James Blake #8 def. Oscar Hernandez #73

6-3 7-6(3)

James Blake defeated Oscar Hernandez 6-3 7-6(3) in the 2008 U.S. Men's Clay Court Championship semifinal on clay courts.

Match Information

Match Statistics

StatJames BlakeOscar Hernandez
Serving
AcesServes that land in and are not touched by the returner.
43
Double faultsService points lost by missing both first and second serve.
23
First serve %Percentage of service points where the first serve landed in.
44.1%66.7%
First serve points won %Percentage of points won after making a first serve.
80.0%66.7%
Second serve points won %Percentage of second-serve points won, including points lost through double faults.
60.5%54.2%
Break points saved %Percentage of break points won by the server.
66.7%66.7%
Service points won %Percentage of all points won while serving.
69.1%62.5%
Returning
Break points converted %Percentage of break-point chances won by the returner.
33.3%33.3%
Return points won %Percentage of all points won while returning.
37.5%30.9%
Overall
Total points won %Percentage of all completed points won.
52.9%47.1%
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.
+5.9-0.8
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.
+0.8-5.9

* 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 BlakeOscar Hernandez
Country USA ESP
Birth dateDec 28, 1979Apr 10, 1978
Age2830
Height185 cm180 cm
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand styleOne-Handed Backhand—
Ranking (entering)873
Ranking points (entering)1,900517
Elo (entering)1,9761,599
Current career W-L349–23765–125
Current career earnings$7,981,882$1,943,910
Pre-match H2H
James Blake #8 1 – 0 Oscar Hernandez #73

Path

James Blake's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Agustin Calleri #536-4 6-3WH2HMatch dataApr 19, 2008QF
Ryan Harrison #12776-3 6-2WH2HMatch dataApr 18, 2008R16
Kei Nishikori #1166-4 6-4WH2HMatch dataApr 17, 2008R32

James Blake's next match

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Marcel Granollers #844-6 6-1 5-7LH2HMatch dataApr 20, 2008F

Oscar Hernandez's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Mardy Fish #426-2 7-6(5)WH2HMatch dataApr 19, 2008QF
Donald Young #796-4 6-4WH2HMatch dataApr 18, 2008R16
Juan Pablo Brzezicki #1183-6 6-3 6-2WH2HMatch dataApr 17, 2008R32