Ivan Ljubicic vs James Blake, Paris Masters 2005, Round of 32
Final score
Final
6-3 6-4
Venue and conditions
Accor ArenaParis, FRA
CarpetCourt speed4.3 vs last year108.5Very fast
What is court speed?
How much the court helps the server, judged from aces and serve points won and adjusted for who played. 100 is the average ATP tournament court that season.
- Very slow< 92Monte Carlo, Rome
- Slow92–97Roland Garros, Indian Wells
- Average97–103US Open, Dubai
- Fast103–108Wimbledon, Shanghai
- Very fast108+Basel
Challenger and ITF courts usually read lower: partly the venues, partly the balls and conditions at those levels.
How court speed worksAltitude48 mSea level
Match stats
1h 10m11Aces2
4Double faults4
46Service points won34
10Service games played9
10Service games won7
9Return games played10
5/5100%Break points saved33%1/3
2/367%Break points converted0%0/5
Head to head
3Ljubicic
2Blake
5 meetingsCarpet 1–0Grass 0–1Hard 0–1Clay 2–0
- Paris MastersRound of 32 · 1 Nov 2005CarpetThis matchIvan LjubicicSets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 6James BlakeSets won: 0Set 1: 3Set 2: 4
- Queen's ClubRound of 32 · 9 Jun 2009GrassJames BlakeSets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 7Ivan LjubicicSets won: 0Set 1: 2Set 2: 64
- BangkokFinal · 1 Oct 2006HardJames BlakeSets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 6Ivan LjubicicSets won: 0Set 1: 3Set 2: 1
- DusseldorfRound robin · 2006ClayIvan LjubicicSets won: 2Set 1: 5Set 2: 6Set 3: 7James BlakeSets won: 1Set 1: 7Set 2: 3Set 3: 64
- Roland GarrosRound of 64 · 29 May 2003ClayIvan LjubicicSets won: 3Set 1: 6Set 2: 4Set 3: 7Set 4: 6James BlakeSets won: 1Set 1: 3Set 2: 6Set 3: 62Set 4: 4
Match research
ProEverything that shapes this match: each player’s run-in and travel, records side by side, and results against similar opponents and in similar conditions. Better information, better-informed decisions.
- Run-inEvery match in the last 28 days, rest days and travel between venues.
- Tale of the tapeRecords and serve numbers side by side, filtered by period and surface.
- Record by opponent rankingHow each player does against the top 10, top 50 or any ranking range.
- Similar conditionsResults in comparable heat, humidity, wind and altitude before scheduled matches.