James Blake vs Olivier Rochus, US Open 2009, Round of 64

Grand Slam · Round of 64 · Hard · Thu 3 Sept

Final

James Blake

WinnerRank #10201.2280%

Blake won in 4 sets · 2h 44m

3–1

Set 16–4

Set 23–6

Set 37–6⁶

Set 46–3

Olivier Rochus

LostRank #11794.9620%

Venue

USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center

Flushing, 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

Average

2.7vs last year

Wind

11 km/h

Light

Humidity

74%

Humid

Temperature

24°C

Warm

Altitude

5 m

Sea level

Historical daily weather

Match stats

2h 44m

21Aces5

4Double faults4

84Service points won78

21Service games played19

17Service games won15

19Return games played21

5/956%Break points saved71%10/14

4/1429%Break points converted44%4/9

Head to head

5Blake

0Rochus

5 meetings

Hard 4–0Carpet 1–0

US OpenRound of 64 · 3 Sept 2009HardThis match
James Blake
Sets won: 3Set 1: 6Set 2: 3Set 3: 7⁸Set 4: 6
Olivier Rochus
Sets won: 1Set 1: 4Set 2: 6Set 3: 6⁶Set 4: 3
StockholmRound of 32 · 18 Oct 2011Hard
James Blake
Sets won: 2Set 1: 7⁸Set 2: 6
Olivier Rochus
Sets won: 0Set 1: 6⁶Set 2: 3
StockholmQuarterfinal · 13 Oct 2006Hard
James Blake
Sets won: 2Set 1: 6³Set 2: 6Set 3: 6
Olivier Rochus
Sets won: 1Set 1: 7⁷Set 2: 4Set 3: 2
Paris MastersRound of 64 · 31 Oct 2005Carpet
James Blake
Sets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 6
Olivier Rochus
Sets won: 0Set 1: 4Set 2: 3
StockholmSemifinal · 15 Oct 2005Hard
James Blake
Sets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 6
Olivier Rochus
Sets won: 0Set 1: 4Set 2: 3

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 Olivier Rochus, US Open 2009, Round of 64

Final score

Venue and conditions

Match stats

Head to head

Match research