Ernests Gulbis vs James Blake — Cincinnati Masters Round of 16

Cincinnati Masters · ATP · Round of 16
LAT
Ernests Gulbis
37 yrs · 190 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 28 July 2008
hard
USA
James Blake
46 yrs · 185 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWLWLLWWL
Gulbis E.
6-4 1-6 6-3
Blake J.
Gulbis E.
6162
Blake J.
4631

Ernests Gulbis defeated James Blake 6-4 1-6 6-3 in the Cincinnati Masters round of 16 on hard. The result followed the form book — Ernests Gulbis came in leading the head-to-head 2–1. Ernests Gulbis extended the head-to-head to 3–1.

Key context

  • Match story: Ernests Gulbis closed it out in three sets, 6–4 1–6 6–3.

Head to head

2–1
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2013-02-25Delray BeachR32hardErnests Gulbis6-1 6-4
2011-07-18AtlantaR32hardJames Blake5-7 7-6(5) 6-2
2008-05-25Roland GarrosR64clayErnests Gulbis7-6(2) 3-6 7-5 6-3

Serve vs return

This season
Gulbis E.serving83% hold

wins 65% of points on serve vs Blake J.

Blake J.serving86% hold

wins 67% of points on serve vs Gulbis E.

Serve-dominated — both hold easily, expect tiebreaks

Each player's serve crossed against the other's return, converted to expected hold of serve. Recent completed matches, ATP, WTA & Challenger. About

Statistics

This season
Gulbis E.Blake J.
1st serve in·Even
55%
57%
1st serve points won·Even
74%
73%
2nd serve points won·Even
47%
51%
Service points won·Even
62%
64%
Return points won·Even
36%
36%
Break points saved·Even
59%
61%
Aces / match·Slight edge
6.7
6.0
Double faults / match·Dominant
5.1
3.0

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Gulbis E.Blake J.
Clutch Rating·Slight edge
48
54
Break points saved·Even
91
88
Break points won·Dominant
17
51
Deciding sets·Dominant
88
54
Tiebreaks·Dominant
6
55

Performance in the biggest moments — break points, deciding sets and tiebreaks (0–100, higher is better). About

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-fastrewards aggression
SlowFast
Weather
23°COvercast
Wind 7 km/hHumidity 62%

Draw

Final
Murray A.
Djokovic N.
7-647-65
Semi-finals
Murray A.
Karlovic I.
6-46-4
Djokovic N.
Nadal R.
6-17-5
Quarter-finals
Karlovic I.
Kohlschreiber P.
7-667-63
Murray A.
Moya C.
2-66-36-1
Djokovic N.
Gulbis E.
6-36-4
Nadal R.
Lapentti N.
7-636-1
R16
Murray A.
Tursunov D.
6-36-3
Moya C.
Andreev I.
6-47-62
Djokovic N.
Seppi A.
6-16-2
Lapentti N.
Verdasco F.
6-37-5
Nadal R.
Haas T.
6-47-60
Karlovic I.
Federer R.
7-664-67-65
Kohlschreiber P.
Soderling R.
7-645-77-68
Gulbis E.
Blake J.
6-41-66-3
R32
Djokovic N.
Bolelli S.
7-627-62
Verdasco F.
Guccione C.
7-647-64
Haas T.
Monfils G.
5-1
Kohlschreiber P.
Jun W.
6-26-2
Gulbis E.
Clement A.
6-43-67-65
Seppi A.
Berdych T.
5-77-57-5
Lapentti N.
Ferrer D.
7-623-66-3
Federer R.
Ginepri R.
6-727-656-0
Nadal R.
Serra F.
6-06-1
Soderling R.
Robredo T.
7-666-4
Karlovic I.
Acasuso J.
6-37-63
Moya C.
Davydenko N.
7-684-66-2
Andreev I.
Isner J.
3-67-687-5
Tursunov D.
Gasquet R.
7-686-0
Murray A.
Querrey S.
7-636-1
Blake J.
Simon G.
6-46-3
R64
Andreev I.
Stepanek R.
7-646-747-63
Gasquet R.
Llodra M.
3-66-11-0
Lapentti N.
Cilic M.
7-656-2
Ginepri R.
Bjorkman J.
6-07-65
Acasuso J.
Capdeville P.
5-76-26-2
Karlovic I.
Bellucci T.
6-36-4
Robredo T.
Fish M.
6-26-2
Soderling R.
Benneteau J.
6-06-3
Kohlschreiber P.
Yani M.
6-36-4
Moya C.
Tipsarevic J.
7-657-5
Isner J.
Stoppini A.
7-626-3
Tursunov D.
Safin M.
7-656-4
Querrey S.
Mathieu P.
6-44-66-3
Simon G.
Ram R.
7-656-4
Gulbis E.
Nieminen J.
7-676-2
Clement A.
Johansson T.
7-646-756-3
Berdych T.
Gonzalez F.
6-33-66-3
Haas T.
Youzhny M.
7-622-66-4
Seppi A.
Lopez F.
7-57-5
Bolelli S.
Anderson K.
6-37-61
Guccione C.
Levine J.
6-36-4
Verdasco F.
Estrella V.
6-37-5
Monfils G.
Young D.
6-16-1
Serra F.
Becker B.
4-67-666-4