James Blake vs Nicolas Kiefer — Basel Round of 32
Basel · ATP · Round of 32
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 20 October 2008 ·
hard
Blake J.3-6 6-3 6-4
Kiefer N.
Blake J.
3662
Kiefer N.
6341
James Blake defeated Nicolas Kiefer 3-6 6-3 6-4 in the Basel round of 32 on hard. The result followed the form book — James Blake came in leading the head-to-head 3–1, defending last year's round of 16. James Blake extended the head-to-head to 4–1.
Key context
- Match story: James Blake dropped the opening set before beating Nicolas Kiefer 3–6 6–3 6–4.
Head to head
3–1| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008-07-21 | Canada Masters | QF | hard | Nicolas Kiefer | 6-1 6-2 |
| 2007-08-13 | Cincinnati Masters | R32 | hard | James Blake | 6-4 6-4 |
| 2005-07-25 | Los Angeles | R32 | hard | James Blake | 3-2 |
| 2002-10-07 | Vienna | R16 | hard | James Blake | 6-4 7-6 |
Statistics
This season1st serve in·Slight edge
57%
52%
1st serve points won·Even
73%
76%
2nd serve points won·Even
51%
49%
Service points won·Even
63%
63%
Return points won·Even
37%
36%
Break points saved·Even
61%
59%
Aces / match·Clear edge
5.9
7.7
Double faults / match·Slight edge
2.9
3.3
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 69). ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Conditions
Court speed
Fastbig serves, short points
SlowFast