Dominic Thiem vs Ernests Gulbis — Nice Quarter-final

Nice · ATP · Quarter-final
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Dominic Thiem
32 yrs · 185 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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2 — 0
Sets
Sunday, 17 May 2015
clay
LAT3
Ernests Gulbis
37 yrs · 190 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Thiem D.
6-2 6-4
Gulbis E.
Thiem D.
662
Gulbis E.
240

Dominic Thiem defeated Ernests Gulbis 6-2 6-4 in the Nice quarter-final on clay. The result followed the form book — Dominic Thiem came in leading the head-to-head 2–1, defending last year's round of 16. Dominic Thiem extended the head-to-head to 3–1.

Key context

Head to head

2–1
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2015-08-10Canada MastersR64hardErnests Gulbis3-6 7-6(8) 6-1
2015-02-09RotterdamR32hardDominic Thiem6-4 6-2
2014-08-25US OpenR64hardDominic Thiem4-6 3-6 6-4 6-3 6-3

Serve vs return

This season
Thiem D.serving82% hold

wins 64% of points on serve vs Gulbis E.

Gulbis E.serving78% hold

wins 62% of points on serve vs Thiem D.

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
Thiem D.Gulbis E.
1st serve in·Slight edge
63%
55%
1st serve points won·Even
72%
74%
2nd serve points won·Slight edge
52%
47%
Service points won·Even
64%
62%
Return points won·Even
36%
36%
Break points saved·Even
62%
59%
Aces / match·Clear edge
5.2
6.8
Double faults / match·Dominant
2.6
5.1

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Thiem D.Gulbis E.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
85
48
Break points saved·Slight edge
98
91
Break points won·Dominant
58
17
Deciding sets·Slight edge
99
88
Tiebreaks·Dominant
97
6

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

Conditions

Court speed
Mediumbalanced pace
SlowFast
Final
Thiem D.
Mayer L.[4]
6-787-57-62
Semi-finals
Mayer L.[4]
Coric B.
6-46-3
Thiem D.
Isner J.[2]
7-656-3
Quarter-finals
Coric B.
Duckworth J.
6-37-63
Mayer L.[4]
Monaco J.[8]
6-36-4
Thiem D.
Gulbis E.[3]
6-26-4
Isner J.[2]
Lajovic D.
7-636-4
R16
Thiem D.
Kyrgios N.[6]
4-3
Duckworth J.
Halys Q.
7-607-65
Lajovic D.
Carreno Busta P.
6-34-67-5
Monaco J.[8]
Querrey S.
6-36-1
Coric B.
Mina G.
7-646-3
Mayer L.[4]
Pouille L.
6-46-0
Gulbis E.[3]
Dolgopolov A.
7-54-66-1
Isner J.[2]
Johnson S.
7-634-66-3
R32
Mina G.
Tomic B.[5]
6-2
Thiem D.
Estrella V.
7-656-2
Coric B.
Groth S.
7-56-3
Pouille L.
Smyczek T.
6-36-0
Querrey S.
Bemelmans R.
6-26-3
Monaco J.[8]
Paire B.
6-46-2
Kyrgios N.[6]
Kukushkin M.
7-656-2
Dolgopolov A.
Stakhovsky S.
3-67-56-2
Lajovic D.
Sock J.[7]
5-77-56-1
Carreno Busta P.
Hamou M.
6-26-2
Johnson S.
Venus M.
7-56-3
Duckworth J.
Tiafoe F.
6-757-56-2