R16 Australian Open 2008

James Blake #15 def. Marin Cilic #57

6-3 6-4 6-4

James Blake defeated Marin Cilic 6-3 6-4 6-4 in the 2008 Australian Open fourth round on hard courts.

Match Information

Match Statistics

StatJames BlakeMarin Cilic
Serving
AcesServes that land in and are not touched by the returner.
45
Double faultsService points lost by missing both first and second serve.
03
First serve %Percentage of service points where the first serve landed in.
62.5%56.4%
First serve points won %Percentage of points won after making a first serve.
76.4%70.5%
Second serve points won %Percentage of second-serve points won, including points lost through double faults.
72.7%52.9%
Break points saved %Percentage of break points won by the server.
100.0%40.0%
Service points won %Percentage of all points won while serving.
75.0%62.8%
Returning
Break points converted %Percentage of break-point chances won by the returner.
60.0%0.0%
Return points won %Percentage of all points won while returning.
37.2%25.0%
Overall
Total points won %Percentage of all completed points won.
57.2%42.8%
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.
+11.7-0.4
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.
+0.4-11.7

* 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 BlakeMarin Cilic
Country USA CRO
Birth dateDec 28, 1979Sep 28, 1988
Age2819
Height185 cm198 cm
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand styleOne-Handed BackhandTwo-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)1557
Ranking points (entering)1,610615
Elo (entering)1,9291,814
Current career W-L349–237578–351
Current career earnings$7,981,882$33,505,570
Pre-match H2H
James Blake #15 1 – 0 Marin Cilic #57

Path

James Blake's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Sebastien Grosjean #464-6 2-6 6-0 7-6(5) 6-2WH2HMatch dataJan 20, 2008R32
Michael Russell #1016-3 6-2 6-2WH2HMatch dataJan 17, 2008R64
Nicolas Massu #696-3 6-2 6-2WH2HMatch dataJan 16, 2008R128

James Blake's next match

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Roger Federer #15-7 6-7(5) 4-6LH2HMatch dataJan 24, 2008QF

Marin Cilic's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Fernando Gonzalez #76-2 6-7(4) 6-3 6-1WH2HMatch dataJan 20, 2008R32
Jurgen Melzer #716-4 6-3 6-4WH2HMatch dataJan 17, 2008R64
Nicolas Almagro #317-6(4) 7-5 6-2WH2HMatch dataJan 16, 2008R128