Ernests Gulbis #50 def. Mario Ancic #30

7-6(3) 6-4

Ernests Gulbis defeated Mario Ancic 7-6(3) 6-4 in the 2008 Metz round of 32 on hard courts.

Match Information

Date: Oct 2, 2008*
Tournament: Metz
Edition: 2008
Category: International Series → modern equivalent ATP 250
Surface: Hard
Round: R32
Duration: 1h 40m

Match Statistics

Stat	Ernests Gulbis	Mario Ancic
Aces	11	4
Double faults	8	2
First serve %	59	64
First serve points won %	84	57
Second serve points won %	40	64
Break points saved %	67	57
Break points converted %	43	33
Service points won %	66	60
Return points won %	40	34
Total points won %	53	47

Player Comparison

Field	Ernests Gulbis	Mario Ancic
Country	LAT	CRO
Birth date	Aug 30, 1988	Mar 30, 1984
Age	20	24
Height	193 cm	196 cm
Handedness	Right-Handed	Right-Handed
Backhand style	Two-Handed Backhand	Two-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)	50	30
Ranking points (entering)	769	1,030
Elo (entering)	1,782	1,967
Current career W-L	221–233	193–125
Current career earnings	$7,668,948	$4,024,686

Pre-match H2H

Ernests Gulbis #50 0 – 1 Mario Ancic #30

No prior-path match data is available for this tournament stage.