R16 Washington Open 2006

Marat Safin #92 def. James Blake #5

7-6(6) 7-6(5)

Marat Safin defeated James Blake 7-6(6) 7-6(5) in the 2006 Washington Open round of 16 on hard courts.

Match Information

Match Statistics

StatMarat SafinJames Blake
Aces103
Double faults26
First serve %55.0%56.0%
First serve points won %76.0%75.0%
Second serve points won %42.0%34.0%
Break points saved %40.0%67.0%
Break points converted %33.0%60.0%
Service points won %61.0%57.0%
Return points won %43.0%39.0%
Total points won %52.0%48.0%

Player Comparison

FieldMarat SafinJames Blake
Country RUS USA
Birth dateJan 27, 1980Dec 28, 1979
Age2626
Height193 cm185 cm
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand styleTwo-Handed BackhandOne-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)925
Ranking points (entering)4402,340
Elo (entering)1,7891,962
Current career W-L396–249349–237
Current career earnings$14,373,291$7,981,882
Pre-match H2H
Marat Safin #92 1 0 James Blake #5

Path

Marat Safin's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Nicolas Mahut #666-3 5-7 6-4WH2HMatch dataAug 3, 2006R32
Igor Kunitsyn #996-3 7-6(6)WH2HMatch dataAug 2, 2006R64

Marat Safin's next match

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Wesley Moodie #867-6(5) 7-6(9)WH2HMatch dataAug 5, 2006QF

James Blake's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Kevin Kim #987-5 3-6 6-2WH2HMatch dataAug 3, 2006R32