Marat Safin vs Ernests Gulbis — Los Angeles Round of 16
Los Angeles · ATP · Round of 16
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 27 July 2009
hard
Safin M.2-6 6-3 6-4
Gulbis E.
Safin M.
2662
Gulbis E.
6341
Marat Safin defeated Ernests Gulbis 2-6 6-3 6-4 in the Los Angeles round of 16 on hard. The result followed the form book — Marat Safin came in leading the head-to-head 1–0, defending last year's quarter-final. Marat Safin extended the head-to-head to 2–0.
Key context
- Match story: Marat Safin dropped the opening set before beating Ernests Gulbis 2–6 6–3 6–4.
Head to head
1–0| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008-01-14 | Australian Open | R128 | hard | Marat Safin | 6-0 6-4 7-6(2) |
Serve vs return
This seasonServe-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 season1st serve in·Even
56%
55%
1st serve points won·Even
75%
74%
2nd serve points won·Even
51%
47%
Service points won·Even
64%
62%
Return points won·Even
35%
36%
Break points saved·Even
62%
60%
Aces / match·Dominant
10.0
6.7
Double faults / match·Dominant
2.7
5.1
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (39 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Draw
R16
Ball C.
Tursunov D.
6-40-1
Safin M.
Gulbis E.
2-66-36-4
Haas T.
Levine J.
6-16-3
Fish M.
Guccione C.
6-737-6126-4
Mayer L.
Kunitsyn I.
7-656-776-3
Isner J.
Baghdatis M.
6-37-611
Querrey S.
Sweeting R.
6-36-756-3
Sela D.
Kendrick R.
6-43-66-1
R32
Isner J.
Becker B.
7-687-63
Mayer L.
Ouanna J.
6-26-3
Guccione C.
Kim K.
6-16-4
Kunitsyn I.
Devvarman S.
7-56-2
Ball C.
Gicquel M.
6-27-66
Levine J.
Reynolds B.
6-26-3
Gulbis E.
Lu Y.
7-56-2
Safin M.
Ginepri R.
3-66-36-4
Kendrick R.
Spadea V.
6-06-0
Sweeting R.
Dent T.
6-42-66-3
Querrey S.
Istomin D.
6-26-0
Baghdatis M.
Dancevic F.
7-636-3