James Blake vs Marat Safin — RUS vs USA Round Robin
RUS vs USA · ATP · Round Robin
2 — 0
Sets
Friday, 22 September 2006 ·
clay
Blake J.7-5 7-6
Safin M.
Blake J.
772
Safin M.
560
James Blake defeated Marat Safin 7-5 7-6 in the RUS vs USA round robin on clay. The upset overturned the form book — Marat Safin came in leading the head-to-head 2–1. James Blake narrowed the head-to-head to 2–2.
Key context
- Match story: James Blake edged Marat Safin in two tight sets (7–5 7–6).
Head to head
1–2| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006-09-25 | Bangkok | SF | hard | James Blake | 3-6 6-4 7-6 |
| 2006-07-31 | Washington | R16 | hard | Marat Safin | 7-6 7-6 |
| 2004-01-19 | Australian Open | R16 | hard | Marat Safin | 7-6 6-3 6-7 6-3 |
Statistics
This season1st serve in·Even
57%
58%
1st serve points won·Even
73%
73%
2nd serve points won·Even
51%
52%
Service points won·Even
63%
64%
Return points won·Even
37%
36%
Break points saved·Even
61%
64%
Aces / match·Clear edge
6.0
8.6
Double faults / match·Slight edge
3.0
2.6
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 178). ATP, WTA & Challenger.