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Nicolas Kiefer #37 def. James Blake #8

6-1 6-2

Match Information

Date Jul 26, 2008*
Tournament Canada Masters
Category Masters 1000
Surface Hard
RoundQF
Winner Nicolas Kiefer
Score6-1 6-2
Loser James Blake
Duration1h
StatNicolas KieferJames Blake
Aces42
Double faults01
First serve %5149
First serve points won %7554
Second serve points won %7941
Break points saved %10029
Break points converted %710
Service points won %7747
Return points won %5323
Total points won %6337

Pre-match Comparison

FieldNicolas KieferJames Blake
Country GER USA
Birth dateJul 5, 1977Dec 28, 1979
Age3128
Height183185
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand styleTwo-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)378
Ranking points (entering)9201,955
Elo (entering)1,9311,862
Career W-L343–252345–235
Career earnings$7,480,465$7,981,882
Pre-match H2H
Nicolas Kiefer 0 3 James Blake

Path

Nicolas Kiefer's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Jul 25, 2008R16 Nikolay Davydenko 4-6 6-4 6-4WH2HMatch data
Jul 24, 2008R32 Mikhail Youzhny 7-6(4) 7-5WH2HMatch data
Jul 23, 2008R64 Mardy Fish 7-5 7-6(4)WH2HMatch data

Nicolas Kiefer's next match

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Jul 26, 2008SF Gilles Simon 6-7(4) 6-3 7-6(5)WH2HMatch data

James Blake's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Jul 25, 2008R16 Dmitry Tursunov 4-6 6-1 6-4WH2HMatch data
Jul 24, 2008R32 Jonas Bjorkman 1-6 6-1 6-2WH2HMatch data