Olivier Rochus vs James Blake — BEL vs USA Round Robin

BEL vs USA · ATP · Round Robin
BEL
Olivier Rochus
45 yrs · 168 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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3 — 0
Sets
Friday, 23 September 2005 ·
clay
USA
James Blake
46 yrs · 185 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Rochus O.
6-4 7-5 6-1
Blake J.
Rochus O.
6763
Blake J.
4510

Olivier Rochus defeated James Blake 6-4 7-5 6-1 in the BEL vs USA round robin on clay. The upset overturned the form book — James Blake came in leading the head-to-head 5–0. Olivier Rochus claimed a first win over James Blake in six meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 5–1.

Key context

  • Match story: Olivier Rochus came through a tight passage before pulling clear — 6–4 7–5 6–1.

Head to head

0–5
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2011-10-17StockholmR32hardJames Blake7-6 6-3
2009-08-31US OpenR64hardJames Blake6-4 3-6 7-6 6-3
2006-10-09StockholmQFhardJames Blake6-7 6-4 6-2
2005-10-31Paris MastersR64hardJames Blake6-4 6-3
2005-10-10StockholmSFhardJames Blake6-4 6-3

Statistics

This season
Rochus O.Blake J.
1st serve in·Slight edge
62%
57%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
66%
73%
2nd serve points won·Even
51%
51%
Service points won·Even
60%
63%
Return points won·Even
36%
37%
Break points saved·Even
59%
61%
Aces / match·Dominant
1.6
6.0
Double faults / match·Slight edge
2.3
3.0

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Rochus O.Blake J.
Clutch Rating·Even
39
37
Break points saved·Even
67
71
Break points won·Even
35
38
Deciding sets·Slight edge
67
56
Tiebreaks·Even
43
43

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

Draw