Ernests Gulbis #109 def. James Blake #99

6-1 6-4

Ernests Gulbis defeated James Blake 6-1 6-4 in the 2013 Delray Beach Open first round on hard courts.

Match Information

Date: Feb 28, 2013*
Tournament: Delray Beach Open
Edition: 2013
Category: ATP 250
Surface: Hard
Round: R32
Duration: 1h 13m

Match Statistics

Stat	Ernests Gulbis	James Blake
Aces	8	4
Double faults	2	5
First serve %	57	46
First serve points won %	69	58
Second serve points won %	45	26
Break points saved %	0	59
Break points converted %	41	100
Service points won %	59	40
Return points won %	60	41
Total points won %	59	41

Player Comparison

Field	Ernests Gulbis	James Blake
Country	LAT	USA
Birth date	Aug 30, 1988	Dec 28, 1979
Age	24	33
Height	193 cm	185 cm
Handedness	Right-Handed	Right-Handed
Backhand style	Two-Handed Backhand	—
Ranking (entering)	109	99
Ranking points (entering)	488	538
Elo (entering)	1,805	1,759
Current career W-L	221–233	349–237
Current career earnings	$7,668,948	$7,981,882

Pre-match H2H

Ernests Gulbis #109 2 – 1 James Blake #99

Path

Ernests Gulbis's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Denys Molchanov #217	6-7(4) 7-5 6-4	W	H2H	Match data	Feb 26, 2013	Q3
Illya Marchenko #135	7-6(2) 6-4	W	H2H	Match data	Feb 25, 2013	Q2
Daniel Kosakowski #247	6-3 6-4	W	H2H	Match data	Feb 25, 2013	Q1

Ernests Gulbis's next match

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Sam Querrey #23	6-4 4-6 7-6(4)	W	H2H	Match data	Mar 1, 2013	R16

James Blake's path

No prior matches in this tournament.