Fernando Gonzalez vs James Blake — Beijing Olympics Semi-final
Beijing Olympics · ATP · Semi-final
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 11 August 2008 ·
hard
Gonzalez F.4-6 7-5 11-9
Blake J.
Gonzalez F.
47112
Blake J.
6591
Fernando Gonzalez defeated James Blake 4-6 7-5 11-9 in the Beijing Olympics semi-final on hard. The result followed the form book — Fernando Gonzalez came in leading the head-to-head 6–3. Fernando Gonzalez extended the head-to-head to 7–3.
Key context
- Match story: Fernando Gonzalez dropped the opening set before beating James Blake 4–6 7–5 11–9.
Head to head
6–3| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009-03-12 | Indian Wells Masters | R32 | hard | Fernando Gonzalez | 7-5 6-1 |
| 2007-05-20 | Dusseldorf | RR | clay | Fernando Gonzalez | 6-4 7-5 |
| 2007-01-15 | Australian Open | R16 | hard | Fernando Gonzalez | 7-5 6-4 7-6 |
| 2006-04-07 | Davis Cup WG QF: USA vs CHI | RR | grass | Fernando Gonzalez | 6-7 0-6 7-6 6-4 10-8 |
| 2005-03-07 | Indian Wells Masters | R32 | hard | Fernando Gonzalez | 6-4 0-6 6-3 |
| 2005-01-10 | Auckland | R32 | hard | Fernando Gonzalez | 7-6 6-1 |
| 2003-10-27 | Paris Masters | R64 | hard | James Blake | 6-3 6-4 |
| 2002-10-28 | Paris Masters | R64 | hard | James Blake | 6-7 6-4 6-4 |
| 2002-05-06 | Rome Masters | R16 | clay | James Blake | 4-6 6-3 6-3 |
Statistics
This season1st serve in·Slight edge
62%
57%
1st serve points won·Even
75%
73%
2nd serve points won·Even
53%
51%
Service points won·Even
67%
63%
Return points won·Even
36%
37%
Break points saved·Slight edge
67%
61%
Aces / match·Slight edge
7.3
5.9
Double faults / match·Even
3.0
2.9
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (140 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Clutch
Under pressureClutch Rating·Clear edge
55
37
Break points saved·Slight edge
79
71
Break points won·Even
36
38
Deciding sets·Clear edge
78
56
Tiebreaks·Dominant
72
43
Performance in the biggest moments — break points, deciding sets and tiebreaks (0–100, higher is better). About