Alejandro Falla vs Ernests Gulbis — Los Angeles Round of 16

Los Angeles · ATP · Round of 16
COL
Alejandro Falla
42 yrs · 185 cm · Left-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 26 July 2010
hard
LAT
Ernests Gulbis
37 yrs · 190 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Falla A.
4-6 6-3 7-6
Gulbis E.
Falla A.
467102
Gulbis E.
63681

Alejandro Falla defeated Ernests Gulbis 4-6 6-3 7-6 in the Los Angeles round of 16 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Ernests Gulbis came in leading the head-to-head 2–0, defending last year's round of 16. Alejandro Falla claimed a first win over Ernests Gulbis in three meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 2–1.

Key context

Head to head

0–2
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2014-05-11Rome MastersR64clayErnests Gulbis6-1 RET
2012-02-27Delray BeachR32hardErnests Gulbis6-4 6-1

Serve vs return

This season
Falla A.serving78% hold

wins 62% of points on serve vs Gulbis E.

Gulbis E.serving76% hold

wins 61% of points on serve vs Falla A.

Even serve battle

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
Falla A.Gulbis E.
1st serve in·Even
58%
55%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
67%
74%
2nd serve points won·Even
49%
47%
Service points won·Even
59%
62%
Return points won·Even
40%
36%
Break points saved·Even
58%
60%
Aces / match·Dominant
2.9
6.7
Double faults / match·Dominant
3.2
5.1

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Falla A.Gulbis E.
Clutch Rating·Clear edge
32
48
Break points saved·Clear edge
73
91
Break points won·Clear edge
39
16
Deciding sets·Dominant
22
88
Tiebreaks·Dominant
55
6

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

Draw

Final
Querrey S.
Murray A.
5-77-626-3
Semi-finals
Querrey S.
Tipsarevic J.
6-737-656-4
Murray A.
Lopez F.
6-01-66-4
Quarter-finals
Tipsarevic J.
Baghdatis M.
6-37-5
Murray A.
Falla A.
7-636-1
Lopez F.
Blake J.
3-67-666-4
Querrey S.
Schuettler R.
6-23-67-64
R16
Querrey S.
Anderson K.
7-684-66-0
Schuettler R.
Ginepri R.
6-33-66-4
Baghdatis M.
Sweeting R.
3-66-26-3
Tipsarevic J.
Devvarman S.
7-696-2
Blake J.
Becker B.
7-57-65
Lopez F.
Sela D.
7-626-4
Falla A.
Gulbis E.
4-66-37-68
Murray A.
Smyczek T.
6-14-66-2
R32
Devvarman S.
Johnson S.
6-46-4
Schuettler R.
Zeballos H.
6-33-0
Ginepri R.
Bozoljac I.
6-36-4
Anderson K.
Marchenko I.
6-36-2
Becker B.
Lapentti G.
7-57-66
Tipsarevic J.
Giraldo S.
6-16-0
Smyczek T.
Gabashvili T.
6-26-3
Falla A.
Beck K.
7-636-4
Gulbis E.
Lacko L.
7-57-5
Blake J.
Mayer L.
6-16-4
Sela D.
Malisse X.
6-14-66-3
Sweeting R.
Vliegen K.
2-66-36-4