R64 US Open 2008

James Blake #9 def. Steve Darcis #62

4-6 6-3 1-0 (ret.)

The match ended when Steve Darcis retired.

James Blake defeated Steve Darcis 4-6 6-3 1-0 RET after Steve Darcis retired in the 2008 US Open second round on hard courts.

Match Information

Match Statistics

StatJames BlakeSteve Darcis
Serving
AcesServes that land in and are not touched by the returner.
82
Double faultsService points lost by missing both first and second serve.
34
First serve %Percentage of service points where the first serve landed in.
56.5%55.7%
First serve points won %Percentage of points won after making a first serve.
74.4%63.3%
Second serve points won %Percentage of second-serve points won, including points lost through double faults.
43.3%43.6%
Break points saved %Percentage of break points won by the server.
77.8%81.2%
Service points won %Percentage of all points won while serving.
60.9%54.5%
Returning
Break points converted %Percentage of break-point chances won by the returner.
18.8%22.2%
Return points won %Percentage of all points won while returning.
45.5%39.1%
Overall
Total points won %Percentage of all completed points won.
52.2%47.8%
Match Serve+This match’s service points won percentage minus the tour’s season average, in percentage points. Zero is average; +5 means five points above average. Match-weighted available stats; no opponent adjustment.
-2.4-8.7
Match Return+This match’s return points won percentage minus the tour’s season average, in percentage points. Zero is average; +5 means five points above average. Match-weighted available stats; no opponent adjustment.
+8.7+2.4

* Match Serve+ and Match Return+ compare this match with the ATP 2008 average from available match stats. Zero is average; +5 means five percentage points above average. No opponent adjustment.

Player Comparison

FieldJames BlakeSteve Darcis
Country USA BEL
Birth dateDec 28, 1979Mar 13, 1984
Age2824
Height185 cm178 cm
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand styleOne-Handed Backhand—
Ranking (entering)962
Ranking points (entering)1,725675
Elo (entering)1,8911,726
Current career W-L349–23794–124
Current career earnings$7,981,882$3,445,948
Pre-match H2H
James Blake #9 0 – 0 Steve Darcis #62

Path

James Blake's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Donald Young #1026-1 3-6 6-1 4-6 6-4WH2HMatch dataAug 27, 2008R128

James Blake's next match

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Mardy Fish #353-6 3-6 6-7(4)LH2HMatch dataAug 31, 2008R32

Steve Darcis's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Denis Gremelmayr #746-1 6-7(6) 7-6(4) 6-4WH2HMatch dataAug 27, 2008R128