James Blake vs Benjamin Becker, Halle 2008, Round of 16

ATP Intl Series · Round of 16 · Grass · Wed 11 Jun

Final

James Blake

WinnerRank #10201.2877%

Blake won in 3 sets · 1h 53m

2–1

Set 14–6

Set 27–5

Set 36–3

Benjamin Becker

LostRank #10744.3023%

Venue

OWL ARENA

Halle, GER· Grass

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

Fast

vs last year

Wind

20 km/h

Moderate

Humidity

64%

Moderate

Temperature

17°C

Mild

Altitude

123 m

Low

Historical daily weather

Match stats

1h 53m

12Aces11

2Double faults8

60Service points won65

16Service games played15

14Service games won12

15Return games played16

2/450%Break points saved75%9/12

3/1225%Break points converted50%2/4

Head to head

4Blake

1Becker

5 meetings

Grass 1–1Hard 3–0

HalleRound of 16 · 11 Jun 2008GrassThis match
James Blake
Sets won: 2Set 1: 4Set 2: 7Set 3: 6
Benjamin Becker
Sets won: 1Set 1: 6Set 2: 5Set 3: 3
WimbledonRound of 128 · 25 Jun 2012Grass
Benjamin Becker
Sets won: 3Set 1: 6⁴Set 2: 7Set 3: 6Set 4: 6
James Blake
Sets won: 1Set 1: 7⁷Set 2: 5Set 3: 0Set 4: 4
Delray BeachRound of 32 · 21 Feb 2011Hard
James Blake
Sets won: 2Set 1: 7Set 2: 6
Benjamin Becker
Sets won: 0Set 1: 5Set 2: 4
Los AngelesRound of 16 · 29 Jul 2010Hard
James Blake
Sets won: 2Set 1: 7Set 2: 7⁷
Benjamin Becker
Sets won: 0Set 1: 5Set 2: 6⁵
Delray BeachSemifinal · 3 Feb 2007Hard
James Blake
Sets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 7⁹
Benjamin Becker
Sets won: 0Set 1: 3Set 2: 6⁷

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 Benjamin Becker, Halle 2008, Round of 16

Final score

Venue and conditions

Match stats

Head to head

Match research