James Blake vs Lleyton Hewitt — Las Vegas Final
Las Vegas · ATP · Final
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 27 February 2006 ·
hard
Blake J.7-5 2-6 6-3
Hewitt L.
Blake J.
7262
Hewitt L.
5631
James Blake defeated Lleyton Hewitt 7-5 2-6 6-3 in the Las Vegas final on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Lleyton Hewitt came in leading the head-to-head 9–0. James Blake claimed a first win over Lleyton Hewitt in ten meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 9–1.
Key context
- Match story: James Blake closed it out in three sets, 7–5 2–6 6–3.
Head to head
0–9| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009-02-16 | Memphis | R32 | hard | Lleyton Hewitt | 3-6 6-1 6-4 |
| 2006-06-18 | London | F | carpet | Lleyton Hewitt | 6-4 6-4 |
| 2006-06-12 | Queen's Club | F | grass | Lleyton Hewitt | 6-4 6-4 |
| 2005-01-17 | Australian Open | R64 | hard | Lleyton Hewitt | 4-6 7-6 6-0 6-3 |
| 2003-05-19 | Dusseldorf | RR | clay | Lleyton Hewitt | 6-3 6-3 |
| 2002-08-26 | US Open | R32 | hard | Lleyton Hewitt | 6-7 6-3 6-4 3-6 6-3 |
| 2002-03-18 | Miami Masters | R16 | hard | Lleyton Hewitt | 6-4 6-1 |
| 2001-10-01 | Tokyo | SF | hard | Lleyton Hewitt | 6-4 6-0 |
| 2001-08-27 | US Open | R64 | hard | Lleyton Hewitt | 6-4 3-6 2-6 6-3 6-0 |
Statistics
This season1st serve in·Even
57%
54%
1st serve points won·Even
73%
73%
2nd serve points won·Even
51%
50%
Service points won·Even
63%
62%
Return points won·Even
37%
39%
Break points saved·Even
61%
60%
Aces / match·Even
5.9
6.0
Double faults / match·Clear edge
3.0
3.8
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.