James Blake vs Mardy Fish, US Open 2008, Round of 32

Grand Slam · Round of 32 · Hard · Sat 30 Aug

Final

James Blake

LostRank #10201.4965%

Fish won in 3 sets · 2h 2m

0–3

Set 13–6

Set 23–6

Set 36–7⁴

Mardy Fish

WinnerRank #6192.8335%Upset

Venue

USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center

Flushing, 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

0.1vs last year

Wind

9 km/h

Light

Humidity

83%

Humid

Temperature

28°C

Warm

Altitude

5 m

Sea level

Historical daily weather

Match stats

2h 2m

7Aces16

3Double faults4

61Service points won66

15Service games played15

10Service games won13

15Return games played15

8/1362%Break points saved50%2/4

2/450%Break points converted38%5/13

Head to head

3Blake

3Fish

6 meetings

US OpenRound of 32 · 30 Aug 2008HardThis match
Mardy Fish
Sets won: 3Set 1: 6Set 2: 6Set 3: 7⁷
James Blake
Sets won: 0Set 1: 3Set 2: 3Set 3: 6⁴
BaselRound of 32 · 1 Nov 2011Hard
James Blake
Sets won: 0Set 1: 0
Mardy Fish
Sets won: 0Set 1: 1
Mardy Fish · Retired
San JoseSemifinal · 14 Feb 2009Hard
Mardy Fish
Sets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 6
James Blake
Sets won: 0Set 1: 3Set 2: 2
New HavenFinal · 25 Aug 2007Hard
James Blake
Sets won: 2Set 1: 7Set 2: 6
Mardy Fish
Sets won: 0Set 1: 5Set 2: 4
MemphisRound of 32 · 15 Feb 2005Hard
Mardy Fish
Sets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 2Set 3: 7⁹
James Blake
Sets won: 1Set 1: 3Set 2: 6Set 3: 6⁷
San JoseRound of 32 · 2002Hard
James Blake
Sets won: 2Set 1: 4Set 2: 6Set 3: 7
Mardy Fish
Sets won: 1Set 1: 6Set 2: 3Set 3: 5

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 Mardy Fish, US Open 2008, Round of 32

Final score

Venue and conditions

Match stats

Head to head

Match research