James Blake vs Mardy Fish, San Jose 2009, Semifinal

ATP 250 · Semifinal · Hard · Sat 14 Feb

Final

James Blake

LostRank #10201.5759%

Fish won in 2 sets · 1h 0m

0–2

Set 13–6

Set 22–6

Mardy Fish

WinnerRank #6192.2541%Upset

Venue

SAP Center at San Jose (San Jose Arena / HP Pavilion at San Jose)

San Jose, USA· 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

0.5vs last year

Altitude

37 m

Above sea level

Indoor venue, weather not factored

Sea level

Match stats

1h 0m

4Aces16

2Double faults2

28Service points won36

8Service games played9

5Service games won9

9Return games played8

1/425%Break points saved0/0

0/0Break points converted75%3/4

Head to head

3Blake

3Fish

6 meetings

San JoseSemifinal · 14 Feb 2009HardThis match
Mardy Fish
Sets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 6
James Blake
Sets won: 0Set 1: 3Set 2: 2
BaselRound of 32 · 1 Nov 2011Hard
James Blake
Sets won: 0Set 1: 0
Mardy Fish
Sets won: 0Set 1: 1
Mardy Fish · Retired
US OpenRound of 32 · 30 Aug 2008Hard
Mardy Fish
Sets won: 3Set 1: 6Set 2: 6Set 3: 7⁷
James Blake
Sets won: 0Set 1: 3Set 2: 3Set 3: 6⁴
New HavenFinal · 25 Aug 2007Hard
James Blake
Sets won: 2Set 1: 7Set 2: 6
Mardy Fish
Sets won: 0Set 1: 5Set 2: 4
MemphisRound of 32 · 15 Feb 2005Hard
Mardy Fish
Sets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 2Set 3: 7⁹
James Blake
Sets won: 1Set 1: 3Set 2: 6Set 3: 6⁷
San JoseRound of 32 · 2002Hard
James Blake
Sets won: 2Set 1: 4Set 2: 6Set 3: 7
Mardy Fish
Sets won: 1Set 1: 6Set 2: 3Set 3: 5

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 Mardy Fish, San Jose 2009, Semifinal

Final score

Venue and conditions

Match stats

Head to head

Match research