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
Aces65
Double faults02
First serve %6266
First serve points won %7566
Second serve points won %4153
Break points saved %5075
Break points converted %2550
Service points won %6262
Return points won %3838
Total points won %5050

Player Comparison

FieldJames BlakeMarat Safin
Country USA RUS
Birth dateDec 28, 1979Jan 27, 1980
Age2626
Height185 cm193 cm
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand styleTwo-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