Andy Murray vs Ernests Gulbis — St. Petersburg Round of 16

St. Petersburg · ATP · Round of 16
GBR
Andy Murray
39 yrs · 191 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLLLLWLWW
0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 20 October 2008
carpet
LAT
Ernests Gulbis
37 yrs · 190 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
WLWLWWWLLL
Murray A.
6-4 6-2
Gulbis E.
Murray A.
662
Gulbis E.
42–

Andy Murray defeated Ernests Gulbis 6-4 6-2 in the St. Petersburg round of 16 on carpet. The result followed the form book — Andy Murray came in leading the head-to-head 4–1, defending the title. Andy Murray extended the head-to-head to 5–1.

Key context

Head to head

4–1
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2013-08-05Canada MastersR16hardErnests Gulbis6-4 6-3
2010-08-15Cincinnati MastersR16hardAndy Murray4-6 6-3 7-6(4)
2009-08-31US OpenR128hardAndy Murray7-5 6-3 7-5
2009-06-22WimbledonR64grassAndy Murray6-2 7-5 6-3
2008-06-09Queen's ClubR16grassAndy Murray5-7 6-1 6-4

Serve vs return

This season
Murray A.serving86% hold

wins 67% of points on serve vs Gulbis E.

Gulbis E.serving80% hold

wins 63% of points on serve vs Murray A.

Serve advantage — Murray A.

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
Murray A.Gulbis E.
1st serve in·Even
59%
55%
1st serve points won·Even
73%
74%
2nd serve points won·Even
51%
47%
Service points won·Even
64%
62%
Return points won·Even
38%
36%
Break points saved·Even
60%
59%
Aces / match·Even
6.6
6.7
Double faults / match·Dominant
2.5
5.1

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Murray A.Gulbis E.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
92
48
Break points saved·Slight edge
98
91
Break points won·Dominant
79
16
Deciding sets·Slight edge
99
88
Tiebreaks·Dominant
98
6

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

Conditions

Court speed
Mediumbalanced pace
SlowFast

Draw

Final
Murray A.
Golubev A.
6-16-1
Semi-finals
Golubev A.
Hanescu V.
6-36-0
Murray A.
Verdasco F.
6-06-3
Quarter-finals
Murray A.
Tipsarevic J.
7-657-5
Hanescu V.
Elgin M.
6-16-4
Golubev A.
Zverev M.
6-736-47-64
Verdasco F.
Schuettler R.
7-56-2
R16
Elgin M.
Davydenko N.
W/O
Murray A.
Gulbis E.
6-46-2
Tipsarevic J.
Chardy J.
6-47-63
Verdasco F.
Lejnieks K.
6-16-3
Schuettler R.
Hrbaty D.
6-36-3
Golubev A.
Safin M.
6-46-2
Zverev M.
Youzhny M.
7-56-4
Hanescu V.
Kukushkin M.
6-37-67
R32
Chardy J.
Ancic M.
6-43-66-4
Murray A.
Troicki V.
6-36-3
Tipsarevic J.
Starace P.
6-37-64
Gulbis E.
Garcia Lopez G.
6-06-2
Verdasco F.
Gabashvili T.
1-66-46-3
Youzhny M.
Navarro I.
6-26-1
Kukushkin M.
Cilic M.
7-644-67-66
Hanescu V.
Korolev E.
6-16-2
Elgin M.
Volandri F.
6-46-4
Davydenko N.
Guccione C.
6-46-4
Schuettler R.
Kunitsyn I.
6-26-3
Zverev M.
Serra F.
6-46-2
Safin M.
Stakhovsky S.
6-26-4
Golubev A.
Rochus O.
6-16-4
Hrbaty D.
Tursunov D.
6-16-1
Lejnieks K.
Kudryavtsev A.
3-67-616-3