Ivan Ljubicic vs James Blake, Bangkok 2006, Final
Final score
Final
6-3 6-1
Venue and conditions
Impact Arena (Muang Thong Thani)Nonthaburi, THA
Indoor hardCourt speed1.4 vs last year105.2Fast
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 worksAltitude12 mSea level
Match stats
59m2Aces1
4Double faults0
20Service points won32
8Service games played8
3Service games won7
8Return games played8
1/617%Break points saved50%1/2
1/250%Break points converted83%5/6
Head to head
3Ljubicic
2Blake
5 meetingsHard 0–1Grass 0–1Clay 2–0Carpet 1–0
- BangkokFinal · 1 Oct 2006HardThis matchJames BlakeSets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 6Ivan LjubicicSets won: 0Set 1: 3Set 2: 1
- Queen's ClubRound of 32 · 9 Jun 2009GrassJames BlakeSets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 7Ivan LjubicicSets won: 0Set 1: 2Set 2: 64
- DusseldorfRound robin · 2006ClayIvan LjubicicSets won: 2Set 1: 5Set 2: 6Set 3: 7James BlakeSets won: 1Set 1: 7Set 2: 3Set 3: 64
- Paris MastersRound of 32 · 1 Nov 2005CarpetIvan LjubicicSets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 6James BlakeSets won: 0Set 1: 3Set 2: 4
- Roland GarrosRound of 64 · 29 May 2003ClayIvan LjubicicSets won: 3Set 1: 6Set 2: 4Set 3: 7Set 4: 6James BlakeSets won: 1Set 1: 3Set 2: 6Set 3: 62Set 4: 4
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.