Ernests Gulbis vs Dennis Novak — Zug CH Quarter-final

Zug CH · CHALLENGER · Quarter-final
LAT
Ernests Gulbis
37 yrs · 190 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
WLWLWWWLLL
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 25 July 2022
clay
AUT
Dennis Novak
#818ATP
32 yrs · 183 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLWWLLWLW
Gulbis E.
6-1 7-6
Novak D.
Gulbis E.
6772
Novak D.
1620

Ernests Gulbis defeated Dennis Novak 6-1 7-6 in the Zug CH quarter-final on clay.

Key context

  • Match story: Ernests Gulbis came through a tight passage before pulling clear — 6–1 7–6.

Head to head

No previous meetings on record.

Serve vs return

This season
Gulbis E.serving61% hold

wins 55% of points on serve vs Novak D.

Novak D.serving72% hold

wins 59% of points on serve vs Gulbis E.

Serve advantage — Novak D.

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.Novak D.
1st serve in·Slight edge
55%
64%
1st serve points won·Even
72%
68%
2nd serve points won·Slight edge
44%
51%
Service points won·Even
59%
62%
Return points won·Even
39%
41%
Break points saved·Even
56%
59%
Aces / match·Clear edge
5.5
3.5
Double faults / match·Dominant
4.9
2.1

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (52 vs 184). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Gulbis E.Novak D.
Clutch Rating·Clear edge
48
36
Break points saved·Slight edge
91
80
Break points won·Even
16
15
Deciding sets·Dominant
88
33
Tiebreaks·Dominant
6
77

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

Umpiry Score

Pre-match
Gulbis E.
6.3
Marginal edgeUmpiry ScorePartial · surface data limited
Novak D.
6.1
Even matchUmpiry ScorePartial · surface data limited
Form & Matchup
5.0No prior meetings
H2H
5.0
5.2
Surface form
4.4
0.0
Win streak
0.0
Fatigue & Travel
7.0
Minutes 14d
8.7
7.0
3-set count
7.0
9.0
Prev. match
7.0
Context
5.0
Defending pts
5.0

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.

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-fastrewards aggression
SlowFast
Final
Stricker D.
Gulbis E.
5-76-16-3
Semi-finals
Gulbis E.
Kuzmanov D.
6-46-1
Stricker D.
Blancaneaux G.
6-46-1
Quarter-finals
Gulbis E.
Novak D.
6-17-62
Kuzmanov D.
Giustino L.
6-46-4
Blancaneaux G.
Huesler M.[1]
7-6116-756-3
Stricker D.
Ritschard A.
6-46-3
R16
Stricker D.
Mayot H.
6-34-5
Gulbis E.
Blanchet U.
6-47-64
Giustino L.
Struff J.[3]
6-47-65
Kuzmanov D.
Virtanen O.
6-16-727-66
Blancaneaux G.
Arnaboldi A.
6-36-4
Huesler M.[1]
Rodriguez Taverna S.
7-56-1
Ritschard A.
Tirante T.
7-666-4
Novak D.
Marterer M.
6-26-4
R32
Novak D.
Oliel Y.
6-46-4
Marterer M.
Durasovic V.
7-656-4
Blanchet U.
Fabbiano T.
4-66-36-2
Gulbis E.
Mager G.[6]
6-746-46-2
Struff J.[3]
Coppejans K.
6-23-66-3
Kuzmanov D.
Nikles J.
6-46-4
Mayot H.
Moraing M.[7]
6-37-64
Stricker D.
Kovalik J.
5-76-26-4
Tirante T.
Mena F.[4]
4-66-26-3
Blancaneaux G.
Meligeni Alves F.[8]
3-67-56-3
Arnaboldi A.
Kym J.
6-46-4
Ritschard A.
Feldbausch K.
6-05-76-2
Huesler M.[1]
Stebe C.
2-67-646-4
Giustino L.
Neuchrist M.
6-24-67-5
Rodriguez Taverna S.
Dzumhur D.
6-26-2
Virtanen O.
Kolar Z.[5]
6-46-4