James Blake vs Florent Serra, Estoril 2009, Quarterfinal

ATP 250 · Quarterfinal · Clay · Fri 8 May

Final

James Blake

WinnerRank #10201.7254%

Blake won in 2 sets · 48m

2–0

Set 16–4

Set 26–1

Florent Serra

LostRank #9422.0046%

Venue

Complexo de Ténis do Jamor

Cruz Quebrada, POR· Clay

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

Very slow

0.5vs last year

Wind

18 km/h

Gentle

Humidity

76%

Humid

Temperature

19°C

Mild

Altitude

14 m

Sea level

Historical daily weather

Match stats

48m

7Aces0

2Double faults2

31Service points won22

9Service games played8

7Service games won3

8Return games played9

2/450%Break points saved38%3/8

5/863%Break points converted50%2/4

Head to head

3Blake

2Serra

5 meetings

Clay 1–1Hard 2–1

EstorilQuarterfinal · 8 May 2009ClayThis match
James Blake
Sets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 6
Florent Serra
Sets won: 0Set 1: 4Set 2: 1
San JoseRound of 16 · 12 Feb 2009Hard
James Blake
Sets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 6
Florent Serra
Sets won: 0Set 1: 4Set 2: 3
Miami MastersRound of 64 · 23 Mar 2007Hard
Florent Serra
Sets won: 2Set 1: 7¹⁰Set 2: 2Set 3: 6
James Blake
Sets won: 1Set 1: 6⁸Set 2: 6Set 3: 3
Indian Wells MastersRound of 64 · 12 Mar 2007Hard
James Blake
Sets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 7⁷
Florent Serra
Sets won: 0Set 1: 3Set 2: 6²
Rome MastersRound of 64 · 8 May 2006Clay
Florent Serra
Sets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 7⁷
James Blake
Sets won: 0Set 1: 4Set 2: 6³

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 Florent Serra, Estoril 2009, Quarterfinal

Final score

Venue and conditions

Match stats

Head to head

Match research