QF Japan Open 2009

Jo-Wilfried Tsonga #7 def. Ernests Gulbis #98

4-6 6-4 6-3

Jo-Wilfried Tsonga defeated Ernests Gulbis 4-6 6-4 6-3 in the 2009 Japan Open quarterfinal on hard courts.

Match Information

Match Statistics

StatJo-Wilfried TsongaErnests Gulbis
Serving
AcesServes that land in and are not touched by the returner.
1911
Double faultsService points lost by missing both first and second serve.
02
First serve %Percentage of service points where the first serve landed in.
71.8%70.7%
First serve points won %Percentage of points won after making a first serve.
85.7%73.6%
Second serve points won %Percentage of second-serve points won, including points lost through double faults.
50.0%63.6%
Break points saved %Percentage of break points won by the server.
66.7%50.0%
Service points won %Percentage of all points won while serving.
75.6%70.7%
Returning
Break points converted %Percentage of break-point chances won by the returner.
50.0%33.3%
Return points won %Percentage of all points won while returning.
29.3%24.4%
Overall
Total points won %Percentage of all completed points won.
52.9%47.1%
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.
+12.2+7.2
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.
-7.2-12.2

* Match Serve+ and Match Return+ compare this match with the ATP 2009 average from available match stats. Zero is average; +5 means five percentage points above average. No opponent adjustment.

Player Comparison

FieldJo-Wilfried TsongaErnests Gulbis
Country FRA LAT
Birth dateApr 17, 1985Aug 30, 1988
Age2421
Height188 cm193 cm
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand styleTwo-Handed BackhandTwo-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)798
Ranking points (entering)3,690570
Elo (entering)1,9721,749
Current career W-L449–230221–233
Current career earnings$22,524,073$7,668,948
Pre-match H2H

Path

Jo-Wilfried Tsonga's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Richard Gasquet #534-6 6-2 6-2WH2HMatch dataOct 9, 2009R16
Mischa Zverev #486-4 6-3WH2HMatch dataOct 8, 2009R32

Jo-Wilfried Tsonga's next match

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Gael Monfils #136-3 6-3WH2HMatch dataOct 10, 2009SF

Ernests Gulbis's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Juan Monaco #316-3 4-1 (ret.)WH2HMatch dataOct 9, 2009R16
Radek Stepanek #166-4 6-4WH2HMatch dataOct 8, 2009R32
Dominik Meffert #1846-7(3) 6-3 6-4WH2HMatch dataOct 5, 2009Q2
Junn Mitsuhashi #4666-2 6-3WH2HMatch dataOct 5, 2009Q1