthew Ebden vs James Blake — Atlanta Round of 16

Atlanta · ATP · Round of 16
AUS
Matthew Ebden
38 yrs · 188 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 16 July 2012
hard
USA
James Blake
46 yrs · 185 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Ebden M.
6-7 6-4 6-4
Blake J.
Ebden M.
66662
Blake J.
78441

Matthew Ebden defeated James Blake 6-7 6-4 6-4 in the Atlanta round of 16 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — James Blake came in defending last year's round of 16.

Key context

Head to head

No previous meetings on record.

Serve vs return

This season
Ebden M.serving85% hold

wins 66% of points on serve vs Blake J.

Blake J.serving80% hold

wins 63% of points on serve vs Ebden M.

Serve advantage — Ebden M.

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
Ebden M.Blake J.
1st serve in·Slight edge
62%
55%
1st serve points won·Even
73%
73%
2nd serve points won·Even
49%
48%
Service points won·Even
64%
62%
Return points won·Even
38%
37%
Break points saved·Even
59%
58%
Aces / match·Slight edge
6.2
5.5
Double faults / match·Clear edge
4.2
2.8

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Ebden M.Blake J.
Clutch Rating·Slight edge
45
54
Break points saved·Even
86
88
Break points won·Clear edge
32
51
Deciding sets·Even
58
54
Tiebreaks·Clear edge
34
55

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

Conditions

Court speed
Fastbig serves, short points
SlowFast

Draw

Final
Roddick A.
Muller G.
1-67-626-2
Semi-finals
Muller G.
Soeda G.
6-46-3
Roddick A.
Isner J.
6-46-756-4
Quarter-finals
Soeda G.
Nishikori K.
6-26-1
Muller G.
Ebden M.
6-46-4
Roddick A.
Russell M.
6-36-4
Isner J.
Sock J.
7-676-4
R16
Ebden M.
Blake J.
6-766-46-4
Soeda G.
Kunitsyn I.
6-17-5
Russell M.
Anderson K.
6-756-46-4
Roddick A.
Mahut N.
7-646-3
Sock J.
Johnson S.
7-657-65
Muller G.
Fish M.
4-62-3
Nishikori K.
Berankis R.
6-46-776-4
Isner J.
Bemelmans R.
4-66-36-4
R32
Blake J.
Harrison R.
1-66-37-5
Ebden M.
Bubka S.
5-76-16-1
Muller G.
Matosevic M.
7-656-4
Soeda G.
Malisse X.
4-67-56-4
Bemelmans R.
Ram R.
6-16-3
Johnson S.
Young D.
6-33-66-3
Sock J.
Bogomolov Jr A.
6-24-66-4
Mahut N.
Capdeville P.
6-33-66-4
Russell M.
Kuznetsov A.
2-66-47-64
Anderson K.
Lorenzi P.
6-46-3
Kunitsyn I.
Baker B.
6-46-736-3
Berankis R.
Tursunov D.
6-36-2