James Blake vs Olivier Rochus, Paris Masters 2005, Round of 64

Masters 1000 · Round of 64 · Carpet · Mon 31 Oct

Final

James Blake

WinnerRank #10201.4766%

Blake won in 2 sets · 1h 0m

2–0

Set 16–4

Set 26–3

Olivier Rochus

LostRank #11792.9234%

Venue

Accor Arena

Paris, FRA· Carpet

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

Very fast

4.3vs last year

Altitude

48 m

Above sea level

Indoor venue, weather not factored

Sea level

Match stats

1h 0m

8Aces1

2Double faults2

36Service points won38

9Service games played10

9Service games won7

10Return games played9

0/0Break points saved63%5/8

3/838%Break points converted0/0

Head to head

5Blake

0Rochus

5 meetings

Carpet 1–0Hard 4–0

Paris MastersRound of 64 · 31 Oct 2005CarpetThis match
James Blake
Sets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 6
Olivier Rochus
Sets won: 0Set 1: 4Set 2: 3
StockholmRound of 32 · 18 Oct 2011Hard
James Blake
Sets won: 2Set 1: 7⁸Set 2: 6
Olivier Rochus
Sets won: 0Set 1: 6⁶Set 2: 3
US OpenRound of 64 · 3 Sept 2009Hard
James Blake
Sets won: 3Set 1: 6Set 2: 3Set 3: 7⁸Set 4: 6
Olivier Rochus
Sets won: 1Set 1: 4Set 2: 6Set 3: 6⁶Set 4: 3
StockholmQuarterfinal · 13 Oct 2006Hard
James Blake
Sets won: 2Set 1: 6³Set 2: 6Set 3: 6
Olivier Rochus
Sets won: 1Set 1: 7⁷Set 2: 4Set 3: 2
StockholmSemifinal · 15 Oct 2005Hard
James Blake
Sets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 6
Olivier Rochus
Sets won: 0Set 1: 4Set 2: 3

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 Olivier Rochus, Paris Masters 2005, Round of 64

Final score

Venue and conditions

Match stats

Head to head

Match research