James Blake vs Gilles Simon — Cincinnati Masters Round of 32

Cincinnati Masters · ATP · Round of 32
USA
James Blake
46 yrs · 185 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 28 July 2008 ·
hard
FRA
Gilles Simon
#1116ATP
41 yrs · 183 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWLWWLLWL
Blake J.
6-4 6-3
Simon G.
Blake J.
662
Simon G.
430

James Blake defeated Gilles Simon 6-4 6-3 in the Cincinnati Masters round of 32 on hard. The result followed the form book — James Blake came in defending last year's final. James Blake extended the head-to-head to 2–1.

Key context

  • Match story: James Blake closed it out in two sets, 6–4 6–3.

Head to head

1–1
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2008-10-12Madrid MastersR32clayGilles Simon3-6 6-1 6-4
2008-08-11Beijing OlympicsR16hardJames Blake6-4 6-2

Statistics

This season
Blake J.Simon G.
1st serve in·Even
57%
61%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
73%
68%
2nd serve points won·Even
51%
49%
Service points won·Even
63%
61%
Return points won·Even
37%
39%
Break points saved·Even
61%
59%
Aces / match·Clear edge
6.0
3.8
Double faults / match·Even
2.9
2.7

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Blake J.Simon G.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
37
79
Break points saved·Clear edge
71
86
Break points won·Dominant
38
83
Deciding sets·Dominant
56
89
Tiebreaks·Dominant
43
73

Performance in the biggest moments — break points, deciding sets and tiebreaks (0–100, higher is better). About

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-fastrewards aggression
SlowFast

Draw