James Blake vs Gael Monfils — Rome Masters Round of 64
Rome Masters · ATP · Round of 64
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 7 May 2007 ·
clay
FRA#305ATP
1803ELO
1685Clay ELO
39 yrs · 193 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWLLLWLWL
Blake J.7-6 6-3
Monfils G.
Blake J.
762
Monfils G.
630
James Blake defeated Gael Monfils 7-6 6-3 in the Rome Masters round of 64 on clay. The upset overturned the form book — Gael Monfils came in leading the head-to-head 3–2, defending last year's semi-final. James Blake narrowed the head-to-head to 3–3.
Key context
- Match story: James Blake closed it out in two sets, 7–6 6–3.
Head to head
2–3| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013-04-08 | Houston | R32 | clay | Gael Monfils | 7-6 7-5 |
| 2010-01-03 | Brisbane | QF | hard | Gael Monfils | 3-6 6-3 6-4 |
| 2006-06-16 | London | QF | carpet | James Blake | 6-1 |
| 2006-06-12 | Queen's Club | QF | grass | James Blake | 6-1 |
| 2006-05-29 | Roland Garros | R32 | clay | Gael Monfils | 6-2 6-7 7-6 5-7 6-4 |
Statistics
This season1st serve in·Even
57%
61%
1st serve points won·Even
73%
74%
2nd serve points won·Even
51%
49%
Service points won·Even
63%
64%
Return points won·Even
37%
37%
Break points saved·Even
61%
62%
Aces / match·Clear edge
6.0
8.5
Double faults / match·Dominant
3.0
4.5
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 199). ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Clutch
Under pressureClutch Rating·Dominant
37
86
Break points saved·Dominant
71
96
Break points won·Dominant
38
79
Deciding sets·Dominant
56
89
Tiebreaks·Dominant
43
97
Performance in the biggest moments — break points, deciding sets and tiebreaks (0–100, higher is better). About
Freshness
Recent loadFreshness·
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89
Monfils G.: 7 days rest · 1 match, 30 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About
Conditions
Court speed
Slowlow bounce, long rallies
SlowFast