R32 Australian Open 2008

James Blake #15 def. Sebastien Grosjean #46

4-6 2-6 6-0 7-6(5) 6-2

James Blake defeated Sebastien Grosjean 4-6 2-6 6-0 7-6(5) 6-2 in the 2008 Australian Open third round on hard courts.

Match Information

Date
Jan 20, 2008*
Tournament
Australian Open
Edition
2008
Category
Grand Slam
Surface
Hard
Round
R32
Duration
3h 5m

Match Statistics

StatJames BlakeSebastien Grosjean
Aces104
Double faults32
First serve %55.0%59.0%
First serve points won %65.0%65.0%
Second serve points won %55.0%46.0%
Break points saved %70.0%43.0%
Break points converted %57.0%30.0%
Service points won %60.0%58.0%
Return points won %42.0%40.0%
Total points won %52.0%48.0%
Match Serve+-2.8-5.6
Match Return++5.6+2.8

* Match Serve+ and Match Return+ compare this match with the ATP 2008 average from available match stats. Zero is average; +5 means five percentage points above average. No opponent adjustment.

Player Comparison

FieldJames BlakeSebastien Grosjean
Country USA FRA
Birth dateDec 28, 1979May 29, 1978
Age2829
Height185 cm175 cm
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand styleOne-Handed BackhandTwo-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)1546
Ranking points (entering)1,610661
Elo (entering)1,9131,797
Current career W-L349–237323–237
Current career earnings$7,981,882$8,131,803
Pre-match H2H
James Blake #15 0 – 2 Sebastien Grosjean #46

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Path

James Blake's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Michael Russell #1016-3 6-2 6-2WH2HMatch dataJan 17, 2008R64
Nicolas Massu #696-3 6-2 6-2WH2HMatch dataJan 16, 2008R128

James Blake's next match

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Marin Cilic #576-3 6-4 6-4WH2HMatch dataJan 22, 2008R16

Sebastien Grosjean's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Robin Haase #1034-6 6-4 6-0 6-7(4) 6-4WH2HMatch dataJan 17, 2008R64
Filippo Volandri #397-6(3) 6-3 7-6(0)WH2HMatch dataJan 16, 2008R128