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Rafael Nadal #2 def. James Blake #9

3-6 6-3 6-1

Match Information

Date Apr 4, 2008*
Tournament Miami Masters
Category Masters 1000
Surface Hard
RoundQF
Winner Rafael Nadal
Score3-6 6-3 6-1
Loser James Blake
Duration2h 1m
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

Pre-match Comparison

FieldRafael NadalJames Blake
Country ESP USA
Birth dateJun 3, 1986Dec 28, 1979
Age2128
Height185185
HandednessLeft-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand styleTwo-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)29
Ranking points (entering)5,7051,800
Elo (entering)2,1101,968
Career W-L1,045–225345–235
Career earnings$134,946,100$7,981,882
Pre-match H2H
Rafael Nadal 1 3 James Blake

Path

Rafael Nadal's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Apr 3, 2008R16 Paul-Henri Mathieu 6-4 6-4WH2HMatch data
Apr 1, 2008R32 Nicolas Kiefer 6-2 6-4WH2HMatch data
Mar 30, 2008R64 Benjamin Becker 7-5 6-2WH2HMatch data

Rafael Nadal's next match

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Apr 5, 2008SF Tomas Berdych 7-6(6) 6-2WH2HMatch data

James Blake's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Apr 3, 2008R16 Radek Stepanek 6-3 6-4WH2HMatch data
Apr 1, 2008R32 Fabrice Santoro 6-3 6-7(4) 6-4WH2HMatch data
Mar 30, 2008R64 Andreas Seppi 7-5 6-3WH2HMatch data