Ernests Gulbis vs Andrey Rublev — Cincinnati Masters Qualifying Round 1

Cincinnati Masters · CHALLENGER · Qualifying Round 1
LAT
Ernests Gulbis
37 yrs · 190 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
WLWLWWWLLL
0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 14 August 2017
hard
Andrey Rublev
RUS
Andrey Rublev
#13ATP
1902ELO
1849Hard ELO
$1.6MYTD
$34MCAREER
28 yrs · 188 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLWWWLWWW
Gulbis E.
6-2 6-4
Rublev A.
Gulbis E.
662
Rublev A.
24–

Ernests Gulbis defeated Andrey Rublev 6-2 6-4 in the Cincinnati Masters qualifying round 1 on hard. The result followed the form book — Ernests Gulbis came in leading the head-to-head 1–0. Ernests Gulbis extended the head-to-head to 2–0.

Key context

Head to head

1–0
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2017-08-14Cincinnati MastersQ1hardErnests Gulbis6-2 6-4
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Serve vs return

This season
Gulbis E.serving80% hold

wins 63% of points on serve vs Rublev A.

Rublev A.serving90% hold

wins 70% of points on serve vs Gulbis E.

Serve advantage — Rublev A.

Each player's serve crossed against the other's return, converted to expected hold of serve. Recent completed matches, ATP, WTA & Challenger. About

Serve & return on hard

Gulbis E.Rublev A.
—
Serve
55
—
Return
52

Per-surface Serve / Return Rating (0–100, percentile within the hard field, opponent-adjusted over 52 weeks). About

Statistics

This season
Gulbis E.Rublev A.
1st serve in·Slight edge
55%
61%
1st serve points won·Even
74%
76%
2nd serve points won·Slight edge
47%
52%
Service points won·Slight edge
62%
67%
Return points won·Even
36%
38%
Break points saved·Slight edge
59%
66%
Aces / match·Slight edge
6.7
7.9
Double faults / match·Dominant
5.1
2.5

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 199). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Gulbis E.Rublev A.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
48
89
Break points saved·Slight edge
91
100
Break points won·Dominant
17
72
Deciding sets·Slight edge
88
97
Tiebreaks·Dominant
6
92

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

Freshness

Recent load
Gulbis E.Rublev A.
Freshness·
—
94

Rublev A.: 13 days rest · 1 match (14d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-fastrewards aggression
SlowFast

Draw — qualifying

Q2
Sousa J.
Pavic A.
6-46-2
Youzhny M.
Gulbis E.
4-66-16-4
Eubanks C.
Tipsarevic J.
6-36-4
Marterer M.
Ramanathan R.
7-667-62
Dolgopolov A.
Mcdonald M.
6-36-4
Smith J.
Harrison C.
2-66-36-3
Krueger M.
Fabbiano T.
6-06-4
Q1
Youzhny M.
Albot R.
4-66-46-0
Mcdonald M.
Istomin D.
6-46-2
Eubanks C.
Fratangelo B.
7-653-67-67
Tipsarevic J.
Mcnally J.
5-76-17-65
Smith J.
Pospisil V.
6-46-4
Krueger M.
Jaziri M.
2-66-46-2
Harrison C.
Benneteau J.
6-22-66-3
Dolgopolov A.
Opelka R.
6-44-67-62
Sousa J.
Smyczek T.
6-26-3
Fabbiano T.
Mektic N.
7-56-4
Pavic A.
Escobedo E.
7-56-2
Ramanathan R.
Lajovic D.
7-616-4
Gulbis E.
Rublev A.
6-26-4
Marterer M.
Gunneswaran P.
6-27-62