Nicolas Kiefer vs James Blake, Basel 2008, Round of 32

ATP Intl Series · Round of 32 · Hard · Wed 22 Oct

Final

Nicolas Kiefer

LostRank #7202.2643%

Blake won in 3 sets · 1h 44m

1–2

Set 16–3

Set 23–6

Set 34–6

James Blake

WinnerRank #10201.7457%

Venue

St. Jakobshalle

Basel, SUI· 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

1.4vs last year

Altitude

263 m

Above sea level

Indoor venue, weather not factored

Low

Match stats

1h 44m

8Aces11

1Double faults5

47Service points won53

14Service games played14

11Service games won12

14Return games played14

2/540%Break points saved50%2/4

2/450%Break points converted60%3/5

Head to head

1Kiefer

4Blake

5 meetings

BaselRound of 32 · 22 Oct 2008HardThis match
James Blake
Sets won: 2Set 1: 3Set 2: 6Set 3: 6
Nicolas Kiefer
Sets won: 1Set 1: 6Set 2: 3Set 3: 4
Canada MastersQuarterfinal · 25 Jul 2008Hard
Nicolas Kiefer
Sets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 6
James Blake
Sets won: 0Set 1: 1Set 2: 2
Cincinnati MastersRound of 32 · 16 Aug 2007Hard
James Blake
Sets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 6
Nicolas Kiefer
Sets won: 0Set 1: 4Set 2: 4
Los AngelesRound of 32 · 26 Jul 2005Hard
James Blake
Sets won: 0Set 1: 3
Nicolas Kiefer
Sets won: 0Set 1: 2
Nicolas Kiefer · Retired
ViennaRound of 16 · 2002Hard
James Blake
Sets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 7⁷
Nicolas Kiefer
Sets won: 0Set 1: 4Set 2: 6⁴

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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Nicolas Kiefer vs James Blake, Basel 2008, Round of 32

Final score

Venue and conditions

Match stats

Head to head

Match research