Julien Benneteau vs Ernests Gulbis — Kuala Lumpur Semi-final

Kuala Lumpur · ATP · Semi-final
FRA4
Julien Benneteau
44 yrs · 185 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWLLWWLWL
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 22 September 2014
hard
LAT2
Ernests Gulbis
37 yrs · 190 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
WLWLWWWLLL
Benneteau J.
6-4 6-4
Gulbis E.
Benneteau J.
662
Gulbis E.
440

Julien Benneteau defeated Ernests Gulbis 6-4 6-4 in the Kuala Lumpur semi-final on hard. The result followed the form book — Julien Benneteau came in leading the head-to-head 3–1, defending last year's final. Julien Benneteau extended the head-to-head to 4–1.

Key context

  • Match story: Julien Benneteau edged a tight contest from start to finish — 6–4 6–4.

Head to head

3–1
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2018-10-15StockholmQ2hardErnests Gulbis6-1 6-4
2014-08-04Canada MastersR32hardJulien Benneteau7-6(4) 6-3
2014-03-19Miami MastersR64hardJulien Benneteau6-4 4-6 7-5
2010-05-24Roland GarrosR128clayJulien Benneteau6-4 6-2 1-0 RET

Serve vs return

This season
Benneteau J.serving86% hold

wins 67% of points on serve vs Gulbis E.

Gulbis E.serving82% hold

wins 64% of points on serve vs Benneteau J.

Serve advantage — Benneteau J.

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
Benneteau J.Gulbis E.
1st serve in·Slight edge
62%
55%
1st serve points won·Even
73%
74%
2nd serve points won·Even
50%
47%
Service points won·Even
64%
62%
Return points won·Even
37%
36%
Break points saved·Even
62%
60%
Aces / match·Slight edge
7.7
6.7
Double faults / match·Dominant
3.4
5.1

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (187 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Benneteau J.Gulbis E.
Clutch Rating·Even
52
48
Break points saved·Even
91
91
Break points won·Clear edge
30
17
Deciding sets·Dominant
53
88
Tiebreaks·Dominant
78
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
Final
Nishikori K.[1]
Benneteau J.[4]
7-646-4
Semi-finals
Nishikori K.[1]
Nieminen J.
6-34-66-2
Benneteau J.[4]
Gulbis E.[2]
6-46-4
Quarter-finals
Nieminen J.
Andujar P.[7]
6-36-4
Nishikori K.[1]
Matosevic M.
6-36-0
Gulbis E.[2]
Becker B.
6-37-5
Benneteau J.[4]
Cuevas P.[5]
6-36-736-4
R16
Nishikori K.[1]
Ram R.
6-26-3
Matosevic M.
Soeda G.
7-656-4
Nieminen J.
Mayer L.[3]
7-656-4
Cuevas P.[5]
Dodig I.
3-67-57-5
Becker B.
Herbert P.
6-47-64
Benneteau J.[4]
Krajinovic F.
6-46-3
Andujar P.[7]
Przysiezny M.
6-46-766-3
Gulbis E.[2]
Petzschner P.
6-36-736-1
R32
Matosevic M.
Kyrgios N.[8]
7-647-63
Ram R.
Jasika O.
4-67-56-3
Soeda G.
Takeuchi K.
6-26-1
Nieminen J.
Oswald P.
6-16-2
Przysiezny M.
Jaziri M.
4-66-46-2
Andujar P.[7]
Burquier G.
6-26-4
Cuevas P.[5]
Melzer J.
6-47-61
Krajinovic F.
Daniel T.
6-26-4
Becker B.
Sousa J.[6]
7-616-2
Petzschner P.
Ward J.
6-43-67-65
Dodig I.
Moriya H.
7-666-1
Herbert P.
Tomic B.
6-43-67-67