Ernests Gulbis vs Jurgen Melzer — Cincinnati Masters Round of 32

Cincinnati Masters · ATP · Round of 32
LAT
Ernests Gulbis
37 yrs · 190 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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2 — 1
Sets
Sunday, 15 August 2010
hard
AUT
Jurgen Melzer
45 yrs · 183 cm · Left-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Gulbis E.
6-7 6-3 7-6
Melzer J.
Gulbis E.
686772
Melzer J.
7103651

Ernests Gulbis defeated Jurgen Melzer 6-7 6-3 7-6 in the Cincinnati Masters round of 32 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Jurgen Melzer came in defending last year's round of 32, but Ernests Gulbis had been the form player, winning 2 of their last 4 on hard.

Key context

Head to head

No previous meetings on record.

Serve vs return

This season
Gulbis E.serving80% hold

wins 63% of points on serve vs Melzer J.

Melzer J.serving83% hold

wins 65% of points on serve vs Gulbis E.

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
Gulbis E.Melzer J.
1st serve in·Slight edge
55%
65%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
74%
68%
2nd serve points won·Even
47%
50%
Service points won·Even
62%
62%
Return points won·Even
36%
38%
Break points saved·Even
60%
59%
Aces / match·Clear edge
6.7
4.0
Double faults / match·Dominant
5.1
2.8

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Gulbis E.Melzer J.
Clutch Rating·Even
48
44
Break points saved·Slight edge
91
86
Break points won·Slight edge
17
27
Deciding sets·Clear edge
88
65
Tiebreaks·Clear edge
6
27

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

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-fastrewards aggression
SlowFast
Weather
28°CPartly cloudy
Wind 7 km/hHumidity 75%

Draw

Final
Federer R.
Fish M.
6-757-616-4
Semi-finals
Federer R.
Baghdatis M.
6-46-3
Fish M.
Roddick A.
4-67-636-1
Quarter-finals
Fish M.
Murray A.
6-776-17-65
Roddick A.
Djokovic N.
6-47-5
Baghdatis M.
Nadal R.
6-44-66-4
Federer R.
Davydenko N.
6-47-5
R16
Federer R.
Kohlschreiber P.
W/O
Murray A.
Gulbis E.
4-66-37-64
Davydenko N.
Ferrer D.
4-66-37-5
Nadal R.
Benneteau J.
5-77-666-2
Baghdatis M.
Berdych T.
7-56-4
Roddick A.
Soderling R.
6-46-777-65
Djokovic N.
Nalbandian D.
6-17-67
Fish M.
Gasquet R.
7-56-2
R32
Fish M.
Verdasco F.
7-617-64
Davydenko N.
Ginepri R.
6-26-756-2
Ferrer D.
Querrey S.
7-56-2
Federer R.
Istomin D.
5-2
Baghdatis M.
Bellucci T.
6-24-67-64
Nalbandian D.
Isner J.
4-5
Nadal R.
Dent T.
6-27-5
Djokovic N.
Troicki V.
6-37-5
Roddick A.
De Bakker T.
7-646-4
Soderling R.
Hewitt L.
4-66-37-5
Murray A.
Chardy J.
6-36-736-2
Kohlschreiber P.
Falla A.
6-01-66-3
Berdych T.
Mathieu P.
6-46-4
Benneteau J.
Wawrinka S.
6-46-2
Gulbis E.
Melzer J.
6-786-37-65
Gasquet R.
Berrer M.
6-46-2
R64
Dent T.
Lopez F.
6-36-2
Ferrer D.
Dolgopolov A.
3-66-36-4
Fish M.
Simon G.
7-647-5
Berrer M.
Robredo T.
6-746-47-68
Gasquet R.
Youzhny M.
2-66-46-1
Hewitt L.
Lu Y.
6-44-0
Chardy J.
Mayer F.
6-27-64
Kohlschreiber P.
Zeballos H.
6-726-36-4
Mathieu P.
Hanescu V.
6-767-626-3
Bellucci T.
Becker B.
7-667-5
Wawrinka S.
Almagro N.
6-36-3
De Bakker T.
Monaco J.
6-46-756-3
Roddick A.
Stakhovsky S.
6-46-756-1
Nalbandian D.
Ljubicic I.
7-56-0
Isner J.
Kubot L.
6-26-3
Troicki V.
Stepanek R.
7-56-1
Falla A.
Monfils G.
6-36-4
Querrey S.
Petzschner P.
6-16-4
Ginepri R.
Devvarman S.
6-737-646-2
Melzer J.
Giraldo S.
6-16-4
Gulbis E.
Young D.
7-656-4
Istomin D.
Blake J.
6-36-0
Baghdatis M.
Cilic M.
6-47-5
Benneteau J.
Llodra M.
3-66-36-2