QF Italian Open 2008

Stan Wawrinka #24 def. James Blake #8

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

Stan Wawrinka defeated James Blake 6-7(5) 7-6(5) 6-1 in the 2008 Italian Open quarterfinal on clay courts.

Match Information

Match Statistics

StatStan WawrinkaJames Blake
Serving
AcesServes that land in and are not touched by the returner.
44
Double faultsService points lost by missing both first and second serve.
21
First serve %Percentage of service points where the first serve landed in.
66.7%56.2%
First serve points won %Percentage of points won after making a first serve.
72.7%61.9%
Second serve points won %Percentage of second-serve points won, including points lost through double faults.
60.6%57.1%
Break points saved %Percentage of break points won by the server.
50.0%33.3%
Service points won %Percentage of all points won while serving.
68.7%59.8%
Returning
Break points converted %Percentage of break-point chances won by the returner.
66.7%50.0%
Return points won %Percentage of all points won while returning.
40.2%31.3%
Overall
Total points won %Percentage of all completed points won.
53.6%46.4%
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.
+5.4-3.4
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.
+3.4-5.4

* 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

FieldStan WawrinkaJames Blake
Country SUI USA
Birth dateMar 28, 1985Dec 28, 1979
Age2328
Height183 cm185 cm
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand styleOne-Handed BackhandOne-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)248
Ranking points (entering)1,2001,965
Elo (entering)1,9161,944
Current career W-L566–376349–237
Current career earnings$38,589,579$7,981,882
Pre-match H2H
Stan Wawrinka #24 1 0 James Blake #8

Path

Stan Wawrinka's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Juan Carlos Ferrero #236-4 6-3WH2HMatch dataMay 9, 2008R16
Andy Murray #186-2 7-6(5)WH2HMatch dataMay 8, 2008R32
Marat Safin #796-7(5) 6-2 6-1WH2HMatch dataMay 7, 2008R64

Stan Wawrinka's next match

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Andy Roddick #63-0 (ret.)WH2HMatch dataMay 10, 2008SF

James Blake's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Fernando Verdasco #285-7 7-5 6-2WH2HMatch dataMay 9, 2008R16
Andreas Seppi #467-6(5) 3-6 6-1WH2HMatch dataMay 8, 2008R32