James Blake vs Feliciano Lopez, Basel 2008, Quarterfinal

ATP Intl Series · Quarterfinal · Hard · Fri 24 Oct

Final

James Blake

LostRank #10201.7656%

Lopez won in 2 sets · 1h 28m

0–2

Set 14–6

Set 26–7⁷

Feliciano Lopez

WinnerRank #6722.2244%Upset

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 28m

7Aces10

0Double faults3

47Service points won60

11Service games played11

10Service games won11

11Return games played11

2/367%Break points saved100%8/8

0/80%Break points converted33%1/3

Head to head

1Blake

2Lopez

3 meetings

BaselQuarterfinal · 24 Oct 2008HardThis match
Feliciano Lopez
Sets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 7⁹
James Blake
Sets won: 0Set 1: 4Set 2: 6⁷
Los AngelesQuarterfinal · 30 Jul 2010Hard
Feliciano Lopez
Sets won: 2Set 1: 3Set 2: 7⁸Set 3: 6
James Blake
Sets won: 1Set 1: 6Set 2: 6⁶Set 3: 4
New HavenFinal · 28 Aug 2005Hard
James Blake
Sets won: 2Set 1: 3Set 2: 7Set 3: 6
Feliciano Lopez
Sets won: 1Set 1: 6Set 2: 5Set 3: 1

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 Feliciano Lopez, Basel 2008, Quarterfinal

Final score

Venue and conditions

Match stats

Head to head

Match research