David Nalbandian #7 def. Ernests Gulbis #80

6-4 4-6 7-6(4)

David Nalbandian defeated Ernests Gulbis 6-4 4-6 7-6(4) in the 2008 Indian Wells Open second round on hard courts.

Match Information

Match Statistics

StatDavid NalbandianErnests Gulbis
Serving
AcesServes that land in and are not touched by the returner.
419
Double faultsService points lost by missing both first and second serve.
34
First serve %Percentage of service points where the first serve landed in.
61.3%60.4%
First serve points won %Percentage of points won after making a first serve.
72.4%76.6%
Second serve points won %Percentage of second-serve points won, including points lost through double faults.
39.6%35.7%
Break points saved %Percentage of break points won by the server.
75.0%63.6%
Service points won %Percentage of all points won while serving.
59.7%60.4%
Returning
Break points converted %Percentage of break-point chances won by the returner.
36.4%25.0%
Return points won %Percentage of all points won while returning.
39.6%40.3%
Overall
Total points won %Percentage of all completed points won.
50.4%49.6%
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.
-3.6-2.9
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.
+2.9+3.6

* 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

FieldDavid NalbandianErnests Gulbis
Country ARG LAT
Birth dateJan 1, 1982Aug 30, 1988
Age2619
Height180 cm193 cm
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand styleTwo-Handed BackhandTwo-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)780
Ranking points (entering)2,050505
Elo (entering)2,0101,649
Current career W-L358–187221–233
Current career earnings$11,123,125$7,668,948
Pre-match H2H

Path

David Nalbandian's path

No prior matches in this tournament.

David Nalbandian's next match

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Radek Stepanek #297-6(1) 0-6 7-6(6)WH2HMatch dataMar 18, 2008R32

Ernests Gulbis's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Oscar Hernandez #656-2 6-1WH2HMatch dataMar 15, 2008R128