Head to head
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Hard
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James Blake's wins on the left · Rafael Nadal's on the right · bar lengths share one scale
Momentum
Running lead across all meetings, oldest to newest (walkovers excluded).
All meetings (7)
| 2009 | Shanghai Masters | Hard | R32 | Rafael Nadal | 6-2 6-7(4) 6-4 |
| 2009 | Beijing | Hard | R16 | Rafael Nadal | 7-5 6-7(4) 6-3 |
| 2008 | Miami Masters | Hard | QF | Rafael Nadal | 3-6 6-3 6-1 |
| 2008 | Indian Wells Masters | Hard | QF | Rafael Nadal | 7-5 3-6 6-3 |
| 2006 | Masters Cup | Hard | RR | James Blake | 6-4 7-6(0) |
| 2006 | Indian Wells Masters | Hard | SF | James Blake | 7-5 6-3 |
| 2005 | US Open | Hard | R32 | James Blake | 6-4 4-6 6-3 6-1 |
Methodology
Head-to-head totals and surface splits exclude walkovers (no match was played), which follows ATP convention — walkover meetings still appear in the match list. The momentum chart plots the running lead across all counted meetings, oldest to newest.