Kevin Kim vs James Blake, Houston Challenger 2000, Quarterfinal

Challenger · Quarterfinal · Hard

Final

Kevin Kim

LostRank #1213

Blake won in 3 sets

1–2

Set 16–4

Set 23–6

Set 34–6

James Blake

WinnerRank #1020

Venue

Raveneaux Country Club

Spring, 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

Know how fast this court plays before the first serve

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Wind

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Humidity

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Temperature

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Altitude

36 m

Sea level

Head to head

1Kim

3Blake

4 meetings

Houston ChallengerQuarterfinal · 2000HardThis match
James Blake
Sets won: 2Set 1: 4Set 2: 6Set 3: 6
Kevin Kim
Sets won: 1Set 1: 6Set 2: 3Set 3: 4
SydneyRound of 32 · 9 Jan 2007Hard
James Blake
Sets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 6
Kevin Kim
Sets won: 0Set 1: 3Set 2: 4
WashingtonRound of 32 · 1 Aug 2006Hard
James Blake
Sets won: 2Set 1: 7Set 2: 3Set 3: 6
Kevin Kim
Sets won: 1Set 1: 5Set 2: 6Set 3: 2
Las Vegas ChallengerRound of 32 · 2000Hard
Kevin Kim
Sets won: 2Set 1: 3Set 2: 6Set 3: 6
James Blake
Sets won: 1Set 1: 6Set 2: 4Set 3: 1

Form and path

Kevin Kim2–4

Bucaramanga CHClay

LRound of 32
Jordi Samper Montana
Sets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 6
Kevin Kim
Sets won: 0Set 1: 1Set 2: 3

Napa CHHard

Medellin CHClay

Winnetka CHHard

LQualifying R2
Drew B. Lied
Sets won: 0Set 1: 2
Kevin Kim
Sets won: 0Set 1: 1
Kevin Kim · Retired

James Blake2–4

US OpenHard

LRound of 128
Ivo Karlovic
Sets won: 3Set 1: 6²Set 2: 3Set 3: 6Set 4: 7⁷Set 5: 7⁷
James Blake
Sets won: 2Set 1: 7⁷Set 2: 6Set 3: 4Set 4: 6²Set 5: 6²

Winston-SalemHard

Cincinnati MastersHard

WashingtonHard

LRound of 64
Marinko Matosevic
Sets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 7⁸
James Blake
Sets won: 0Set 1: 2Set 2: 6⁶

Match research

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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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Kevin Kim vs James Blake, Houston Challenger 2000, Quarterfinal

Final score

Venue and conditions

Head to head

Form and path

Match research