James Blake vs Rafael Nadal, ATP Finals 2006, Round robin

Tour Finals · Round robin · Hard · Mon 13 Nov

Final

James Blake

WinnerRank #10202.3642%Upset

Blake won in 2 sets · 1h 43m

2–0

Set 16–4

Set 27–6⁰

Rafael Nadal

LostRank #1731.6958%

Venue

Qizhong Forest Sports City Tennis Center

Shanghai, CHN· 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.

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Wind

16 km/h

Gentle

Humidity

53%

Moderate

Temperature

24°C

Warm

Altitude

6 m

Sea level

Historical daily weather

Match stats

1h 43m

10Aces1

2Double faults3

38Service points won39

11Service games played11

7Service games won6

11Return games played11

4/850%Break points saved62%8/13

5/1338%Break points converted50%4/8

Head to head

3Blake

4Nadal

7 meetings

ATP FinalsRound robin · 13 Nov 2006HardThis match
James Blake
Sets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 7⁷
Rafael Nadal
Sets won: 0Set 1: 4Set 2: 6⁰
Shanghai MastersRound of 32 · 14 Oct 2009Hard
Rafael Nadal
Sets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 6⁴Set 3: 6
James Blake
Sets won: 1Set 1: 2Set 2: 7⁷Set 3: 4
BeijingRound of 16 · 8 Oct 2009Hard
Rafael Nadal
Sets won: 2Set 1: 7Set 2: 6⁴Set 3: 6
James Blake
Sets won: 1Set 1: 5Set 2: 7⁷Set 3: 3
Miami MastersQuarterfinal · 2 Apr 2008Hard
Rafael Nadal
Sets won: 2Set 1: 3Set 2: 6Set 3: 6
James Blake
Sets won: 1Set 1: 6Set 2: 3Set 3: 1
Indian Wells MastersQuarterfinal · 20 Mar 2008Hard
Rafael Nadal
Sets won: 2Set 1: 7Set 2: 3Set 3: 6
James Blake
Sets won: 1Set 1: 5Set 2: 6Set 3: 3
Indian Wells MastersSemifinal · 18 Mar 2006Hard
James Blake
Sets won: 2Set 1: 7Set 2: 6
Rafael Nadal
Sets won: 0Set 1: 5Set 2: 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 Rafael Nadal, ATP Finals 2006, Round robin

Final score

Venue and conditions

Match stats

Head to head

Match research