James Blake vs Gilles Simon, Olympic Games 2008, Round of 16

Olympics · Round of 16 · Hard

Final

James Blake

WinnerRank #10201.5062%

Blake won in 2 sets · 1h 16m

2–0

Set 16–4

Set 26–2

Gilles Simon

LostRank #4642.5038%

Venue

National Tennis Center

Beijing, CHN· 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

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Wind

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Humidity

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Temperature

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Altitude

46 m

Sea level

Match stats

1h 16m

7Aces1

6Double faults3

53Service points won31

9Service games played9

9Service games won6

9Return games played9

8/8100%Break points saved40%2/5

3/560%Break points converted0%0/8

Head to head

2Blake

1Simon

3 meetings

Olympic GamesRound of 16 · 2008HardThis match
James Blake
Sets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 6
Gilles Simon
Sets won: 0Set 1: 4Set 2: 2
Madrid MastersRound of 32 · 14 Oct 2008Hard
Gilles Simon
Sets won: 2Set 1: 3Set 2: 6Set 3: 6
James Blake
Sets won: 1Set 1: 6Set 2: 1Set 3: 4
Cincinnati MastersRound of 32 · 30 Jul 2008Hard
James Blake
Sets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 6
Gilles Simon
Sets won: 0Set 1: 4Set 2: 3

Form and path

James Blake2–4

US OpenHard

LRound of 128
Ivo Karlovic
Sets won: 3Set 1: 6²Set 2: 3Set 3: 6Set 4: 7⁷Set 5: 7⁷
James Blake
Sets won: 2Set 1: 7⁷Set 2: 6Set 3: 4Set 4: 6²Set 5: 6²

Winston-SalemHard

Cincinnati MastersHard

WashingtonHard

LRound of 64
Marinko Matosevic
Sets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 7⁸
James Blake
Sets won: 0Set 1: 2Set 2: 6⁶

Gilles Simon4–2

Paris MastersHard

Brest CHHard

Mouilleron Le Captif CHHard

LRound of 32
Kenny De Schepper
Sets won: 1Set 1: 7⁷Set 2: 6
Gilles Simon
Sets won: 0Set 1: 6⁵Set 2: 6
Gilles Simon · Retired

Match research

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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 Gilles Simon, Olympic Games 2008, Round of 16

Final score

Venue and conditions

Match stats

Head to head

Form and path

Match research