James Blake vs Roger Federer, Australian Open 2008, Quarterfinal

Grand Slam · Quarterfinal · Hard · Wed 23 Jan

Final

James Blake

LostRank #102012.508%

Federer won in 3 sets · 1h 59m

0–3

Set 15–7

Set 26–7⁵

Set 34–6

Roger Federer

WinnerRank #971.0792%

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

12 km/h

Gentle

Humidity

71%

Humid

Temperature

26°C

Warm

Altitude

11 m

Sea level

Historical daily weather

Match stats

1h 59m

8Aces13

5Double faults0

68Service points won67

17Service games played17

12Service games won14

17Return games played17

5/1050%Break points saved0%0/3

3/3100%Break points converted50%5/10

Head to head

1Blake

10Federer

11 meetings

Hard 1–9Clay 0–1

Australian OpenQuarterfinal · 23 Jan 2008HardThis match
Roger Federer
Sets won: 3Set 1: 7Set 2: 7⁷Set 3: 6
James Blake
Sets won: 0Set 1: 5Set 2: 6⁵Set 3: 4
Cincinnati MastersRound of 16 · 18 Aug 2011Hard
Roger Federer
Sets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 6
James Blake
Sets won: 0Set 1: 4Set 2: 1
Madrid MastersRound of 16 · 14 May 2009Clay
Roger Federer
Sets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 6
James Blake
Sets won: 0Set 1: 2Set 2: 4
Paris MastersQuarterfinal · 31 Oct 2008Hard
James Blake
Roger Federer
Roger Federer · Walkover
Olympic GamesQuarterfinal · 2008Hard
James Blake
Sets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 7⁷
Roger Federer
Sets won: 0Set 1: 4Set 2: 6²
Cincinnati MastersFinal · 19 Aug 2007Hard
Roger Federer
Sets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 6
James Blake
Sets won: 0Set 1: 1Set 2: 4

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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James Blake vs Roger Federer, Australian Open 2008, Quarterfinal

Final score

Venue and conditions

Match stats

Head to head

Match research