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
Aces43
Double faults23
First serve %44.0%67.0%
First serve points won %80.0%67.0%
Second serve points won %61.0%54.0%
Break points saved %67.0%67.0%
Break points converted %33.0%33.0%
Service points won %69.0%62.0%
Return points won %38.0%31.0%
Total points won %53.0%47.0%

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