James Blake vs Ivo Karlovic — Las Vegas Semi-final
Las Vegas · ATP · Semi-final
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 27 February 2006 ·
hard
Blake J.7-6 6-1
Karlovic I.
Blake J.
762
Karlovic I.
610
James Blake defeated Ivo Karlovic 7-6 6-1 in the Las Vegas semi-final on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Ivo Karlovic 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 came through a tight passage before pulling clear — 7–6 6–1.
Head to head
2–7| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013-08-26 | US Open | R128 | hard | Ivo Karlovic | 6-7 3-6 6-4 7-6 7-6 |
| 2010-02-22 | Delray Beach | QF | hard | Ivo Karlovic | 6-3 6-7 6-1 |
| 2009-10-11 | Shanghai Masters | R64 | hard | James Blake | 3-6 7-6 6-3 |
| 2009-07-10 | Davis Cup WG QF: CRO vs USA | RR | clay | Ivo Karlovic | 6-7 4-6 6-3 7-6 7-5 |
| 2009-05-10 | Madrid Masters | R32 | clay | James Blake | 6-7 6-4 7-6 |
| 2007-10-22 | Basel | R16 | hard | Ivo Karlovic | 4-6 7-6 6-4 |
| 2007-05-28 | Roland Garros | R128 | clay | Ivo Karlovic | 4-6 6-4 7-5 7-5 |
| 2007-02-12 | San Jose | R16 | hard | Ivo Karlovic | 6-7 7-6 6-4 |
| 2000-06-26 | Wimbledon | Q128 | grass | Ivo Karlovic | 6-3 7-6(5) |
Statistics
This season1st serve in·Slight edge
57%
65%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
73%
83%
2nd serve points won·Even
51%
55%
Service points won·Slight edge
63%
73%
Return points won·Slight edge
37%
27%
Break points saved·Slight edge
61%
71%
Aces / match·Dominant
5.9
21.3
Double faults / match·Dominant
3.0
4.8
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Clutch
Under pressureClutch Rating·Slight edge
37
47
Break points saved·Dominant
71
96
Break points won·Dominant
38
0
Deciding sets·Clear edge
56
73
Tiebreaks·Dominant
43
68
Performance in the biggest moments — break points, deciding sets and tiebreaks (0–100, higher is better). About