Ernests Gulbis vs Radek Stepanek — Tokyo Round of 32

Tokyo · ATP · Round of 32
LAT
Ernests Gulbis
37 yrs · 190 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
WLWLWWWLLL
0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 5 October 2009
hard
CZE
Radek Stepanek
47 yrs · 185 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
WWWWWWLWWW
Gulbis E.
6-4 6-4
Stepanek R.
Gulbis E.
662
Stepanek R.
44–

Ernests Gulbis defeated Radek Stepanek 6-4 6-4 in the Tokyo round of 32 on hard. The result followed the form book — Ernests Gulbis came in leading the head-to-head 3–0. Ernests Gulbis extended the head-to-head to 4–0.

Key context

  • Match story: Ernests Gulbis edged a tight contest from start to finish — 6–4 6–4.

Head to head

3–0
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2014-05-26Roland GarrosR32clayErnests Gulbis6-3 6-2 7-5
2013-04-22BarcelonaR64clayErnests Gulbis7-6(4) 6-2
2010-02-15MemphisR16hardErnests Gulbis7-6(5) 7-5

Serve vs return

This season
Gulbis E.serving78% hold

wins 62% of points on serve vs Stepanek R.

Stepanek R.serving85% hold

wins 66% of points on serve vs Gulbis E.

Serve advantage — Stepanek R.

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.Stepanek R.
1st serve in·Slight edge
55%
61%
1st serve points won·Even
74%
71%
2nd serve points won·Even
47%
50%
Service points won·Even
62%
63%
Return points won·Even
36%
39%
Break points saved·Even
60%
61%
Aces / match·Clear edge
6.7
4.9
Double faults / match·Dominant
5.1
3.2

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Gulbis E.Stepanek R.
Clutch Rating·Clear edge
48
64
Break points saved·Even
91
92
Break points won·Clear edge
17
39
Deciding sets·Slight edge
88
79
Tiebreaks·Dominant
6
74

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

Conditions

Court speed
Fastbig serves, short points
SlowFast
Weather
21°CDrizzle
Wind 12 km/hHumidity 81%

Draw

Final
Tsonga J.
Youzhny M.
6-36-3
Semi-finals
Tsonga J.
Monfils G.
6-36-3
Youzhny M.
Hewitt L.
6-25-77-5
Quarter-finals
Tsonga J.
Gulbis E.
4-66-46-3
Monfils G.
Wawrinka S.
2-66-36-4
Youzhny M.
Berdych T.
6-27-66
Hewitt L.
Roger-Vasselin E.
6-46-0
R16
Gulbis E.
Monaco J.
6-34-1
Wawrinka S.
Greul S.
6-36-2
Berdych T.
Beck A.
6-46-1
Youzhny M.
Simon G.
7-656-756-4
Hewitt L.
Santoro F.
3-66-36-1
Roger-Vasselin E.
Melzer J.
4-66-26-3
Monfils G.
Chiudinelli M.
7-656-3
Tsonga J.
Gasquet R.
4-66-26-2
R32
Monaco J.
Garcia Lopez G.
5-0
Hewitt L.
Ito T.
6-17-5
Simon G.
Suzuki T.
6-36-4
Tsonga J.
Zverev M.
6-46-3
Santoro F.
Golubev A.
6-757-626-2
Melzer J.
Mayer L.
7-646-3
Roger-Vasselin E.
del Potro J.
6-46-4
Youzhny M.
Bellucci T.
6-26-3
Gasquet R.
Petzschner P.
6-36-2
Gulbis E.
Stepanek R.
6-46-4
Berdych T.
Soeda G.
6-26-4
Wawrinka S.
Isner J.
6-46-4
Chiudinelli M.
Sela D.
4-66-16-4
Greul S.
Vassallo Arguello M.
4-66-46-2
Monfils G.
Ilhan M.
6-26-4
Beck A.
Schuettler R.
6-34-67-63