James Blake vs Fernando Gonzalez — Rome Masters Round of 16
Rome Masters · ATP · Round of 16
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 6 May 2002 ·
clay
Blake J.4-6 6-3 6-3
Gonzalez F.
Blake J.
4662
Gonzalez F.
6331
James Blake defeated Fernando Gonzalez 4-6 6-3 6-3 in the Rome Masters round of 16 on clay. The upset overturned the form book — Fernando Gonzalez came in leading the head-to-head 7–2. James Blake narrowed the head-to-head to 7–3.
Key context
- Match story: James Blake dropped the opening set before beating Fernando Gonzalez 4–6 6–3 6–3.
Head to head
2–7| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009-03-12 | Indian Wells Masters | R32 | hard | Fernando Gonzalez | 7-5 6-1 |
| 2008-08-11 | Beijing Olympics | SF | hard | Fernando Gonzalez | 4-6 7-5 11-9 |
| 2007-05-20 | Dusseldorf | RR | clay | Fernando Gonzalez | 6-4 7-5 |
| 2007-01-15 | Australian Open | R16 | hard | Fernando Gonzalez | 7-5 6-4 7-6 |
| 2006-04-07 | Davis Cup WG QF: USA vs CHI | RR | grass | Fernando Gonzalez | 6-7 0-6 7-6 6-4 10-8 |
| 2005-03-07 | Indian Wells Masters | R32 | hard | Fernando Gonzalez | 6-4 0-6 6-3 |
| 2005-01-10 | Auckland | R32 | hard | Fernando Gonzalez | 7-6 6-1 |
| 2003-10-27 | Paris Masters | R64 | hard | James Blake | 6-3 6-4 |
| 2002-10-28 | Paris Masters | R64 | hard | James Blake | 6-7 6-4 6-4 |
Statistics
This season1st serve in·Slight edge
57%
62%
1st serve points won·Even
73%
74%
2nd serve points won·Even
51%
52%
Service points won·Even
63%
66%
Return points won·Even
37%
36%
Break points saved·Even
61%
65%
Aces / match·Slight edge
6.0
7.2
Double faults / match·Even
3.0
2.8
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Clutch
Under pressureClutch Rating·Clear edge
37
55
Break points saved·Slight edge
71
79
Break points won·Even
38
36
Deciding sets·Clear edge
56
78
Tiebreaks·Dominant
43
72
Performance in the biggest moments — break points, deciding sets and tiebreaks (0–100, higher is better). About
Conditions
Court speed
Slowlow bounce, long rallies
SlowFast