QF Roland Garros 2008

Novak Djokovic #3 def. Ernests Gulbis #80

7-5 7-6(3) 7-5

Novak Djokovic defeated Ernests Gulbis 7-5 7-6(3) 7-5 in the 2008 Roland Garros quarterfinal on clay courts.

Match Information

Date: Jun 5, 2008*
Tournament: Roland Garros
Edition: 2008
Category: Grand Slam
Surface: Clay
Round: QF
Duration: 3h 7m

Match Statistics

Stat	Novak Djokovic	Ernests Gulbis
Aces	6	12
Double faults	1	7
First serve %	66.0%	62.0%
First serve points won %	71.0%	68.0%
Second serve points won %	56.0%	45.0%
Break points saved %	67.0%	75.0%
Break points converted %	25.0%	33.0%
Service points won %	66.0%	59.0%
Return points won %	41.0%	34.0%
Total points won %	52.0%	48.0%

Player Comparison

Field	Novak Djokovic	Ernests Gulbis
Country	SRB	LAT
Birth date	May 22, 1987	Aug 30, 1988
Age	21	19
Height	188 cm	193 cm
Handedness	Right-Handed	Right-Handed
Backhand style	Two-Handed Backhand	Two-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)	3	80
Ranking points (entering)	5,225	512
Elo (entering)	2,177	1,766
Current career W-L	1,141–231	221–233
Current career earnings	$194,691,590	$7,668,948

Pre-match H2H

Novak Djokovic #3 0 – 0 Ernests Gulbis #80

Path

Novak Djokovic's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Paul-Henri Mathieu #19	6-4 6-3 6-4	W	H2H	Match data	Jun 3, 2008	R16
Wayne Odesnik #106	7-5 6-4 6-2	W	H2H	Match data	May 31, 2008	R32
Miguel Angel Lopez Jaen #264	6-1 6-1 6-3	W	H2H	Match data	May 29, 2008	R64
Denis Gremelmayr #64	4-6 6-3 7-5 6-2	W	H2H	Match data	May 27, 2008	R128

Novak Djokovic's next match

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Rafael Nadal #2	4-6 2-6 6-7(3)	L	H2H	Match data	Jun 7, 2008	SF

Ernests Gulbis's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Michael Llodra #41	6-4 7-6(4) 6-3	W	H2H	Match data	Jun 3, 2008	R16
Nicolas Lapentti #69	6-3 7-5 6-2	W	H2H	Match data	May 31, 2008	R32
James Blake #8	7-6(2) 3-6 7-5 6-3	W	H2H	Match data	May 29, 2008	R64
Simon Greul #193	6-4 6-0 6-4	W	H2H	Match data	May 27, 2008	R128