James Blake vs Florent Serra, San Jose 2009, Round of 16
Final score
Final
6-4 6-3
Venue and conditions
SAP Center at San Jose (San Jose Arena / HP Pavilion at San Jose)San Jose, USA
Indoor hardCourt speed0.5 vs last year105.3Fast
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 worksAltitude37 mSea level
Match stats
1h 7m13Aces8
1Double faults2
50Service points won34
10Service games played9
10Service games won7
9Return games played10
5/5100%Break points saved33%1/3
2/367%Break points converted0%0/5
Head to head
3Blake
2Serra
5 meetingsHard 2–1Clay 1–1
- San JoseRound of 16 · 12 Feb 2009HardThis matchJames BlakeSets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 6Florent SerraSets won: 0Set 1: 4Set 2: 3
- EstorilQuarterfinal · 8 May 2009ClayJames BlakeSets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 6Florent SerraSets won: 0Set 1: 4Set 2: 1
- Miami MastersRound of 64 · 23 Mar 2007HardFlorent SerraSets won: 2Set 1: 7Set 2: 2Set 3: 6James BlakeSets won: 1Set 1: 68Set 2: 6Set 3: 3
- Indian Wells MastersRound of 64 · 12 Mar 2007HardJames BlakeSets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 7Florent SerraSets won: 0Set 1: 3Set 2: 62
- Rome MastersRound of 64 · 8 May 2006ClayFlorent SerraSets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 7James BlakeSets won: 0Set 1: 4Set 2: 63
Match research
ProEverything 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.