Ivo Karlovic vs James Blake, Basel 2007, Round of 16
Final score
Final
4-6 7-6(4) 6-4
Venue and conditions
St. JakobshalleBasel, SUI
Indoor hardCourt speed2.9 vs last year105.5Fast
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 worksAltitude263 mLow
Match stats
1h 59m24Aces9
1Double faults2
71Service points won68
16Service games played16
15Service games won15
16Return games played16
1/250%Break points saved75%3/4
1/425%Break points converted50%1/2
Head to head
7Karlovic
3Blake
10 meetingsHard 5–2Clay 1–1Grass 1–0
- BaselRound of 16 · 25 Oct 2007HardThis matchIvo KarlovicSets won: 2Set 1: 4Set 2: 7Set 3: 6James BlakeSets won: 1Set 1: 6Set 2: 64Set 3: 4
- US OpenRound of 128 · 28 Aug 2013HardIvo KarlovicSets won: 3Set 1: 62Set 2: 3Set 3: 6Set 4: 7Set 5: 7James BlakeSets won: 2Set 1: 7Set 2: 6Set 3: 4Set 4: 62Set 5: 62
- SacramentoFinal · 9 Oct 2011HardIvo KarlovicSets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 3Set 3: 6James BlakeSets won: 1Set 1: 4Set 2: 6Set 3: 4
- Delray BeachQuarterfinal · 27 Feb 2010HardIvo KarlovicSets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 65Set 3: 6James BlakeSets won: 1Set 1: 3Set 2: 7Set 3: 1
- Shanghai MastersRound of 64 · 12 Oct 2009HardJames BlakeSets won: 2Set 1: 3Set 2: 7Set 3: 6Ivo KarlovicSets won: 1Set 1: 6Set 2: 64Set 3: 3
- Madrid MastersRound of 32 · 13 May 2009ClayJames BlakeSets won: 2Set 1: 64Set 2: 6Set 3: 7Ivo KarlovicSets won: 1Set 1: 7Set 2: 4Set 3: 64
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.