James Blake vs Rafael Nadal, Miami Masters 2008, Quarterfinal

Masters 1000 · Quarterfinal · Hard · Wed 2 Apr

Final

James Blake

LostRank #10202.4039%

Nadal won in 3 sets · 2h 1m

1–2

Set 16–3

Set 23–6

Set 31–6

Rafael Nadal

WinnerRank #1731.5561%

Venue

Tennis Center at Crandon Park

Key Biscayne, USA· 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

0.9vs last year

Wind

20 km/h

Gentle

Humidity

79%

Humid

Temperature

26°C

Warm

Altitude

7 m

Sea level

Historical daily weather

Match stats

2h 1m

9Aces3

5Double faults0

57Service points won47

13Service games played12

9Service games won11

12Return games played13

15/1979%Break points saved67%2/3

1/333%Break points converted21%4/19

Head to head

3Blake

4Nadal

7 meetings

Miami MastersQuarterfinal · 2 Apr 2008HardThis match
Rafael Nadal
Sets won: 2Set 1: 3Set 2: 6Set 3: 6
James Blake
Sets won: 1Set 1: 6Set 2: 3Set 3: 1
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
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
ATP FinalsRound robin · 13 Nov 2006Hard
James Blake
Sets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 7⁷
Rafael Nadal
Sets won: 0Set 1: 4Set 2: 6⁰
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

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 Rafael Nadal, Miami Masters 2008, Quarterfinal

Final score

Venue and conditions

Match stats

Head to head

Match research