Ernests Gulbis vs James Blake — Delray Beach Round of 32

Delray Beach · ATP · Round of 32
LAT
Ernests Gulbis
37 yrs · 190 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
WLWLWWWLLL
0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 25 February 2013
hard
USA
James Blake
46 yrs · 185 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWLWLLWWL
Gulbis E.
6-1 6-4
Blake J.
Gulbis E.
662
Blake J.
14–

Ernests Gulbis defeated James Blake 6-1 6-4 in the Delray Beach round of 32 on hard. The result followed the form book — Ernests Gulbis came in leading the head-to-head 2–1, defending last year's quarter-final. Ernests Gulbis extended the head-to-head to 3–1.

Key context

Head to head

2–1
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2011-07-18AtlantaR32hardJames Blake5-7 7-6(5) 6-2
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
Gulbis E.serving83% hold

wins 65% of points on serve vs Blake J.

Blake J.serving85% hold

wins 66% of points on serve vs Gulbis E.

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
Gulbis E.Blake J.
1st serve in·Even
55%
54%
1st serve points won·Even
74%
76%
2nd serve points won·Even
47%
49%
Service points won·Even
62%
63%
Return points won·Even
36%
36%
Break points saved·Even
60%
63%
Aces / match·Slight edge
6.7
6.1
Double faults / match·Dominant
5.1
2.6

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 22). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Gulbis E.Blake J.
Clutch Rating·Slight edge
48
54
Break points saved·Even
91
88
Break points won·Dominant
17
51
Deciding sets·Dominant
88
54
Tiebreaks·Dominant
6
55

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

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-fastrewards aggression
SlowFast

Draw

Final
Gulbis E.
Roger-Vasselin E.
7-636-3
Semi-finals
Gulbis E.
Haas T.
6-34-67-62
Roger-Vasselin E.
Isner J.
6-44-66-4
Quarter-finals
Isner J.
Anderson K.
6-27-61
Roger-Vasselin E.
Berankis R.
6-46-3
Haas T.
Dodig I.
7-662-66-1
Gulbis E.
Munoz de la Nava D.
6-16-4
R16
Gulbis E.
Querrey S.
6-44-67-64
Dodig I.
Donskoy E.
6-37-5
Haas T.
Istomin D.
6-46-1
Roger-Vasselin E.
Karlovic I.
6-47-5
Berankis R.
Sock J.
3-66-46-1
Munoz de la Nava D.
Malisse X.
7-633-66-3
Isner J.
Soeda G.
7-626-2
Anderson K.
Lu Y.
6-43-66-3
R32
Karlovic I.
Nishikori K.
5-4
Querrey S.
Russell M.
6-22-2
Haas T.
Sijsling I.
5-76-4
Malisse X.
Falla A.
6-36-3
Gulbis E.
Blake J.
6-16-4
Dodig I.
Dolgopolov A.
6-36-3
Donskoy E.
Darcis S.
7-656-3
Istomin D.
Becker B.
6-736-47-5
Lu Y.
Reynolds B.
6-37-5
Munoz de la Nava D.
Harrison R.
6-21-66-3
Berankis R.
Phau B.
6-17-64
Sock J.
Ebden M.
6-36-3
Roger-Vasselin E.
Cipolla F.
6-16-4
Soeda G.
Matosevic M.
2-66-47-66
Isner J.
Levine J.
7-635-76-4
Anderson K.
Smyczek T.
6-36-4