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

Match Statistics

StatRafael NadalErnests Gulbis
Serving
AcesServes that land in and are not touched by the returner.
014
Double faultsService points lost by missing both first and second serve.
12
First serve %Percentage of service points where the first serve landed in.
76.6%77.3%
First serve points won %Percentage of points won after making a first serve.
69.4%72.9%
Second serve points won %Percentage of second-serve points won, including points lost through double faults.
54.5%28.0%
Break points saved %Percentage of break points won by the server.
85.7%83.3%
Service points won %Percentage of all points won while serving.
66.0%62.7%
Returning
Break points converted %Percentage of break-point chances won by the returner.
16.7%14.3%
Return points won %Percentage of all points won while returning.
37.3%34.0%
Overall
Total points won %Percentage of all completed points won.
50.5%49.5%
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.
+2.5-0.7
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.
+0.7-2.6

* Match Serve+ and Match Return+ compare this match with the ATP 2010 average from available match stats. Zero is average; +5 means five percentage points above average. No opponent adjustment.

Player Comparison

FieldRafael NadalErnests Gulbis
Country ESP LAT
Birth dateJun 3, 1986Aug 30, 1988
Age2321
Height185 cm193 cm
HandednessLeft-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand styleTwo-Handed BackhandTwo-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)340
Ranking points (entering)6,4801,009
Elo (entering)2,2171,919
Current career W-L1,056–228221–233
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

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Stan Wawrinka #266-4 6-1WH2HMatch dataMay 1, 2010QF
Victor Hanescu #396-3 6-2WH2HMatch dataApr 30, 2010R16
Philipp Kohlschreiber #296-1 6-3WH2HMatch dataApr 28, 2010R32

Rafael Nadal's next match

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
David Ferrer #177-5 6-2WH2HMatch dataMay 2, 2010F

Ernests Gulbis's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Feliciano Lopez #357-6(6) 6-1WH2HMatch dataMay 1, 2010QF
Filippo Volandri #1526-2 3-6 7-6(4)WH2HMatch dataApr 30, 2010R16
Roger Federer #12-6 6-1 7-5WH2HMatch dataApr 28, 2010R32
Marcos Baghdatis #336-2 6-2WH2HMatch dataApr 27, 2010R64