Nicolas Massu vs James Blake — Scottsdale Round of 32

Scottsdale · ATP · Round of 32
CHI
Nicolas Massu
46 yrs · 183 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 5 March 2001 ·
hard
USA
James Blake
46 yrs · 185 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Massu N.
6-4 6-4
Blake J.
Massu N.
662
Blake J.
440

Nicolas Massu defeated James Blake 6-4 6-4 in the Scottsdale round of 32 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — James Blake came in defending last year's round of 32, but Nicolas Massu had been the form player, winning 3 of their last 7 on hard. Nicolas Massu extended the head-to-head to 2–1.

Key context

  • Match story: Nicolas Massu edged a tight contest from start to finish — 6–4 6–4.

Head to head

1–1
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2008-01-14Australian OpenR128hardJames Blake6-3 6-2 6-2
2007-05-07Rome MastersR32clayNicolas Massu7-6 7-5

Statistics

This season
Massu N.Blake J.
1st serve in·Even
60%
57%
1st serve points won·Even
69%
73%
2nd serve points won·Even
50%
51%
Service points won·Even
61%
63%
Return points won·Even
37%
37%
Break points saved·Even
63%
61%
Aces / match·Clear edge
4.3
6.0
Double faults / match·Even
3.0
3.0

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Massu N.Blake J.
Clutch Rating·Even
35
37
Break points saved·Slight edge
65
71
Break points won·Even
42
38
Deciding sets·Slight edge
49
56
Tiebreaks·Slight edge
53
43

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

Draw