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Ivo Karlovic #79 def. James Blake #100

6-7(2) 3-6 6-4 7-6(2) 7-6(2)

Match Information

Date Aug 28, 2013*
Tournament US Open
Category Grand Slam
Surface Hard
RoundR128
Winner Ivo Karlovic
Score6-7(2) 3-6 6-4 7-6(2) 7-6(2)
Loser James Blake
Duration3h 24m
StatIvo KarlovicJames Blake
Aces389
Double faults86
First serve %6363
First serve points won %8477
Second serve points won %4561
Break points saved %6473
Break points converted %2736
Service points won %7071
Return points won %2930
Total points won %5050

Pre-match Comparison

FieldIvo KarlovicJames Blake
Country CRO USA
Birth dateFeb 28, 1979Dec 28, 1979
Age3433
Height211185
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand style——
Ranking (entering)79100
Ranking points (entering)637553
Elo (entering)1,7591,737
Career W-L357–333345–235
Career earnings$10,160,232$7,981,882
Pre-match H2H
Ivo Karlovic 6 – 3 James Blake

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Path

Ivo Karlovic's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Aug 27, 2013Q3 Andrey Golubev 7-6(6) 6-4WH2HMatch data
Aug 27, 2013Q2 Facundo Bagnis 6-4 7-6(3)WH2HMatch data
Aug 26, 2013Q1 Mackenzie McDonald 6-3 6-4WH2HMatch data

Ivo Karlovic's next match

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Aug 29, 2013R64 Stan Wawrinka 5-7 6-7(8) 4-6LH2HMatch data

James Blake's path

No prior matches in this tournament.