Ernests Gulbis vs Michael Geerts — Pau CH Qualifying Round 2

Pau CH · CHALLENGER · Qualifying Round 2
LAT2
Ernests Gulbis
37 yrs · 190 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
WLWLWWWLLL
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 21 February 2022
hard
Michael Geerts
BEL10
Michael Geerts
#328ATP
1400ELO
1383Hard ELO
31 yrs · 178 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWLWLLWLW
Gulbis E.
6-3 6-2
Geerts M.
Gulbis E.
662
Geerts M.
320

Ernests Gulbis defeated Michael Geerts 6-3 6-2 in the Pau CH qualifying round 2 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Michael Geerts came in defending last year's round of 16, but Ernests Gulbis had been the form player, winning 4 of their last 7 on hard.

Key context

Head to head

No previous meetings on record.

Serve vs return

This season
Gulbis E.serving78% hold

wins 62% of points on serve vs Geerts M.

Geerts M.serving80% hold

wins 63% 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.Geerts M.
1st serve in·Even
55%
58%
1st serve points won·Even
72%
71%
2nd serve points won·Slight edge
44%
52%
Service points won·Even
59%
63%
Return points won·Even
39%
36%
Break points saved·Slight edge
56%
62%
Aces / match·Slight edge
5.5
4.3
Double faults / match·Dominant
4.9
2.5

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (52 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Gulbis E.Geerts M.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
48
9
Break points saved·Slight edge
91
82
Break points won·Clear edge
17
3
Deciding sets·Dominant
88
8
Tiebreaks·Even
6
2

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

Umpiry Score

Pre-match
Gulbis E.
6.1
Even matchUmpiry ScorePartial · surface data limited
Geerts M.
6.1
Even matchUmpiry ScorePartial · surface data limited
Form & Matchup
5.0No prior meetings
H2H
5.0
5.1
Surface form
5.1
0.0
Win streak
Fatigue & Travel
4.0
Minutes 14d
0.0
3-set count
9.0
Prev. match
7.0
Context
5.0
Defending pts
6.0

The Umpiry Score combines match-context factors — matchup, form, fatigue, travel and motivation — into a single 0–10 score, updated daily. Read how it works.

Freshness

Recent load
Gulbis E.Geerts M.
Freshness·
—
89

Geerts M.: 1 day rest · 1 match, 16 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Fastbig serves, short points
SlowFast
Q2
Nava E.[9]
Albot R.[1]
7-633-66-3
Peniston R.[3]
Maden Y.
W/O
Fils A.
Hidalgo D.
6-46-3
Escoffier A.[5]
Oliel Y.
6-36-3
Van Assche L.
Zhang Z.[8]
1-66-46-3
Gulbis E.[2]
Geerts M.[10]
6-36-2
Q1
Escoffier A.[5]
Lock B.
6-26-1
Peniston R.[3]
Martineau M.
3-66-16-2
Nava E.[9]
Perchicot M.
6-06-2
Gulbis E.[2]
Coulibaly E.
4-66-37-65
Zhang Z.[8]
Reymond A.
6-43-66-1
Hidalgo D.
Dougaz A.[12]
6-23-67-5
Albot R.[1]
Vatutin A.
6-37-63
Fils A.
Sanchez Izquierdo N.[6]
6-46-726-1
Oliel Y.
Durasovic V.[11]
6-737-616-3
Van Assche L.
Moriya H.[4]
6-25-77-63
Maden Y.
Alvarez Varona N.[7]
7-666-2
Geerts M.[10]
Hemery C.
6-47-5