Ernests Gulbis #46 def. Jarkko Nieminen #41

6-2 7-6(6)

Ernests Gulbis defeated Jarkko Nieminen 6-2 7-6(6) in the 2013 Italian Open first round on clay courts.

Match Information

Date: May 14, 2013*
Tournament: Italian Open
Edition: 2013
Category: Masters 1000
Surface: Clay
Round: R64
Duration: 1h 39m

Match Statistics

Stat	Ernests Gulbis	Jarkko Nieminen
Aces	4	1
Double faults	8	2
First serve %	56	59
First serve points won %	80	77
Second serve points won %	54	42
Break points saved %	100	33
Break points converted %	67	0
Service points won %	68	63
Return points won %	37	32
Total points won %	55	45

Player Comparison

Field	Ernests Gulbis	Jarkko Nieminen
Country	LAT	FIN
Birth date	Aug 30, 1988	Jul 23, 1981
Age	24	31
Height	193 cm	185 cm
Handedness	Right-Handed	Left-Handed
Backhand style	Two-Handed Backhand	Two-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)	46	41
Ranking points (entering)	885	945
Elo (entering)	1,955	1,893
Current career W-L	221–233	363–339
Current career earnings	$7,668,948	$7,743,345

Pre-match H2H

Ernests Gulbis #46 4 – 0 Jarkko Nieminen #41

Path

Ernests Gulbis's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Gianluca Naso #203	6-3 6-2	W	H2H	Match data	May 12, 2013	Q2
Adrian Ungur #100	6-1 7-6(6)	W	H2H	Match data	May 12, 2013	Q1

Ernests Gulbis's next match

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Viktor Troicki #42	6-1 6-1	W	H2H	Match data	May 15, 2013	R32

Jarkko Nieminen's path

No prior matches in this tournament.