R16 Cincinnati Open 2008

Ernests Gulbis #53 def. James Blake #8

6-4 1-6 6-3

Ernests Gulbis defeated James Blake 6-4 1-6 6-3 in the 2008 Cincinnati Open third round on hard courts.

Match Information

Match Statistics

StatErnests GulbisJames Blake
Serving
AcesServes that land in and are not touched by the returner.
106
Double faultsService points lost by missing both first and second serve.
32
First serve %Percentage of service points where the first serve landed in.
55.3%45.5%
First serve points won %Percentage of points won after making a first serve.
74.5%71.4%
Second serve points won %Percentage of second-serve points won, including points lost through double faults.
52.6%61.9%
Break points saved %Percentage of break points won by the server.
50.0%33.3%
Service points won %Percentage of all points won while serving.
64.7%66.2%
Returning
Break points converted %Percentage of break-point chances won by the returner.
66.7%50.0%
Return points won %Percentage of all points won while returning.
33.8%35.3%
Overall
Total points won %Percentage of all completed points won.
50.0%50.0%
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.
+1.5+3.0
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.
-3.0-1.5

* Match Serve+ and Match Return+ compare this match with the ATP 2008 average from available match stats. Zero is average; +5 means five percentage points above average. No opponent adjustment.

Player Comparison

FieldErnests GulbisJames Blake
Country LAT USA
Birth dateAug 30, 1988Dec 28, 1979
Age1928
Height193 cm185 cm
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand styleTwo-Handed BackhandOne-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)538
Ranking points (entering)7821,980
Elo (entering)1,7981,870
Current career W-L221–233349–237
Current career earnings$7,668,948$7,981,882
Pre-match H2H
Ernests Gulbis #53 1 – 0 James Blake #8

Path

Ernests Gulbis's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Arnaud Clement #706-4 3-6 7-6(5)WH2HMatch dataJul 31, 2008R32
Jarkko Nieminen #297-6(7) 6-2WH2HMatch dataJul 30, 2008R64

Ernests Gulbis's next match

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Novak Djokovic #33-6 4-6LH2HMatch dataAug 2, 2008QF

James Blake's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Gilles Simon #146-4 6-3WH2HMatch dataJul 31, 2008R32