Guillermo Canas vs James Blake — Houston Round of 32

Houston · ATP · Round of 32
ARG
Guillermo Canas
48 yrs · 185 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWLWWLWLL
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 6 April 2009 ·
clay
USA
James Blake
46 yrs · 185 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWLWLLWWL
Canas G.
6-4 6-4
Blake J.
Canas G.
662
Blake J.
440

Guillermo Canas defeated James Blake 6-4 6-4 in the Houston round of 32 on clay. The upset overturned the form book — James Blake came in leading the head-to-head 2–0, defending last year's final. Guillermo Canas claimed a first win over James Blake in three meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 2–1.

Key context

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

Head to head

0–2
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2008-05-18DusseldorfRRclayJames Blake7-6 6-4
2002-03-18Miami MastersR32hardJames Blake6-4 6-3

Statistics

This season
Canas G.Blake J.
1st serve in·Slight edge
51%
57%
1st serve points won·Even
72%
73%
2nd serve points won·Even
49%
50%
Service points won·Even
61%
63%
Return points won·Even
36%
36%
Break points saved·Even
62%
62%
Aces / match·Even
5.7
5.7
Double faults / match·Even
3.3
3.0

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (17 vs 149). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Canas G.Blake J.
Clutch Rating·Slight edge
45
37
Break points saved·Slight edge
66
71
Break points won·Clear edge
62
38
Deciding sets·Even
53
56
Tiebreaks·Clear edge
56
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

Draw