Rafael Nadal vs James Blake — Miami Masters Quarter-final
Miami Masters · ATP · Quarter-final
2 — 1
Sets
Thursday, 27 March 2008 ·
hard
Nadal R.3-6 6-3 6-1
Blake J.
Nadal R.
3662
Blake J.
6311
Rafael Nadal defeated James Blake 3-6 6-3 6-1 in the Miami Masters quarter-final on hard. The upset overturned the form book — James Blake came in leading the head-to-head 3–2, defending last year's round of 64. Rafael Nadal narrowed the head-to-head to 3–3.
Key context
- Match story: Rafael Nadal dropped the opening set before beating James Blake 3–6 6–3 6–1.
Head to head
2–3| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009-10-11 | Shanghai Masters | R32 | hard | Rafael Nadal | 6-2 6-7 6-4 |
| 2009-10-05 | Beijing | R16 | hard | Rafael Nadal | 7-5 6-7 6-3 |
| 2006-11-13 | Masters Cup | RR | hard | James Blake | 6-4 7-6 |
| 2006-03-06 | Indian Wells Masters | SF | hard | James Blake | 7-5 6-3 |
| 2005-08-29 | US Open | R32 | hard | James Blake | 6-4 4-6 6-3 6-1 |
Statistics
This season1st serve in·Slight edge
65%
57%
1st serve points won·Even
73%
73%
2nd serve points won·Slight edge
56%
51%
Service points won·Even
67%
64%
Return points won·Slight edge
42%
37%
Break points saved·Even
64%
61%
Aces / match·Clear edge
4.4
6.0
Double faults / match·Slight edge
2.5
2.9
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Conditions
Court speed
Mediumbalanced pace
SlowFast