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
Aces45
Double faults03
First serve %6256
First serve points won %7670
Second serve points won %7353
Break points saved %10040
Break points converted %600
Service points won %7563
Return points won %3725
Total points won %5743

Player Comparison

FieldJames BlakeMarin Cilic
Country USA CRO
Birth dateDec 28, 1979Sep 28, 1988
Age2819
Height185 cm198 cm
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand styleTwo-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)1557
Ranking points (entering)1,610615
Elo (entering)1,9291,814
Current career W-L349–237578–350
Current career earnings$7,981,882$33,520,563
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