Ernests Gulbis vs Dmitry Popko — Biella 2 CH Round of 16

Biella 2 CH · CHALLENGER · Round of 16
LAT
Ernests Gulbis
37 yrs · 190 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
WLWLWWWLLL
2 — 0
Sets
Sunday, 14 February 2021
hard
Dmitry Popko
KAZ
Dmitry Popko
#629ATP
1385ELO
1400Hard ELO
29 yrs · 191 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWLLLLLLL
Gulbis E.
6-1 6-4
Popko D.
Gulbis E.
662
Popko D.
140

Ernests Gulbis defeated Dmitry Popko 6-1 6-4 in the Biella 2 CH round of 16 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
2021-06-28WimbledonQ1grassErnests Gulbis6-3 5-7 6-4

Serve vs return

This season
Gulbis E.serving74% hold

wins 60% of points on serve vs Popko D.

Popko D.serving78% hold

wins 62% of points on serve vs Gulbis E.

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
Gulbis E.Popko D.
1st serve in·Even
54%
54%
1st serve points won·Even
73%
69%
2nd serve points won·Slight edge
45%
50%
Service points won·Even
60%
60%
Return points won·Even
37%
39%
Break points saved·Even
55%
57%
Aces / match·Slight edge
5.7
4.6
Double faults / match·Dominant
5.1
3.0

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (87 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Gulbis E.Popko D.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
48
3
Break points saved·Dominant
91
54
Break points won·Even
16
17
Deciding sets·Dominant
88
9
Tiebreaks·Even
6
6

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

Freshness

Recent load
Gulbis E.Popko D.
Freshness·
—
86

Popko D.: 7 days rest · 1 match, 31 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Mediumbalanced pace
SlowFast
Final
Kwon S.[3]
Musetti L.[7]
6-26-3
Semi-finals
Kwon S.[3]
Donskoy E.[8]
6-36-746-1
Musetti L.[7]
Seppi A.[4]
3-66-36-4
Quarter-finals
Musetti L.[7]
Gulbis E.
6-26-4
Seppi A.[4]
Marchenko I.
6-47-5
Donskoy E.[8]
Gaio F.
6-36-2
Kwon S.[3]
Maden Y.
6-26-1
R16
Donskoy E.[8]
Lestienne C.
6-46-2
Gulbis E.
Popko D.
6-16-4
Kwon S.[3]
Marcora R.
6-26-2
Gaio F.
Davidovich Fokina A.[1]
7-626-4
Musetti L.[7]
Lacko L.
6-46-3
Marchenko I.
Majchrzak K.[5]
1-66-46-1
Maden Y.
Fabbiano T.
7-636-1
Seppi A.[4]
Klizan M.
7-686-3
R32
Kwon S.[3]
Jung J.
6-36-4
Popko D.
Korda S.[2]
6-46-3
Gulbis E.
Brancaccio R.
4-66-36-4
Musetti L.[7]
Napolitano S.
7-56-3
Marchenko I.
Zeppieri G.
7-614-66-3
Majchrzak K.[5]
Rola B.
7-656-4
Maden Y.
Hoang A.[6]
6-06-2
Marcora R.
Laaksonen H.
7-646-1
Donskoy E.[8]
Safwat M.
6-36-4
Lestienne C.
Nardi L.
5-77-6107-60
Gaio F.
Moriya H.
6-36-1
Davidovich Fokina A.[1]
Diez S.
6-36-0
Lacko L.
Kavcic B.
6-36-2
Fabbiano T.
Giannessi A.
6-16-4
Seppi A.[4]
Viola M.
6-24-67-5
Klizan M.
Zapata Miralles B.
7-656-4