Fernando Gonzalez vs James Blake — Indian Wells Masters Round of 32
Indian Wells Masters · ATP · Round of 32
2 — 0
Sets
Thursday, 12 March 2009 ·
hard
Gonzalez F.7-5 6-1
Blake J.
Gonzalez F.
762
Blake J.
510
Fernando Gonzalez defeated James Blake 7-5 6-1 in the Indian Wells Masters round of 32 on hard. The result followed the form book — Fernando Gonzalez came in leading the head-to-head 6–3, defending last year's round of 64. Fernando Gonzalez extended the head-to-head to 7–3.
Key context
- Match story: Fernando Gonzalez came through a tight passage before pulling clear — 7–5 6–1.
Head to head
6–3| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008-08-11 | Beijing Olympics | SF | hard | Fernando Gonzalez | 4-6 7-5 11-9 |
| 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
76%
73%
2nd serve points won·Even
52%
50%
Service points won·Even
67%
63%
Return points won·Even
35%
36%
Break points saved·Slight edge
68%
62%
Aces / match·Clear edge
7.9
5.6
Double faults / match·Even
3.1
3.1
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (89 vs 149). 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
Conditions
Court speed
Medium-slowfavours grinders
SlowFast