James Blake vs Gilles Simon, Madrid Masters 2008, Round of 32

Masters 1000 · Round of 32 · Hard · Tue 14 Oct

Final

James Blake

LostRank #10201.7656%

Simon won in 3 sets · 1h 26m

1–2

Set 16–3

Set 21–6

Set 34–6

Gilles Simon

WinnerRank #4642.2244%Upset

Venue

Madrid Arena

Madrid, ESP· 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

Fast

2.0vs last year

Altitude

634 m

Above sea level

Indoor venue, weather not factored

Moderate

Match stats

1h 26m

2Aces2

1Double faults1

45Service points won55

13Service games played13

10Service games won12

13Return games played13

1/425%Break points saved90%9/10

1/1010%Break points converted75%3/4

Head to head

2Blake

1Simon

3 meetings

Madrid MastersRound of 32 · 14 Oct 2008HardThis match
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
Olympic GamesRound of 16 · 2008Hard
James Blake
Sets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 6
Gilles Simon
Sets won: 0Set 1: 4Set 2: 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 Gilles Simon, Madrid Masters 2008, Round of 32

Final score

Venue and conditions

Match stats

Head to head

Match research