James Blake vs Olivier Rochus, Stockholm 2005, Semifinal
Final score
Final
6-4 6-3
Venue and conditions
Kungliga TennishallenStockholm, SWE
Indoor hardCourt speed1.3 vs last year103.7Fast
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 worksAltitude13 mSea level
Match stats
1h 15m17Aces0
1Double faults1
40Service points won30
9Service games played10
7Service games won5
10Return games played9
8/1080%Break points saved17%1/6
5/683%Break points converted20%2/10
Head to head
5Blake
0Rochus
5 meetingsHard 4–0Carpet 1–0
- StockholmSemifinal · 15 Oct 2005HardThis matchJames BlakeSets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 6Olivier RochusSets won: 0Set 1: 4Set 2: 3
- StockholmRound of 32 · 18 Oct 2011HardJames BlakeSets won: 2Set 1: 7Set 2: 6Olivier RochusSets won: 0Set 1: 66Set 2: 3
- US OpenRound of 64 · 3 Sept 2009HardJames BlakeSets won: 3Set 1: 6Set 2: 3Set 3: 7Set 4: 6Olivier RochusSets won: 1Set 1: 4Set 2: 6Set 3: 66Set 4: 3
- StockholmQuarterfinal · 13 Oct 2006HardJames BlakeSets won: 2Set 1: 63Set 2: 6Set 3: 6Olivier RochusSets won: 1Set 1: 7Set 2: 4Set 3: 2
- Paris MastersRound of 64 · 31 Oct 2005CarpetJames BlakeSets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 6Olivier RochusSets won: 0Set 1: 4Set 2: 3
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.