James Blake vs Lleyton Hewitt, Memphis 2009, Round of 32

ATP 500 · Round of 32 · Hard · Wed 18 Feb

Final

James Blake

LostRank #10201.5759%

Hewitt won in 3 sets · 2h 6m

1–2

Set 16–3

Set 21–6

Set 34–6

Lleyton Hewitt

WinnerRank #6362.2541%Upset

Venue

Racquet Club of Memphis

Memphis, 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

1.1vs last year

Altitude

92 m

Above sea level

Indoor venue, weather not factored

Low

Match stats

2h 6m

9Aces7

4Double faults3

53Service points won68

13Service games played13

10Service games won12

13Return games played13

6/967%Break points saved91%10/11

1/119%Break points converted33%3/9

Head to head

1Blake

8Hewitt

9 meetings

Hard 1–6Grass 0–1Clay 0–1

MemphisRound of 32 · 18 Feb 2009HardThis match
Lleyton Hewitt
Sets won: 2Set 1: 3Set 2: 6Set 3: 6
James Blake
Sets won: 1Set 1: 6Set 2: 1Set 3: 4
Canada MastersRound of 32 · 8 Aug 2007Hard
Lleyton Hewitt
James Blake
James Blake · Walkover
Queen's ClubFinal · 18 Jun 2006Grass
Lleyton Hewitt
Sets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 6
James Blake
Sets won: 0Set 1: 4Set 2: 4
Las VegasFinal · 5 Mar 2006Hard
James Blake
Sets won: 2Set 1: 7Set 2: 2Set 3: 6
Lleyton Hewitt
Sets won: 1Set 1: 5Set 2: 6Set 3: 3
Australian OpenRound of 64 · 20 Jan 2005Hard
Lleyton Hewitt
Sets won: 3Set 1: 4Set 2: 7¹⁰Set 3: 6Set 4: 6
James Blake
Sets won: 1Set 1: 6Set 2: 6⁸Set 3: 0Set 4: 3
DusseldorfRound robin · 2003Clay
Lleyton Hewitt
Sets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 6
James Blake
Sets won: 0Set 1: 3Set 2: 3

Match research

Pro

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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 Lleyton Hewitt, Memphis 2009, Round of 32

Final score

Venue and conditions

Match stats

Head to head

Match research