SF Indianapolis 2006

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

Match Statistics

StatJames BlakeXavier Malisse
Serving
AcesServes that land in and are not touched by the returner.
94
Double faultsService points lost by missing both first and second serve.
33
First serve %Percentage of service points where the first serve landed in.
50.6%50.0%
First serve points won %Percentage of points won after making a first serve.
71.1%71.0%
Second serve points won %Percentage of second-serve points won, including points lost through double faults.
47.7%41.9%
Break points saved %Percentage of break points won by the server.
72.7%28.6%
Service points won %Percentage of all points won while serving.
59.6%56.5%
Returning
Break points converted %Percentage of break-point chances won by the returner.
71.4%27.3%
Return points won %Percentage of all points won while returning.
43.5%40.4%
Overall
Total points won %Percentage of all completed points won.
53.0%47.0%
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.
-2.9-6.0
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.
+6.0+2.9

* Match Serve+ and Match Return+ compare this match with the ATP 2006 average from available match stats. Zero is average; +5 means five percentage points above average. No opponent adjustment.

Player Comparison

FieldJames BlakeXavier Malisse
Country USA BEL
Birth dateDec 28, 1979Jul 19, 1980
Age2626
Height185 cm185 cm
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand styleOne-Handed BackhandTwo-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)642
Ranking points (entering)2,155826
Elo (entering)1,9351,761
Current career W-L349–237282–266
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

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Nicolas Mahut #707-6(2) 7-6(5)WH2HMatch dataJul 22, 2006QF
Wesley Whitehouse #5126-7(5) 6-3 6-4WH2HMatch dataJul 21, 2006R16
Danai Udomchoke #1097-6(5) 6-4WH2HMatch dataJul 20, 2006R32

James Blake's next match

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Andy Roddick #114-6 6-4 7-6(5)WH2HMatch dataJul 23, 2006F

Xavier Malisse's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Fernando Gonzalez #167-6(4) 6-4WH2HMatch dataJul 22, 2006QF
Dmitry Tursunov #317-6(4) 3-6 6-3WH2HMatch dataJul 21, 2006R16
Hyung-Taik Lee #987-6(4) 6-1WH2HMatch dataJul 20, 2006R32