James Blake vs Richard Gasquet — Indian Wells Masters Round of 16
Indian Wells Masters · ATP · Round of 16
2 — 0
Sets
Thursday, 13 March 2008 ·
hard
Blake J.6-4 6-2
Gasquet R.
Blake J.
662
Gasquet R.
420
James Blake defeated Richard Gasquet 6-4 6-2 in the Indian Wells Masters round of 16 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Richard Gasquet came in leading the head-to-head 2–1, defending last year's round of 16. James Blake narrowed the head-to-head to 2–2.
Key context
- Match story: James Blake dropped just 6 games past Richard Gasquet.
Head to head
1–2| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008-04-11 | Davis Cup WG QF: USA vs FRA | RR | hard | James Blake | 6-7 6-4 6-4 |
| 2007-10-28 | Paris Masters | R16 | hard | Richard Gasquet | 6-4 6-4 |
| 2006-08-07 | Canada Masters | R32 | hard | Richard Gasquet | 6-4 6-3 |
Statistics
This season1st serve in·Even
57%
58%
1st serve points won·Even
73%
71%
2nd serve points won·Even
51%
51%
Service points won·Even
63%
63%
Return points won·Even
37%
37%
Break points saved·Even
61%
60%
Aces / match·Slight edge
5.9
4.8
Double faults / match·Even
3.0
3.1
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 199). ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Clutch
Under pressureClutch Rating·Dominant
37
67
Break points saved·Clear edge
71
93
Break points won·Slight edge
38
32
Deciding sets·Dominant
56
85
Tiebreaks·Dominant
43
94
Performance in the biggest moments — break points, deciding sets and tiebreaks (0–100, higher is better). About
Conditions
Court speed
Medium-slowfavours grinders
SlowFast