James Blake vs Vincent Spadea — Los Angeles Quarter-final
Los Angeles · ATP · Quarter-final
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 16 July 2007 ·
hard
Blake J.7-6 6-4
Spadea V.
Blake J.
762
Spadea V.
640
James Blake defeated Vincent Spadea 7-6 6-4 in the Los Angeles quarter-final on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Vincent Spadea came in leading the head-to-head 6–2, defending last year's round of 32, but James Blake had been the form player, winning 2 of their last 7 on hard. James Blake narrowed the head-to-head to 6–3.
Key context
- Match story: James Blake edged Vincent Spadea in two tight sets (7–6 6–4).
Head to head
2–6| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009-02-09 | San Jose | R32 | hard | James Blake | 6-3 6-4 |
| 2005-02-21 | Scottsdale | QF | hard | Vincent Spadea | 7-6 6-1 |
| 2005-02-07 | San Jose | R16 | hard | Vincent Spadea | 6-3 6-0 |
| 2004-09-13 | Delray Beach | R16 | hard | Vincent Spadea | 6-3 6-1 |
| 2004-03-22 | Miami Masters | R128 | hard | Vincent Spadea | 6-7 7-6 6-1 |
| 2004-03-01 | Scottsdale | QF | hard | Vincent Spadea | 6-4 2-6 7-5 |
| 2002-10-07 | Vienna | R32 | hard | James Blake | 3-6 6-2 6-3 |
| 2002-06-10 | Queen's Club | R32 | grass | Vincent Spadea | 6-3 6-4 |
Statistics
This season1st serve in·Even
57%
60%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
73%
67%
2nd serve points won·Even
51%
51%
Service points won·Even
63%
61%
Return points won·Even
37%
37%
Break points saved·Even
61%
58%
Aces / match·Clear edge
6.0
3.5
Double faults / match·Even
3.0
2.7
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 94). ATP, WTA & Challenger.