James Blake #9 def. Marc Gicquel #55

6-3 6-7(5) 6-1

James Blake defeated Marc Gicquel 6-3 6-7(5) 6-1 in the 2008 Indian Wells Open second round on hard courts.

Match Information

Match Statistics

StatJames BlakeMarc Gicquel
Serving
AcesServes that land in and are not touched by the returner.
73
Double faultsService points lost by missing both first and second serve.
21
First serve %Percentage of service points where the first serve landed in.
59.6%55.6%
First serve points won %Percentage of points won after making a first serve.
71.2%58.0%
Second serve points won %Percentage of second-serve points won, including points lost through double faults.
52.5%45.0%
Break points saved %Percentage of break points won by the server.
40.0%33.3%
Service points won %Percentage of all points won while serving.
63.6%52.2%
Returning
Break points converted %Percentage of break-point chances won by the returner.
66.7%60.0%
Return points won %Percentage of all points won while returning.
47.8%36.4%
Overall
Total points won %Percentage of all completed points won.
56.1%43.9%
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.
+0.4-11.0
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.
+11.0-0.4

* 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 BlakeMarc Gicquel
Country USA FRA
Birth dateDec 28, 1979Mar 30, 1977
Age2830
Height185 cm188 cm
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand styleOne-Handed BackhandTwo-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)955
Ranking points (entering)1,710615
Elo (entering)1,9151,708
Current career W-L349–23792–113
Current career earnings$7,981,882$2,513,519
Pre-match H2H
James Blake #9 0 – 0 Marc Gicquel #55

Path

James Blake's path

No prior matches in this tournament.

James Blake's next match

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Carlos Moya #196-3 6-4WH2HMatch dataMar 18, 2008R32

Marc Gicquel's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Potito Starace #346-4 6-3WH2HMatch dataMar 15, 2008R128