Mariano Zabaleta #156 def. James Blake #9

7-5 7-6(7)

Mariano Zabaleta defeated James Blake 7-5 7-6(7) in the 2007 U.S. Men's Clay Court Championship semifinal on clay courts.

Match Information

Match Statistics

StatMariano ZabaletaJames Blake
Serving
AcesServes that land in and are not touched by the returner.
32
Double faultsService points lost by missing both first and second serve.
45
First serve %Percentage of service points where the first serve landed in.
64.6%69.6%
First serve points won %Percentage of points won after making a first serve.
82.4%68.8%
Second serve points won %Percentage of second-serve points won, including points lost through double faults.
53.6%50.0%
Break points saved %Percentage of break points won by the server.
80.0%80.0%
Service points won %Percentage of all points won while serving.
72.2%63.0%
Returning
Break points converted %Percentage of break-point chances won by the returner.
20.0%20.0%
Return points won %Percentage of all points won while returning.
37.0%27.8%
Overall
Total points won %Percentage of all completed points won.
53.2%46.8%
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.
+8.9-0.2
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.
+0.2-8.9

* Match Serve+ and Match Return+ compare this match with the ATP 2007 average from available match stats. Zero is average; +5 means five percentage points above average. No opponent adjustment.

Player Comparison

FieldMariano ZabaletaJames Blake
Country ARG USA
Birth dateFeb 28, 1978Dec 28, 1979
Age2927
Height183 cm185 cm
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand style—One-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)1569
Ranking points (entering)2702,150
Elo (entering)1,6481,927
Current career W-L201–208349–237
Current career earnings$3,204,127$7,981,882
Pre-match H2H
Mariano Zabaleta #156 1 – 2 James Blake #9

Path

Mariano Zabaleta's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Jurgen Melzer #286-1 6-2WH2HMatch dataApr 14, 2007QF
Mardy Fish #247-5 6-4WH2HMatch dataApr 13, 2007R16
Ryan Sweeting #2976-0 7-6(8)WH2HMatch dataApr 12, 2007R32
Bruno Rosa #8846-0 6-4WH2HMatch dataApr 10, 2007Q3
Lars Poerschke #8057-5 6-3WH2HMatch dataApr 9, 2007Q2

Mariano Zabaleta's next match

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Ivo Karlovic #1084-6 1-6LH2HMatch dataApr 15, 2007F

James Blake's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Juan Monaco #527-6(5) 1-6 7-6(0)WH2HMatch dataApr 14, 2007QF
Alex Kuznetsov #1657-6(4) 6-1WH2HMatch dataApr 13, 2007R16
Davide Sanguinetti #1076-3 6-0WH2HMatch dataApr 12, 2007R32