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
Aces82
Double faults34
First serve %5756
First serve points won %7463
Second serve points won %4344
Break points saved %7881
Break points converted %1922
Service points won %6155
Return points won %4539
Total points won %5248

Player Comparison

FieldJames BlakeSteve Darcis
Country USA BEL
Birth dateDec 28, 1979Mar 13, 1984
Age2824
Height185 cm178 cm
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand style
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