John Isner #13 def. Ernests Gulbis #22

7-6(4) 7-6(3)

John Isner defeated Ernests Gulbis 7-6(4) 7-6(3) in the 2014 Indian Wells Open quarterfinal on hard courts.

Match Information

Match Statistics

StatJohn IsnerErnests Gulbis
Serving
AcesServes that land in and are not touched by the returner.
137
Double faultsService points lost by missing both first and second serve.
37
First serve %Percentage of service points where the first serve landed in.
73.8%54.4%
First serve points won %Percentage of points won after making a first serve.
81.4%75.5%
Second serve points won %Percentage of second-serve points won, including points lost through double faults.
42.9%53.7%
Break points saved %Percentage of break points won by the server.
75.0%83.3%
Service points won %Percentage of all points won while serving.
71.2%65.6%
Returning
Break points converted %Percentage of break-point chances won by the returner.
16.7%25.0%
Return points won %Percentage of all points won while returning.
34.4%28.7%
Overall
Total points won %Percentage of all completed points won.
51.8%48.2%
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.
+7.4+1.7
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.
-1.7-7.4

* Match Serve+ and Match Return+ compare this match with the ATP 2014 average from available match stats. Zero is average; +5 means five percentage points above average. No opponent adjustment.

Player Comparison

FieldJohn IsnerErnests Gulbis
Country USA LAT
Birth dateApr 26, 1985Aug 30, 1988
Age2825
Height208 cm193 cm
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand styleTwo-Handed BackhandTwo-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)1322
Ranking points (entering)2,3201,616
Elo (entering)1,9892,066
Current career W-L470–294221–233
Current career earnings$22,433,361$7,668,948
Pre-match H2H
John Isner #13 1 – 2 Ernests Gulbis #22

Path

John Isner's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Fernando Verdasco #337-6(3) 3-6 6-3WH2HMatch dataMar 13, 2014R16
Yen-Hsun Lu #496-4 6-3WH2HMatch dataMar 11, 2014R32
Nikolay Davydenko #737-6(5) 6-3WH2HMatch dataMar 9, 2014R64

John Isner's next match

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Novak Djokovic #25-7 7-6(2) 1-6LH2HMatch dataMar 15, 2014SF

Ernests Gulbis's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Roberto Bautista Agut #537-6(0) 4-6 6-2WH2HMatch dataMar 13, 2014R16
Grigor Dimitrov #162-6 6-1 7-5WH2HMatch dataMar 11, 2014R32
Joao Sousa #456-3 6-3WH2HMatch dataMar 9, 2014R64