Rafael Nadal #2 def. James Blake #9

3-6 6-3 6-1

Rafael Nadal defeated James Blake 3-6 6-3 6-1 in the 2008 Miami Open quarterfinal on hard courts.

Match Information

Match Statistics

StatRafael NadalJames Blake
Aces39
Double faults05
First serve %7151
First serve points won %6673
Second serve points won %8441
Break points saved %6779
Break points converted %2133
Service points won %7157
Return points won %4329
Total points won %5446

Player Comparison

FieldRafael NadalJames Blake
Country ESP USA
Birth dateJun 3, 1986Dec 28, 1979
Age2128
Height185 cm185 cm
HandednessLeft-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand styleTwo-Handed BackhandOne-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)29
Ranking points (entering)5,7051,800
Elo (entering)2,1111,971
Current career W-L1,056–228349–237
Current career earnings$134,946,100$7,981,882
Pre-match H2H
Rafael Nadal #2 1 3 James Blake #9

Path

Rafael Nadal's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Paul-Henri Mathieu #166-4 6-4WH2HMatch dataApr 3, 2008R16
Nicolas Kiefer #516-2 6-4WH2HMatch dataApr 1, 2008R32
Benjamin Becker #1087-5 6-2WH2HMatch dataMar 30, 2008R64

Rafael Nadal's next match

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Tomas Berdych #107-6(6) 6-2WH2HMatch dataApr 5, 2008SF

James Blake's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Radek Stepanek #286-3 6-4WH2HMatch dataApr 3, 2008R16
Fabrice Santoro #496-3 6-7(4) 6-4WH2HMatch dataApr 1, 2008R32
Andreas Seppi #467-5 6-3WH2HMatch dataMar 30, 2008R64