SF Bangkok 2006

James Blake #9 def. Marat Safin #72

3-6 6-4 7-6(3)

James Blake defeated Marat Safin 3-6 6-4 7-6(3) in the 2006 Bangkok semifinal on hard courts.

Match Information

Match Statistics

StatJames BlakeMarat Safin
Serving
AcesServes that land in and are not touched by the returner.
65
Double faultsService points lost by missing both first and second serve.
02
First serve %Percentage of service points where the first serve landed in.
62.4%66.1%
First serve points won %Percentage of points won after making a first serve.
75.0%66.2%
Second serve points won %Percentage of second-serve points won, including points lost through double faults.
41.5%52.6%
Break points saved %Percentage of break points won by the server.
50.0%75.0%
Service points won %Percentage of all points won while serving.
62.4%61.6%
Returning
Break points converted %Percentage of break-point chances won by the returner.
25.0%50.0%
Return points won %Percentage of all points won while returning.
38.4%37.6%
Overall
Total points won %Percentage of all completed points won.
50.2%49.8%
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.
-0.1-0.9
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.
+0.9+0.1

* Match Serve+ and Match Return+ compare this match with the ATP 2006 average from available match stats. Zero is average; +5 means five percentage points above average. No opponent adjustment.

Player Comparison

FieldJames BlakeMarat Safin
Country USA RUS
Birth dateDec 28, 1979Jan 27, 1980
Age2626
Height185 cm193 cm
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand styleOne-Handed BackhandTwo-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)972
Ranking points (entering)2,085550
Elo (entering)1,9531,846
Current career W-L349–237396–249
Current career earnings$7,981,882$14,373,291
Pre-match H2H
James Blake #9 0 – 2 Marat Safin #72

Path

James Blake's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Jarkko Nieminen #176-2 2-6 7-5WH2HMatch dataSep 30, 2006QF
Benjamin Balleret #2516-3 6-2WH2HMatch dataSep 29, 2006R16
Marin Cilic #2026-1 6-2WH2HMatch dataSep 28, 2006R32

James Blake's next match

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Ivan Ljubicic #36-3 6-1WH2HMatch dataOct 1, 2006F

Marat Safin's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Mischa Zverev #1967-6(4) 5-7 7-5WH2HMatch dataSep 30, 2006QF
Julien Benneteau #487-6(5) 6-7(3) 6-2WH2HMatch dataSep 29, 2006R16
Kevin Kim #872-6 6-1 6-4WH2HMatch dataSep 28, 2006R32