James Blake vs Gilles Simon, Cincinnati Masters 2008, Round of 32

Masters 1000 · Round of 32 · Hard · Wed 30 Jul

Final

James Blake

WinnerRank #10201.5862%

Blake won in 2 sets · 1h 1m

2–0

Set 16–4

Set 26–3

Gilles Simon

LostRank #4642.6138%

Venue

Lindner Family Tennis Center

Mason, USA· Hard

Court speed

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 works

Fast

vs last year

Wind

16 km/h

Gentle

Humidity

75%

Humid

Temperature

29°C

Warm

Altitude

237 m

Low

Historical daily weather

Match stats

1h 1m

5Aces1

4Double faults0

38Service points won33

10Service games played9

9Service games won6

9Return games played10

1/250%Break points saved50%3/6

3/650%Break points converted50%1/2

Head to head

2Blake

1Simon

3 meetings

Cincinnati MastersRound of 32 · 30 Jul 2008HardThis match
James Blake
Sets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 6
Gilles Simon
Sets won: 0Set 1: 4Set 2: 3
Madrid MastersRound of 32 · 14 Oct 2008Hard
Gilles Simon
Sets won: 2Set 1: 3Set 2: 6Set 3: 6
James Blake
Sets won: 1Set 1: 6Set 2: 1Set 3: 4
Olympic GamesRound of 16 · 2008Hard
James Blake
Sets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 6
Gilles Simon
Sets won: 0Set 1: 4Set 2: 2

Match research

Pro

Everything 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.

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James Blake vs Gilles Simon, Cincinnati Masters 2008, Round of 32

Final score

Venue and conditions

Match stats

Head to head

Match research