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James Blake #4 def. David Nalbandian #8

6-4 6-1

Match Information

Date Nov 20, 2006*
Tournament Masters Cup
Category ATP Finals
Surface Hard
RoundSF
Winner James Blake
Score6-4 6-1
Loser David Nalbandian
Duration1h 16m
StatJames BlakeDavid Nalbandian
Aces42
Double faults21
First serve %7265
First serve points won %6346
Second serve points won %6250
Break points saved %5062
Break points converted %3850
Service points won %6348
Return points won %5237
Total points won %5742

Pre-match Comparison

FieldJames BlakeDavid Nalbandian
Country USA ARG
Birth dateDec 28, 1979Jan 1, 1982
Age2624
Height185180
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand styleTwo-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)48
Ranking points (entering)2,5302,295
Elo (entering)1,9901,955
Career W-L345–235356–185
Career earnings$7,981,882$11,123,125
Pre-match H2H
James Blake 0 0 David Nalbandian

Path

James Blake's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Nov 13, 2006RR Nikolay Davydenko 2-6 6-4 7-5WH2HMatch data
Nov 13, 2006RR Rafael Nadal 6-4 7-6(0)WH2HMatch data

James Blake's next match

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Nov 21, 2006F Roger Federer 0-6 3-6 4-6LH2HMatch data

David Nalbandian's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Nov 13, 2006RR Andy Roddick 6-2 7-6(4)WH2HMatch data