James Blake vs Marcel Granollers, Houston 2008, Final

ATP Intl Series · Final · Clay · Sun 20 Apr

Final

James Blake

LostRank #10201.4269%

Granollers won in 3 sets · 2h 12m

1–2

Set 14–6

Set 26–1

Set 35–7

Marcel Granollers

WinnerRank #10093.2031%Upset

Venue

River Oaks Country Club

Houston, USA· Clay

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

Slow

4.5vs last year

Wind

23 km/h

Moderate

Humidity

80%

Humid

Temperature

26°C

Warm

Altitude

21 m

Sea level

Historical daily weather

Match stats

2h 12m

5Aces1

4Double faults6

52Service points won45

14Service games played15

9Service games won9

15Return games played14

8/1362%Break points saved25%2/8

6/875%Break points converted38%5/13

Head to head

1Blake

1Granollers

2 meetings

Clay 0–1Hard 1–0

HoustonFinal · 20 Apr 2008ClayThis match
Marcel Granollers
Sets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 1Set 3: 7
James Blake
Sets won: 1Set 1: 4Set 2: 6Set 3: 5
US OpenRound of 64 · 30 Aug 2012Hard
James Blake
Sets won: 3Set 1: 6Set 2: 6Set 3: 6
Marcel Granollers
Sets won: 0Set 1: 1Set 2: 4Set 3: 2

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 Marcel Granollers, Houston 2008, Final

Final score

Venue and conditions

Match stats

Head to head

Match research