James Blake vs Julien Benneteau — Miami Masters Round of 64

Miami Masters · ATP · Round of 64
USA
James Blake
46 yrs · 185 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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2 — 0
Sets
Wednesday, 25 March 2009 ·
hard
FRA
Julien Benneteau
44 yrs · 185 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWLWLWLLW
Blake J.
6-4 6-4
Benneteau J.
Blake J.
662
Benneteau J.
440

James Blake defeated Julien Benneteau 6-4 6-4 in the Miami Masters round of 64 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Julien Benneteau came in leading the head-to-head 2–1, defending last year's round of 16. James Blake narrowed the head-to-head to 2–2.

Key context

  • Match story: James Blake edged a tight contest from start to finish — 6–4 6–4.

Head to head

1–2
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2013-03-20Miami MastersR64hardJames Blake6-2 6-3
2010-06-13EastbourneR32grassJulien Benneteau7-6 7-5
2007-03-05Indian Wells MastersR32hardJulien Benneteau6-2 7-6

Statistics

This season
Blake J.Benneteau J.
1st serve in·Slight edge
57%
62%
1st serve points won·Even
73%
73%
2nd serve points won·Even
50%
50%
Service points won·Even
63%
64%
Return points won·Even
36%
37%
Break points saved·Even
61%
61%
Aces / match·Clear edge
5.6
7.6
Double faults / match·Even
3.1
3.3

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (149 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Blake J.Benneteau J.
Clutch Rating·Even
37
33
Break points saved·Slight edge
71
77
Break points won·Clear edge
38
23
Deciding sets·Clear edge
56
38
Tiebreaks·Dominant
43
72

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

Conditions

Court speed
Mediumbalanced pace
SlowFast

Draw