James Blake vs Tomas Berdych — Washington Semi-final
Washington · ATP · Semi-final
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 1 August 2005 ·
hard
Blake J.6-4 6-3
Berdych T.
Blake J.
662
Berdych T.
430
James Blake defeated Tomas Berdych 6-4 6-3 in the Washington semi-final on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Tomas Berdych came in leading the head-to-head 3–1. James Blake narrowed the head-to-head to 3–2.
Key context
- Match story: James Blake closed it out in two sets, 6–4 6–3.
Head to head
1–3| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009-03-25 | Miami Masters | R32 | hard | Tomas Berdych | 6-4 6-7 6-3 |
| 2008-05-18 | Dusseldorf | RR | clay | Tomas Berdych | 7-6 7-6 |
| 2007-02-09 | Davis Cup WG R1: CZE vs USA | RR | clay | Tomas Berdych | 6-1 2-6 7-5 7-5 |
| 2006-08-28 | US Open | R16 | hard | James Blake | 6-4 6-3 6-1 |
Statistics
This season1st serve in·Even
57%
58%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
73%
78%
2nd serve points won·Even
51%
52%
Service points won·Even
63%
67%
Return points won·Even
37%
37%
Break points saved·Even
61%
64%
Aces / match·Clear edge
5.9
8.0
Double faults / match·Slight edge
3.0
2.5
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Clutch
Under pressureClutch Rating·Dominant
37
84
Break points saved·Dominant
71
96
Break points won·Dominant
38
82
Deciding sets·Dominant
56
88
Tiebreaks·Dominant
43
85
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