R64 Roland Garros 2006

James Blake #8 def. Nicolas Almagro #41

6-7(5) 6-2 6-4 6-4

James Blake defeated Nicolas Almagro 6-7(5) 6-2 6-4 6-4 in the 2006 Roland Garros round of 64 on clay courts.

Match Information

Match Statistics

StatJames BlakeNicolas Almagro
Serving
AcesServes that land in and are not touched by the returner.
67
Double faultsService points lost by missing both first and second serve.
12
First serve %Percentage of service points where the first serve landed in.
57.0%59.5%
First serve points won %Percentage of points won after making a first serve.
80.0%69.2%
Second serve points won %Percentage of second-serve points won, including points lost through double faults.
61.2%43.5%
Break points saved %Percentage of break points won by the server.
0.0%54.5%
Service points won %Percentage of all points won while serving.
71.9%58.8%
Returning
Break points converted %Percentage of break-point chances won by the returner.
45.5%100.0%
Return points won %Percentage of all points won while returning.
41.2%28.1%
Overall
Total points won %Percentage of all completed points won.
54.3%45.7%
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.
+9.5-3.7
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.
+3.7-9.4

* 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 BlakeNicolas Almagro
Country USA ESP
Birth dateDec 28, 1979Aug 21, 1985
Age2620
Height185 cm183 cm
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand styleOne-Handed BackhandOne-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)841
Ranking points (entering)1,925834
Elo (entering)1,9491,807
Current career W-L349–237388–274
Current career earnings$7,981,882$10,752,234
Pre-match H2H
James Blake #8 0 – 0 Nicolas Almagro #41

Path

James Blake's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Paradorn Srichaphan #396-0 6-4 7-6(3)WH2HMatch dataMay 31, 2006R128

James Blake's next match

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Gael Monfils #282-6 7-6(2) 6-7(1) 7-5 4-6LH2HMatch dataJun 4, 2006R32

Nicolas Almagro's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Wayne Arthurs #2097-5 6-2 6-2WH2HMatch dataMay 31, 2006R128