QF Las Vegas 2006

James Blake #21 def. Kenneth Carlsen #125

6-4 6-4

James Blake defeated Kenneth Carlsen 6-4 6-4 in the 2006 Las Vegas quarterfinal on hard courts.

Match Information

Match Statistics

StatJames BlakeKenneth Carlsen
Serving
AcesServes that land in and are not touched by the returner.
45
Double faultsService points lost by missing both first and second serve.
21
First serve %Percentage of service points where the first serve landed in.
69.5%63.3%
First serve points won %Percentage of points won after making a first serve.
87.8%63.2%
Second serve points won %Percentage of second-serve points won, including points lost through double faults.
38.9%63.6%
Break points saved %Percentage of break points won by the server.
100.0%60.0%
Service points won %Percentage of all points won while serving.
72.9%63.3%
Returning
Break points converted %Percentage of break-point chances won by the returner.
40.0%0.0%
Return points won %Percentage of all points won while returning.
36.7%27.1%
Overall
Total points won %Percentage of all completed points won.
54.6%45.4%
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.
+10.4+0.9
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.
-0.8-10.4

* 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 BlakeKenneth Carlsen
Country USA DEN
Birth dateDec 28, 1979Apr 17, 1973
Age2632
Height185 cm190 cm
HandednessRight-HandedLeft-Handed
Backhand styleOne-Handed Backhand—
Ranking (entering)21125
Ranking points (entering)1,405340
Elo (entering)1,8881,621
Current career W-L349–237241–275
Current career earnings$7,981,882$2,990,980
Pre-match H2H
James Blake #21 2 – 1 Kenneth Carlsen #125

Path

James Blake's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Brian Vahaly #1646-1 6-1WH2HMatch dataMar 3, 2006R16
Paradorn Srichaphan #597-6(3) 6-0WH2HMatch dataMar 2, 2006R32

James Blake's next match

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Ivo Karlovic #617-6(2) 6-1WH2HMatch dataMar 4, 2006SF

Kenneth Carlsen's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Nicolas Kiefer #12(w/o)WH2HMatch dataMar 3, 2006R16
Tomas Zib #676-4 6-3WH2HMatch dataMar 2, 2006R32