Evgeny Korolev vs James Blake — Las Vegas Round Robin
Las Vegas · ATP · Round Robin
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 26 February 2007 ·
hard
Korolev E.6-2 6-4
Blake J.
Korolev E.
662
Blake J.
240
Evgeny Korolev defeated James Blake 6-2 6-4 in the Las Vegas round robin on hard. The upset overturned the form book — James Blake came in leading the head-to-head 2–0, defending the title, but Evgeny Korolev had been the form player, winning 5 of their last 8 on hard. Evgeny Korolev claimed a first win over James Blake in three meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 2–1.
Key context
- Match story: Evgeny Korolev dropped just 6 games past James Blake.
Head to head
0–2| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007-06-11 | Halle | R16 | grass | James Blake | 7-5 6-1 |
| 2007-01-08 | Sydney | QF | hard | James Blake | 6-1 6-4 |
Statistics
This season1st serve in·Even
58%
57%
1st serve points won·Even
70%
73%
2nd serve points won·Even
47%
51%
Service points won·Even
61%
63%
Return points won·Even
37%
37%
Break points saved·Even
58%
61%
Aces / match·Slight edge
4.9
6.0
Double faults / match·Slight edge
3.4
3.0
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (156 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Clutch
Under pressureClutch Rating·Slight edge
29
37
Break points saved·Clear edge
52
71
Break points won·Slight edge
47
38
Deciding sets·Clear edge
38
56
Tiebreaks·Clear edge
64
43
Performance in the biggest moments — break points, deciding sets and tiebreaks (0–100, higher is better). About