Ernests Gulbis #72 def. Jarkko Nieminen #109

6-4 6-4

Ernests Gulbis defeated Jarkko Nieminen 6-4 6-4 in the 2010 Delray Beach Open semifinal on hard courts.

Match Information

Match Statistics

StatErnests GulbisJarkko Nieminen
Serving
AcesServes that land in and are not touched by the returner.
93
Double faultsService points lost by missing both first and second serve.
20
First serve %Percentage of service points where the first serve landed in.
61.8%77.3%
First serve points won %Percentage of points won after making a first serve.
85.3%70.6%
Second serve points won %Percentage of second-serve points won, including points lost through double faults.
47.6%33.3%
Break points saved %Percentage of break points won by the server.
50.0%50.0%
Service points won %Percentage of all points won while serving.
70.9%62.1%
Returning
Break points converted %Percentage of break-point chances won by the returner.
50.0%50.0%
Return points won %Percentage of all points won while returning.
37.9%29.1%
Overall
Total points won %Percentage of all completed points won.
52.9%47.1%
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.
+7.5-1.3
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.
+1.3-7.5

* Match Serve+ and Match Return+ compare this match with the ATP 2010 average from available match stats. Zero is average; +5 means five percentage points above average. No opponent adjustment.

Player Comparison

FieldErnests GulbisJarkko Nieminen
Country LAT FIN
Birth dateAug 30, 1988Jul 23, 1981
Age2128
Height193 cm185 cm
HandednessRight-HandedLeft-Handed
Backhand styleTwo-Handed BackhandTwo-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)72109
Ranking points (entering)664498
Elo (entering)1,7971,696
Current career W-L221–233363–339
Current career earnings$7,668,948$7,743,345
Pre-match H2H
Ernests Gulbis #72 1 – 0 Jarkko Nieminen #109

Path

Ernests Gulbis's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Leonardo Mayer #697-6(2) 6-4WH2HMatch dataFeb 27, 2010QF
Teymuraz Gabashvili #1046-1 6-4WH2HMatch dataFeb 26, 2010R16
Ryan Harrison #2966-4 7-6(5)WH2HMatch dataFeb 25, 2010R32

Ernests Gulbis's next match

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Ivo Karlovic #336-2 6-3WH2HMatch dataFeb 28, 2010F

Jarkko Nieminen's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Benjamin Becker #407-5 3-6 7-6(5)WH2HMatch dataFeb 27, 2010QF
Evgeny Korolev #465-7 6-1 6-0WH2HMatch dataFeb 26, 2010R16
Paolo Lorenzi #946-3 6-4WH2HMatch dataFeb 25, 2010R32