SF Italian Open 2010

Rafael Nadal #3 def. Ernests Gulbis #40

6-4 3-6 6-4

Rafael Nadal defeated Ernests Gulbis 6-4 3-6 6-4 in the 2010 Italian Open semifinal on clay courts.

Match Information

Date: May 1, 2010*
Tournament: Italian Open
Edition: 2010
Category: Masters 1000
Surface: Clay
Round: SF
Duration: 2h 47m

Match Statistics

Stat	Rafael Nadal	Ernests Gulbis
Aces	0	14
Double faults	1	2
First serve %	77.0%	77.0%
First serve points won %	69.0%	73.0%
Second serve points won %	55.0%	28.0%
Break points saved %	86.0%	83.0%
Break points converted %	17.0%	14.0%
Service points won %	66.0%	63.0%
Return points won %	37.0%	34.0%
Total points won %	50.0%	50.0%

Player Comparison

Field	Rafael Nadal	Ernests Gulbis
Country	ESP	LAT
Birth date	Jun 3, 1986	Aug 30, 1988
Age	23	21
Height	185 cm	193 cm
Handedness	Left-Handed	Right-Handed
Backhand style	Two-Handed Backhand	Two-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)	3	40
Ranking points (entering)	6,480	1,009
Elo (entering)	2,217	1,919
Current career W-L	1,056–228	221–233
Current career earnings	$134,946,100	$7,668,948

Pre-match H2H

Rafael Nadal #3 2 – 0 Ernests Gulbis #40

Path

Rafael Nadal's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Stan Wawrinka #26	6-4 6-1	W	H2H	Match data	May 1, 2010	QF
Victor Hanescu #39	6-3 6-2	W	H2H	Match data	Apr 30, 2010	R16
Philipp Kohlschreiber #29	6-1 6-3	W	H2H	Match data	Apr 28, 2010	R32

Rafael Nadal's next match

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
David Ferrer #17	7-5 6-2	W	H2H	Match data	May 2, 2010	F

Ernests Gulbis's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Feliciano Lopez #35	7-6(6) 6-1	W	H2H	Match data	May 1, 2010	QF
Filippo Volandri #152	6-2 3-6 7-6(4)	W	H2H	Match data	Apr 30, 2010	R16
Roger Federer #1	2-6 6-1 7-5	W	H2H	Match data	Apr 28, 2010	R32
Marcos Baghdatis #33	6-2 6-2	W	H2H	Match data	Apr 27, 2010	R64