Michael Russell vs James Blake, Australian Open 2008, Round of 64

Grand Slam · Round of 64 · Hard · Thu 17 Jan

Final

Michael Russell

LostRank #11249.2011%

Blake won in 3 sets · 1h 24m

0–3

Set 13–6

Set 22–6

Set 32–6

James Blake

WinnerRank #10201.1089%

Venue

Melbourne Park

Melbourne, AUS· 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

Average

1.1vs last year

Wind

22 km/h

Moderate

Humidity

60%

Moderate

Temperature

24°C

Warm

Altitude

23 m

Sea level

Historical daily weather

Match stats

1h 24m

2Aces8

2Double faults3

36Service points won50

12Service games played13

6Service games won12

13Return games played12

4/1040%Break points saved0%0/1

1/1100%Break points converted60%6/10

Head to head

3Russell

4Blake

7 meetings

Hard 2–4Clay 1–0

Australian OpenRound of 64 · 17 Jan 2008HardThis match
James Blake
Sets won: 3Set 1: 6Set 2: 6Set 3: 6
Michael Russell
Sets won: 0Set 1: 3Set 2: 2Set 3: 2
Dallas ChallengerQuarterfinal · 7 Feb 2013Hard
James Blake
Sets won: 2Set 1: 6²Set 2: 7⁸Set 3: 6
Michael Russell
Sets won: 1Set 1: 7⁷Set 2: 6⁶Set 3: 3
Savannah ChallengerQuarterfinal · 7 May 2011Clay
Michael Russell
Sets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 6
James Blake
Sets won: 0Set 1: 2Set 2: 4
Miami MastersRound of 128 · 23 Mar 2011Hard
James Blake
Sets won: 2Set 1: 3Set 2: 7⁹Set 3: 7⁷
Michael Russell
Sets won: 1Set 1: 6Set 2: 6⁷Set 3: 6³
US OpenRound of 128 · 28 Aug 2007Hard
James Blake
Sets won: 3Set 1: 7⁸Set 2: 6Set 3: 7⁷
Michael Russell
Sets won: 0Set 1: 6⁶Set 2: 3Set 3: 6⁴
Knoxville ChallengerRound of 16 · 2000Hard
Michael Russell
Sets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 6
James Blake
Sets won: 0Set 1: 2Set 2: 1

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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Michael Russell vs James Blake, Australian Open 2008, Round of 64

Final score

Venue and conditions

Match stats

Head to head

Match research