SF Halle Open 2008

Philipp Kohlschreiber #40 def. James Blake #7

6-3 7-5

Philipp Kohlschreiber defeated James Blake 6-3 7-5 in the 2008 Halle Open semifinal on grass courts.

Match Information

Match Statistics

StatPhilipp KohlschreiberJames Blake
Serving
AcesServes that land in and are not touched by the returner.
75
Double faultsService points lost by missing both first and second serve.
12
First serve %Percentage of service points where the first serve landed in.
59.6%54.7%
First serve points won %Percentage of points won after making a first serve.
67.6%68.6%
Second serve points won %Percentage of second-serve points won, including points lost through double faults.
69.6%44.8%
Break points saved %Percentage of break points won by the server.
75.0%33.3%
Service points won %Percentage of all points won while serving.
68.4%57.8%
Returning
Break points converted %Percentage of break-point chances won by the returner.
66.7%25.0%
Return points won %Percentage of all points won while returning.
42.2%31.6%
Overall
Total points won %Percentage of all completed points won.
54.5%45.5%
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.
+5.2-5.4
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.
+5.4-5.2

* 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

FieldPhilipp KohlschreiberJames Blake
Country GER USA
Birth dateOct 16, 1983Dec 28, 1979
Age2428
Height178 cm185 cm
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand styleOne-Handed BackhandOne-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)407
Ranking points (entering)8752,015
Elo (entering)1,8701,887
Current career W-L449–375349–237
Current career earnings$13,758,357$7,981,882
Pre-match H2H

Path

Philipp Kohlschreiber's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Robin Soderling #426-4 7-6(4)WH2HMatch dataJun 14, 2008QF
Tommy Haas #377-5 5-7 7-6(5)WH2HMatch dataJun 13, 2008R16
Julien Benneteau #436-4 6-1WH2HMatch dataJun 12, 2008R32

Philipp Kohlschreiber's next match

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Roger Federer #13-6 4-6LH2HMatch dataJun 15, 2008F

James Blake's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Andreas Beck #1447-6(4) 7-6(5)WH2HMatch dataJun 14, 2008QF
Benjamin Becker #1044-6 7-5 6-3WH2HMatch dataJun 13, 2008R16
Bjorn Phau #1486-4 6-1WH2HMatch dataJun 12, 2008R32