James Blake vs Rik De Voest, Sacramento 2012, Round of 16
Final score
Final
6-4 6-4
Venue and conditions
Natomas Racquet ClubSacramento, USA
Outdoor hardCourt speed0.6 vs last year99.0Average
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 worksConditionsHistorical daily weather
Match stats
1h 16m1Aces1
4Double faults1
47Service points won35
10Service games played10
9Service games won7
10Return games played10
2/367%Break points saved50%3/6
3/650%Break points converted33%1/3
Head to head
2Blake
0Voest
2 meetings- SacramentoRound of 16 · 4 Oct 2012HardThis matchJames BlakeSets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 6Rik De VoestSets won: 0Set 1: 4Set 2: 4
- WinnetkaSemifinal · 1 Jul 2011HardJames BlakeSets won: 2Set 1: 4Set 2: 7Set 3: 6Rik De VoestSets won: 1Set 1: 6Set 2: 5Set 3: 2
Match research
ProEverything 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.