Nicolas Kiefer #37 def. James Blake #8

6-1 6-2

Nicolas Kiefer defeated James Blake 6-1 6-2 in the 2008 Canadian Open quarterfinal on hard courts.

Match Information

Match Statistics

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

Player Comparison

FieldNicolas KieferJames Blake
Country GER USA
Birth dateJul 5, 1977Dec 28, 1979
Age3128
Height183 cm185 cm
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand styleTwo-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)378
Ranking points (entering)9201,955
Elo (entering)1,9671,863
Current career W-L347–255349–237
Current career earnings$7,480,465$7,981,882
Pre-match H2H
Nicolas Kiefer #37 0 3 James Blake #8

Path

Nicolas Kiefer's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Nikolay Davydenko #44-6 6-4 6-4WH2HMatch dataJul 25, 2008R16
Mikhail Youzhny #167-6(4) 7-5WH2HMatch dataJul 24, 2008R32
Mardy Fish #417-5 7-6(4)WH2HMatch dataJul 23, 2008R64

Nicolas Kiefer's next match

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Gilles Simon #226-7(4) 6-3 7-6(5)WH2HMatch dataJul 26, 2008SF

James Blake's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Dmitry Tursunov #304-6 6-1 6-4WH2HMatch dataJul 25, 2008R16
Jonas Bjorkman #1881-6 6-1 6-2WH2HMatch dataJul 24, 2008R32