James Blake #6 def. Xavier Malisse #42

6-3 2-6 6-1

James Blake defeated Xavier Malisse 6-3 2-6 6-1 in the 2006 Indianapolis semifinal on hard courts.

Match Information

Date: Jul 22, 2006*
Tournament: Indianapolis
Edition: 2006
Category: ATP International Series → modern equivalent ATP 250
Surface: Hard
Round: SF
Duration: 1h 33m

Match Statistics

Stat	James Blake	Xavier Malisse
Aces	9	4
Double faults	3	3
First serve %	51	50
First serve points won %	71	71
Second serve points won %	48	42
Break points saved %	73	29
Break points converted %	71	27
Service points won %	60	56
Return points won %	44	40
Total points won %	53	47

Player Comparison

Field	James Blake	Xavier Malisse
Country	USA	BEL
Birth date	Dec 28, 1979	Jul 19, 1980
Age	26	26
Height	185 cm	185 cm
Handedness	Right-Handed	Right-Handed
Backhand style	One-Handed Backhand	Two-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)	6	42
Ranking points (entering)	2,155	826
Elo (entering)	1,935	1,761
Current career W-L	349–237	282–266
Current career earnings	$7,981,882	$5,702,871

Pre-match H2H

James Blake #6 1 – 0 Xavier Malisse #42

Path

James Blake's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Nicolas Mahut #70	7-6(2) 7-6(5)	W	H2H	Match data	Jul 22, 2006	QF
Wesley Whitehouse #512	6-7(5) 6-3 6-4	W	H2H	Match data	Jul 21, 2006	R16
Danai Udomchoke #109	7-6(5) 6-4	W	H2H	Match data	Jul 20, 2006	R32

James Blake's next match

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Andy Roddick #11	4-6 6-4 7-6(5)	W	H2H	Match data	Jul 23, 2006	F

Xavier Malisse's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Fernando Gonzalez #16	7-6(4) 6-4	W	H2H	Match data	Jul 22, 2006	QF
Dmitry Tursunov #31	7-6(4) 3-6 6-3	W	H2H	Match data	Jul 21, 2006	R16
Hyung-Taik Lee #98	7-6(4) 6-1	W	H2H	Match data	Jul 20, 2006	R32