James Blake vs Fernando Verdasco, Rome Masters 2008, Round of 16
Final score
Final
Blake won in 3 sets · 2h 35m
2–1
Set 15–7
Set 27–5
Set 36–2
Venue and conditions
Foro ItalicoRome, ITA
ClayCourt speed1.0 vs last year92.6Slow
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 worksConditionsHistorical daily weather
Match stats
2h 35m5Aces7
4Double faults1
71Service points won58
16Service games played16
13Service games won11
16Return games played16
10/1377%Break points saved62%8/13
5/1338%Break points converted23%3/13
Head to head
2Blake
0Verdasco
2 meetingsClay 1–0Hard 1–0
- Rome MastersRound of 16 · 8 May 2008ClayThis matchJames BlakeSets won: 2Set 1: 5Set 2: 7Set 3: 6Fernando VerdascoSets won: 1Set 1: 7Set 2: 5Set 3: 2
- New HavenQuarterfinal · 23 Aug 2007HardJames BlakeSets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 6Fernando VerdascoSets won: 0Set 1: 4Set 2: 2
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.