James Blake vs Rafael Nadal, Shanghai Masters 2009, Round of 32

Masters 1000 · Round of 32 · Hard · Wed 14 Oct

Final

James Blake

LostRank #10204.6421%

Nadal won in 3 sets · 2h 12m

1–2

Set 12–6

Set 27–6⁴

Set 34–6

Rafael Nadal

WinnerRank #1731.2479%

Venue

Qizhong Forest Sports City Tennis Center

Shanghai, CHN· 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

Wind

12 km/h

Gentle

Humidity

67%

Moderate

Temperature

23°C

Warm

Altitude

6 m

Sea level

Historical daily weather

Match stats

2h 12m

5Aces6

4Double faults1

56Service points won59

15Service games played15

10Service games won13

15Return games played15

3/838%Break points saved33%1/3

2/367%Break points converted63%5/8

Head to head

3Blake

4Nadal

7 meetings

Shanghai MastersRound of 32 · 14 Oct 2009HardThis match
Rafael Nadal
Sets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 6⁴Set 3: 6
James Blake
Sets won: 1Set 1: 2Set 2: 7⁷Set 3: 4
BeijingRound of 16 · 8 Oct 2009Hard
Rafael Nadal
Sets won: 2Set 1: 7Set 2: 6⁴Set 3: 6
James Blake
Sets won: 1Set 1: 5Set 2: 7⁷Set 3: 3
Miami MastersQuarterfinal · 2 Apr 2008Hard
Rafael Nadal
Sets won: 2Set 1: 3Set 2: 6Set 3: 6
James Blake
Sets won: 1Set 1: 6Set 2: 3Set 3: 1
Indian Wells MastersQuarterfinal · 20 Mar 2008Hard
Rafael Nadal
Sets won: 2Set 1: 7Set 2: 3Set 3: 6
James Blake
Sets won: 1Set 1: 5Set 2: 6Set 3: 3
ATP FinalsRound robin · 13 Nov 2006Hard
James Blake
Sets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 7⁷
Rafael Nadal
Sets won: 0Set 1: 4Set 2: 6⁰
Indian Wells MastersSemifinal · 18 Mar 2006Hard
James Blake
Sets won: 2Set 1: 7Set 2: 6
Rafael Nadal
Sets won: 0Set 1: 5Set 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 Rafael Nadal, Shanghai Masters 2009, Round of 32

Final score

Venue and conditions

Match stats

Head to head

Match research