SF Barcelona Open 2014

Kei Nishikori #17 def. Ernests Gulbis #23

6-2 6-4

Kei Nishikori defeated Ernests Gulbis 6-2 6-4 in the 2014 Barcelona Open semifinal on clay courts.

Match Information

Match Statistics

StatKei NishikoriErnests Gulbis
Serving
AcesServes that land in and are not touched by the returner.
15
Double faultsService points lost by missing both first and second serve.
32
First serve %Percentage of service points where the first serve landed in.
62.0%59.1%
First serve points won %Percentage of points won after making a first serve.
80.6%64.1%
Second serve points won %Percentage of second-serve points won, including points lost through double faults.
63.2%44.4%
Break points saved %Percentage of break points won by the server.
—70.0%
Service points won %Percentage of all points won while serving.
74.0%56.1%
Returning
Break points converted %Percentage of break-point chances won by the returner.
30.0%—
Return points won %Percentage of all points won while returning.
43.9%26.0%
Overall
Total points won %Percentage of all completed points won.
56.9%43.1%
Match Serve+This match’s service points won percentage minus the tour’s season average, in percentage points. Zero is average; +5 means five points above average. Match-weighted available stats; no opponent adjustment.
+10.1-7.8
Match Return+This match’s return points won percentage minus the tour’s season average, in percentage points. Zero is average; +5 means five points above average. Match-weighted available stats; no opponent adjustment.
+7.8-10.1

* Match Serve+ and Match Return+ compare this match with the ATP 2014 average from available match stats. Zero is average; +5 means five percentage points above average. No opponent adjustment.

Player Comparison

FieldKei NishikoriErnests Gulbis
Country JPN LAT
Birth dateDec 29, 1989Aug 30, 1988
Age2425
Height178 cm193 cm
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand styleTwo-Handed BackhandTwo-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)1723
Ranking points (entering)1,9851,655
Elo (entering)2,0762,023
Current career W-L436–233221–233
Current career earnings$26,002,690$7,668,948
Pre-match H2H
Kei Nishikori #17 0 – 0 Ernests Gulbis #23

Path

Kei Nishikori's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Marin Cilic #276-1 6-3WH2HMatch dataApr 26, 2014QF
Andrey Golubev #606-0 6-4WH2HMatch dataApr 25, 2014R16
Roberto Bautista Agut #456-1 4-6 6-3WH2HMatch dataApr 24, 2014R32

Kei Nishikori's next match

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Santiago Giraldo #656-2 6-2WH2HMatch dataApr 27, 2014F

Ernests Gulbis's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Teymuraz Gabashvili #556-1 6-4WH2HMatch dataApr 26, 2014QF
Albert Montanes #597-5 6-1WH2HMatch dataApr 25, 2014R16
Daniel Gimeno-Traver #1047-5 7-6(1)WH2HMatch dataApr 24, 2014R32