Fernando Verdasco #16 def. Ernests Gulbis #78

6-2 3-6 6-1

Fernando Verdasco defeated Ernests Gulbis 6-2 3-6 6-1 in the 2012 Croatia Open Umag second round on clay courts.

Match Information

Match Statistics

StatFernando VerdascoErnests Gulbis
Serving
AcesServes that land in and are not touched by the returner.
48
Double faultsService points lost by missing both first and second serve.
69
First serve %Percentage of service points where the first serve landed in.
64.0%51.6%
First serve points won %Percentage of points won after making a first serve.
83.3%66.0%
Second serve points won %Percentage of second-serve points won, including points lost through double faults.
40.7%43.2%
Break points saved %Percentage of break points won by the server.
66.7%72.2%
Service points won %Percentage of all points won while serving.
68.0%54.9%
Returning
Break points converted %Percentage of break-point chances won by the returner.
27.8%33.3%
Return points won %Percentage of all points won while returning.
45.1%32.0%
Overall
Total points won %Percentage of all completed points won.
55.4%44.6%
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.
+5.0-8.1
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.
+8.1-5.0

* Match Serve+ and Match Return+ compare this match with the ATP 2012 average from available match stats. Zero is average; +5 means five percentage points above average. No opponent adjustment.

Player Comparison

FieldFernando VerdascoErnests Gulbis
Country ESP LAT
Birth dateNov 15, 1983Aug 30, 1988
Age2823
Height188 cm193 cm
HandednessLeft-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand styleTwo-Handed BackhandTwo-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)1678
Ranking points (entering)1,810631
Elo (entering)1,9641,697
Current career W-L549–442221–233
Current career earnings$18,368,908$7,668,948
Pre-match H2H

Path

Fernando Verdasco's path

No prior matches in this tournament.

Fernando Verdasco's next match

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Andrey Kuznetsov #1376-2 6-2WH2HMatch dataJul 14, 2012QF

Ernests Gulbis's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Gorka Fraile #9306-1 6-3WH2HMatch dataJul 12, 2012R32