Dick Norman vs James Blake, Birmingham Challenger 2001, Quarterfinal

Challenger · Quarterfinal · Clay

Final

Dick Norman

LostRank #882

Blake won in 2 sets

0–2

Set 15–7

Set 24–6

James Blake

WinnerRank #1020

Venue

Brook Highland Racquet Club

Birmingham, USA· Clay

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

183 m

Low

Head to head

0Norman

2Blake

2 meetings

Clay 0–1Grass 0–1

Birmingham ChallengerQuarterfinal · 2001ClayThis match
James Blake
Sets won: 2Set 1: 7Set 2: 6
Dick Norman
Sets won: 0Set 1: 5Set 2: 4
NewportRound of 32 · 6 Jul 2004Grass
James Blake
Sets won: 2Set 1: 7⁹Set 2: 6
Dick Norman
Sets won: 0Set 1: 6⁷Set 2: 3

Form and path

Dick Norman2–4

Indian Wells MastersHard

LQualifying R1
Ricardo Mello
Sets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 6
Dick Norman
Sets won: 0Set 1: 3Set 2: 1

DubaiHard

DohaHard

LQualifying R1
Conor Niland
Sets won: 2Set 1: 7⁷Set 2: 7⁷
Dick Norman
Sets won: 0Set 1: 6²Set 2: 6⁴

Shanghai MastersHard

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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Dick Norman vs James Blake, Birmingham Challenger 2001, Quarterfinal

Final score

Venue and conditions

Head to head

Form and path

Match research