Ernests Gulbis vs Philipp Petzschner — Kuala Lumpur Round of 16

Kuala Lumpur · ATP · Round of 16
LAT2
Ernests Gulbis
37 yrs · 190 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
WLWLWWWLLL
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 22 September 2014
hard
GER
Philipp Petzschner
42 yrs · 185 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLWWLLLLW
Gulbis E.
6-3 6-7 6-1
Petzschner P.
Gulbis E.
66362
Petzschner P.
37711

Ernests Gulbis defeated Philipp Petzschner 6-3 6-7 6-1 in the Kuala Lumpur round of 16 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Philipp Petzschner came in leading the head-to-head 1–0, but Ernests Gulbis had been the form player, winning 4 of their last 8 on hard. Ernests Gulbis claimed a first win over Philipp Petzschner in two meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 1–1.

Key context

  • Match story: Ernests Gulbis came through a tight passage before pulling clear — 6–3 6–7 6–1.

Head to head

0–1
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2011-02-14MarseilleR32hardPhilipp Petzschner7-6(2) 6-1

Serve vs return

This season
Gulbis E.serving83% hold

wins 65% of points on serve vs Petzschner P.

Petzschner P.serving83% hold

wins 65% 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.Petzschner P.
1st serve in·Even
55%
53%
1st serve points won·Even
74%
72%
2nd serve points won·Even
47%
50%
Service points won·Even
62%
62%
Return points won·Even
36%
36%
Break points saved·Even
59%
60%
Aces / match·Clear edge
6.7
4.7
Double faults / match·Clear edge
5.1
3.9

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 40). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Gulbis E.Petzschner P.
Clutch Rating·Slight edge
48
37
Break points saved·Slight edge
91
82
Break points won·Clear edge
17
36
Deciding sets·Dominant
88
27
Tiebreaks·Dominant
6
60

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