Lucas Pouille vs Ernests Gulbis — Dubai Round of 32

Dubai · ATP · Round of 32
FRA2
Lucas Pouille
32 yrs · 185 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWWWLLLLW
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 26 February 2018
hard
LAT
Ernests Gulbis
37 yrs · 190 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
WLWLWWWLLL
Pouille L.
6-4 6-4
Gulbis E.
Pouille L.
662
Gulbis E.
440

Lucas Pouille defeated Ernests Gulbis 6-4 6-4 in the Dubai round of 32 on hard. The result followed the form book — Lucas Pouille came in leading the head-to-head 2–0, defending last year's semi-final. Lucas Pouille extended the head-to-head to 3–0.

Key context

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

Head to head

2–0
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2016-05-09Rome MastersR32clayLucas Pouille3-6 6-4 7-5
2016-05-02Madrid MastersQ1clayLucas Pouille7-6(2) 7-6(4)

Serve vs return

This season
Pouille L.serving85% hold

wins 66% of points on serve vs Gulbis E.

Gulbis E.serving82% hold

wins 64% of points on serve vs Pouille L.

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
Pouille L.Gulbis E.
1st serve in·Even
56%
55%
1st serve points won·Even
73%
74%
2nd serve points won·Even
51%
47%
Service points won·Even
63%
62%
Return points won·Even
37%
36%
Break points saved·Slight edge
66%
60%
Aces / match·Even
6.2
6.7
Double faults / match·Clear edge
3.7
5.1

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Pouille L.Gulbis E.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
74
48
Break points saved·Slight edge
98
91
Break points won·Clear edge
29
17
Deciding sets·Slight edge
96
88
Tiebreaks·Dominant
94
6

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

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-fastrewards aggression
SlowFast
Weather
24°COvercast
Wind 8 km/hHumidity 64%
Final
Bautista Agut R.[3]
Pouille L.[2]
6-36-4
Semi-finals
Pouille L.[2]
Krajinovic F.[7]
6-36-747-65
Bautista Agut R.[3]
Jaziri M.
6-36-4
Quarter-finals
Pouille L.[2]
Sugita Y.[8]
3-66-36-2
Bautista Agut R.[3]
Coric B.
7-646-4
Jaziri M.
Tsitsipas S.
6-43-66-3
Krajinovic F.[7]
Donskoy E.
6-16-2
R16
Pouille L.[2]
Khachanov K.
6-43-66-3
Sugita Y.[8]
Struff J.
7-646-4
Donskoy E.
Dzumhur D.[4]
6-16-1
Krajinovic F.[7]
Baghdatis M.
7-626-4
Coric B.
Paire B.
6-16-4
Bautista Agut R.[3]
Herbert P.
6-46-726-1
Jaziri M.
Haase R.
7-647-63
Tsitsipas S.
Kohlschreiber P.[6]
4-66-36-4
R32
Sugita Y.[8]
Ivashka I.
7-56-1
Struff J.
Haider Maurer A.
6-26-4
Dzumhur D.[4]
Maden Y.
6-36-4
Donskoy E.
Kavcic B.
6-36-4
Baghdatis M.
Troicki V.
7-56-2
Coric B.
Gasquet R.[5]
6-46-3
Paire B.
Nishioka Y.
5-76-46-1
Herbert P.
Sousa J.
4-66-47-68
Bautista Agut R.[3]
Mayer F.
6-36-4
Kohlschreiber P.[6]
Sakharov G.
6-46-2
Haase R.
Halys Q.
7-52-66-4
Khachanov K.
Istomin D.
7-617-60
Jaziri M.
Dimitrov G.[1]
4-67-56-4
Tsitsipas S.
Kukushkin M.
6-26-756-3
Pouille L.[2]
Gulbis E.
6-46-4
Krajinovic F.[7]
Fabbiano T.
0-66-26-2