James Blake vs Jo-Wilfried Tsonga, Australian Open 2009, Round of 16

Grand Slam · Round of 16 · Hard · Mon 26 Jan

Final

James Blake

LostRank #10202.6235%

Tsonga won in 3 sets · 2h 23m

0–3

Set 14–6

Set 24–6

Set 36–7³

Jo-Wilfried Tsonga

WinnerRank #2961.4465%

Venue

Melbourne Park

Melbourne, AUS· 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

1.4vs last year

Wind

21 km/h

Moderate

Humidity

67%

Moderate

Temperature

25°C

Warm

Altitude

11 m

Sea level

Historical daily weather

Match stats

2h 23m

4Aces12

5Double faults3

66Service points won73

16Service games played16

13Service games won15

16Return games played16

3/650%Break points saved75%3/4

1/425%Break points converted50%3/6

Head to head

0Blake

3Tsonga

3 meetings

Australian OpenRound of 16 · 26 Jan 2009HardThis match
Jo-Wilfried Tsonga
Sets won: 3Set 1: 6Set 2: 6Set 3: 7⁷
James Blake
Sets won: 0Set 1: 4Set 2: 4Set 3: 6³
Indian Wells MastersRound of 64 · 10 Mar 2013Hard
Jo-Wilfried Tsonga
Sets won: 2Set 1: 7⁸Set 2: 6
James Blake
Sets won: 0Set 1: 6⁶Set 2: 4
Paris MastersSemifinal · 1 Nov 2008Hard
Jo-Wilfried Tsonga
Sets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 6
James Blake
Sets won: 0Set 1: 4Set 2: 3

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 Jo-Wilfried Tsonga, Australian Open 2009, Round of 16

Final score

Venue and conditions

Match stats

Head to head

Match research