Marcos Baghdatis defeated Ernests Gulbis 6-4 4-6 6-3 in the St. Petersburg round of 32 on carpet. The result followed the form book — Marcos Baghdatis came in leading the head-to-head 4–2. Marcos Baghdatis extended the head-to-head to 5–2.
Baghdatis M. came through in three sets.
Baghdatis M. and Gulbis E. faced 5 of the same opponents in the last 12 months. Baghdatis M. went 4–2 (67%) against them, Gulbis E. 2–4 (33%). Baghdatis M. came out clearly better against 3 of 5 comparable opponents, Gulbis E. against 0 — though 1 of those edges carries caveats (retirement).
Carpet: Baghdatis M. leads 1–0 · Grass: level 1–1 · Clay: Gulbis E. leads 1–0 · Hard: Baghdatis M. leads 3–0
Marcos Baghdatis beat Ernests Gulbis 6-4 4-6 6-3. Umpiry, "Marcos Baghdatis vs Ernests Gulbis — St. Petersburg Round of 32", https://umpiry.com/match/2015-09-21/baghdatis-vs-gulbis-st-petersburg-r32?utm_source=cite (as of 21 September 2015).