Nicolas Massu vs Ernests Gulbis, Las Vegas 2008, Round of 32
Final score
Final
7-5 4-6 6-4
Venue and conditions
Darling Tennis CenterLas Vegas, USA
Outdoor hardCourt speed1.1 vs last year96.7Slow
What is court speed?
How much the court helps the server, judged from aces and serve points won and adjusted for who played. 100 is the average ATP tournament court that season.
- Very slow< 92Monte Carlo, Rome
- Slow92–97Roland Garros, Indian Wells
- Average97–103US Open, Dubai
- Fast103–108Wimbledon, Shanghai
- Very fast108+Basel
Challenger and ITF courts usually read lower: partly the venues, partly the balls and conditions at those levels.
How court speed worksConditionsHistorical daily weather
Match stats
1h 54m7Aces19
4Double faults8
61Service points won69
16Service games played16
14Service games won15
16Return games played16
3/560%Break points saved83%5/6
1/617%Break points converted40%2/5
Head to head
0Massu
3Gulbis
3 meetingsHard 0–1Clay 0–1Carpet 0–1
- Las VegasRound of 32 · 4 Mar 2008HardThis matchErnests GulbisSets won: 2Set 1: 7Set 2: 4Set 3: 6Nicolas MassuSets won: 1Set 1: 5Set 2: 6Set 3: 4
- BermudaRound of 16 · 24 Apr 2008ClayErnests GulbisSets won: 2Set 1: 7Set 2: 6Nicolas MassuSets won: 0Set 1: 63Set 2: 2
- St. PetersburgRound of 16 · 24 Oct 2007CarpetErnests GulbisSets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 6Nicolas MassuSets won: 0Set 1: 1Set 2: 2
Match research
ProEverything that shapes this match: each player’s run-in and travel, records side by side, and results against similar opponents and in similar conditions. Better information, better-informed decisions.
- Run-inEvery match in the last 28 days, rest days and travel between venues.
- Tale of the tapeRecords and serve numbers side by side, filtered by period and surface.
- Record by opponent rankingHow each player does against the top 10, top 50 or any ranking range.
- Similar conditionsResults in comparable heat, humidity, wind and altitude before scheduled matches.