Jo-Wilfried Tsonga vs Ernests Gulbis — Tokyo Quarter-final

Tokyo · ATP · Quarter-final
FRA
Jo-Wilfried Tsonga
41 yrs · 188 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLLLLLWLL
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 5 October 2009
hard
LAT
Ernests Gulbis
37 yrs · 190 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
WLWLWWWLLL
Tsonga J.
4-6 6-4 6-3
Gulbis E.
Tsonga J.
4662
Gulbis E.
6431

Jo-Wilfried Tsonga defeated Ernests Gulbis 4-6 6-4 6-3 in the Tokyo quarter-final on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Ernests Gulbis came in leading the head-to-head 3–2. Jo-Wilfried Tsonga narrowed the head-to-head to 3–3.

Key context

Head to head

2–3
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2016-05-23Roland GarrosR32clayErnests Gulbis2-5 RET
2014-02-17MarseilleFhardErnests Gulbis7-6(5) 6-4
2013-06-24WimbledonR64grassErnests Gulbis3-6 6-3 6-3 RET
2009-09-28BangkokR16hardJo-Wilfried Tsonga6-7(3) 7-6(4) 7-6(2)
2007-12-31AdelaideR16hardJo-Wilfried Tsonga6-3 6-2

Serve vs return

This season
Tsonga J.serving91% hold

wins 71% of points on serve vs Gulbis E.

Gulbis E.serving85% hold

wins 66% of points on serve vs Tsonga J.

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
Tsonga J.Gulbis E.
1st serve in·Slight edge
61%
55%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
79%
74%
2nd serve points won·Slight edge
52%
47%
Service points won·Slight edge
68%
62%
Return points won·Even
35%
36%
Break points saved·Slight edge
67%
60%
Aces / match·Clear edge
9.6
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
Tsonga J.Gulbis E.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
75
48
Break points saved·Slight edge
99
91
Break points won·Clear edge
39
17
Deciding sets·Even
91
88
Tiebreaks·Dominant
92
6

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