James Blake vs Victor Hanescu, New Haven 2005, Semifinal

ATP Intl Series · Semifinal · Hard · Sat 27 Aug

Final

James Blake

WinnerRank #10201.3175%

Blake won in 3 sets · 2h 5m

2–1

Set 17–6⁴

Set 26–7³

Set 36–1

Victor Hanescu

LostRank #10253.9025%

Venue

Connecticut Tennis Center Stadium

New Haven, 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

Wind

17 km/h

Gentle

Humidity

70%

Humid

Temperature

26°C

Warm

Altitude

6 m

Sea level

Historical daily weather

Match stats

2h 5m

5Aces6

4Double faults2

69Service points won66

15Service games played16

14Service games won12

16Return games played15

2/367%Break points saved60%6/10

4/1040%Break points converted33%1/3

Head to head

3Blake

0Hanescu

3 meetings

Hard 1–0Clay 1–0Grass 1–0

New HavenSemifinal · 27 Aug 2005HardThis match
James Blake
Sets won: 2Set 1: 7⁷Set 2: 6³Set 3: 6
Victor Hanescu
Sets won: 1Set 1: 6⁴Set 2: 7⁷Set 3: 1
Madrid MastersRound of 64 · 12 May 2009Clay
James Blake
Sets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 6
Victor Hanescu
Sets won: 0Set 1: 2Set 2: 4
Queen's ClubRound of 32 · 8 Jun 2005Grass
James Blake
Sets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 6
Victor Hanescu
Sets won: 0Set 1: 2Set 2: 4

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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James Blake vs Victor Hanescu, New Haven 2005, Semifinal

Final score

Venue and conditions

Match stats

Head to head

Match research