James Blake vs Ernests Gulbis — Atlanta Round of 32

Atlanta · ATP · Round of 32
USA
James Blake
46 yrs · 185 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 18 July 2011
hard
LAT
Ernests Gulbis
37 yrs · 190 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
WLWLWWWLLL
Blake J.
5-7 7-6 6-2
Gulbis E.
Blake J.
57762
Gulbis E.
76521

James Blake defeated Ernests Gulbis 5-7 7-6 6-2 in the Atlanta round of 32 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Ernests Gulbis came in leading the head-to-head 3–0. James Blake claimed a first win over Ernests Gulbis in four meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 3–1.

Key context

Head to head

0–3
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2013-02-25Delray BeachR32hardErnests Gulbis6-1 6-4
2008-07-28Cincinnati MastersR16hardErnests Gulbis6-4 1-6 6-3
2008-05-25Roland GarrosR64clayErnests Gulbis7-6(2) 3-6 7-5 6-3

Serve vs return

This season
Blake J.serving83% hold

wins 65% of points on serve vs Gulbis E.

Gulbis E.serving83% hold

wins 65% of points on serve vs Blake 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
Blake J.Gulbis E.
1st serve in·Even
56%
55%
1st serve points won·Even
73%
74%
2nd serve points won·Even
48%
47%
Service points won·Even
62%
62%
Return points won·Even
36%
36%
Break points saved·Even
60%
60%
Aces / match·Slight edge
5.5
6.7
Double faults / match·Dominant
3.1
5.1

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (77 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Blake J.Gulbis E.
Clutch Rating·Slight edge
54
48
Break points saved·Even
88
91
Break points won·Dominant
51
17
Deciding sets·Dominant
54
88
Tiebreaks·Dominant
55
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

Draw

Final
Fish M.
Isner J.
3-67-666-2
Semi-finals
Isner J.
Muller G.
7-56-736-1
Fish M.
Harrison R.
6-26-4
Quarter-finals
Isner J.
Lu Y.
6-16-2
Harrison R.
Ram R.
4-66-17-65
Muller G.
Anderson K.
7-637-63
Fish M.
Devvarman S.
6-46-3
R16
Lu Y.
Matosevic M.
3-66-16-2
Fish M.
Mahut N.
6-36-3
Devvarman S.
Ito T.
6-16-3
Harrison R.
Malisse X.
6-736-46-4
Ram R.
Hewitt L.
7-52-66-2
Anderson K.
Russell M.
6-17-5
Muller G.
Ginepri R.
7-662-66-2
Isner J.
Blake J.
7-686-737-5
R32
Matosevic M.
Kunitsyn I.
6-736-27-5
Hewitt L.
Simmonds P.
6-46-4
Russell M.
Young D.
6-06-3
Lu Y.
Bachinger M.
7-57-64
Mahut N.
Berankis R.
7-656-2
Ito T.
Berrer M.
7-666-4
Devvarman S.
Sweeting R.
6-43-66-4
Harrison R.
Sugita Y.
6-17-65
Ginepri R.
Haas T.
6-47-5
Muller G.
Bogomolov Jr A.
6-37-66
Blake J.
Gulbis E.
5-77-656-2
Ram R.
Dimitrov G.
6-46-4