James Blake vs Marat Safin, Bangkok 2006, Semifinal

ATP Intl Series · Semifinal · Hard · Sat 30 Sept

Final

James Blake

WinnerRank #10201.8354%

Blake won in 3 sets · 2h 4m

2–1

Set 13–6

Set 26–4

Set 37–6³

Marat Safin

LostRank #612.1146%

Venue

Impact Arena (Muang Thong Thani)

Nonthaburi, THA· 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

1.4vs last year

Altitude

12 m

Above sea level

Indoor venue, weather not factored

Sea level

Match stats

2h 4m

6Aces5

0Double faults2

68Service points won69

16Service games played15

12Service games won12

15Return games played16

4/850%Break points saved75%9/12

3/1225%Break points converted50%4/8

Head to head

1Blake

2Safin

3 meetings

BangkokSemifinal · 30 Sept 2006HardThis match
James Blake
Sets won: 2Set 1: 3Set 2: 6Set 3: 7⁷
Marat Safin
Sets won: 1Set 1: 6Set 2: 4Set 3: 6³
WashingtonRound of 16 · 3 Aug 2006Hard
Marat Safin
Sets won: 2Set 1: 7⁸Set 2: 7⁷
James Blake
Sets won: 0Set 1: 6⁶Set 2: 6⁵
Australian OpenRound of 16 · 25 Jan 2004Hard
Marat Safin
Sets won: 3Set 1: 7⁷Set 2: 6Set 3: 6⁶Set 4: 6
James Blake
Sets won: 1Set 1: 6³Set 2: 3Set 3: 7⁸Set 4: 3

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 Marat Safin, Bangkok 2006, Semifinal

Final score

Venue and conditions

Match stats

Head to head

Match research