Ivo Karlovic vs James Blake, US Open 2013, Round of 128
Final score
Final
Karlovic won in 5 sets · 3h 24m
3–2
Set 16–72
Set 23–6
Set 36–4
Set 47–62
Set 57–62
Venue and conditions
USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis CenterFlushing, USA
Outdoor hardCourt speed1.8 vs last year100.3Average
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
3h 24m38Aces9
8Double faults6
119Service points won118
28Service games played27
24Service games won24
27Return games played28
7/1164%Break points saved73%8/11
3/1127%Break points converted36%4/11
Head to head
7Karlovic
3Blake
10 meetingsHard 5–2Clay 1–1Grass 1–0
- US OpenRound of 128 · 28 Aug 2013HardThis matchIvo KarlovicSets won: 3Set 1: 62Set 2: 3Set 3: 6Set 4: 7Set 5: 7James BlakeSets won: 2Set 1: 7Set 2: 6Set 3: 4Set 4: 62Set 5: 62
- SacramentoFinal · 9 Oct 2011HardIvo KarlovicSets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 3Set 3: 6James BlakeSets won: 1Set 1: 4Set 2: 6Set 3: 4
- Delray BeachQuarterfinal · 27 Feb 2010HardIvo KarlovicSets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 65Set 3: 6James BlakeSets won: 1Set 1: 3Set 2: 7Set 3: 1
- Shanghai MastersRound of 64 · 12 Oct 2009HardJames BlakeSets won: 2Set 1: 3Set 2: 7Set 3: 6Ivo KarlovicSets won: 1Set 1: 6Set 2: 64Set 3: 3
- Madrid MastersRound of 32 · 13 May 2009ClayJames BlakeSets won: 2Set 1: 64Set 2: 6Set 3: 7Ivo KarlovicSets won: 1Set 1: 7Set 2: 4Set 3: 64
- BaselRound of 16 · 25 Oct 2007HardIvo KarlovicSets won: 2Set 1: 4Set 2: 7Set 3: 6James BlakeSets won: 1Set 1: 6Set 2: 64Set 3: 4
Form and path
Ivo Karlovic
No recent matches recorded.
James Blake2–4
Winston-SalemHard
Cincinnati MastersHard
WashingtonHard
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.