Nicolas Mahut vs Ernests Gulbis, Marseille 2014, Quarterfinal
Final score
Final
6-3 7-6(1)
Venue and conditions
Palais des Sports de MarseilleMarseille, FRA
Indoor hardCourt speed0.5 vs last year107.1Fast
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 worksAltitude15 mSea level
Match stats
1h 21m6Aces9
2Double faults0
44Service points won48
10Service games played11
9Service games won11
11Return games played10
5/683%Break points saved0/0
0/0Break points converted17%1/6
Head to head
1Mahut
3Gulbis
4 meetingsHard 0–3Clay 1–0
- MarseilleQuarterfinal · 21 Feb 2014HardThis matchErnests GulbisSets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 7Nicolas MahutSets won: 0Set 1: 3Set 2: 61
- Canada MastersQualifying R2 · 9 Aug 2015HardErnests GulbisSets won: 2Set 1: 67Set 2: 7Set 3: 6Nicolas MahutSets won: 1Set 1: 7Set 2: 5Set 3: 3
- Roland GarrosRound of 64 · 27 May 2015ClayNicolas MahutSets won: 3Set 1: 6Set 2: 3Set 3: 7Set 4: 6Ernests GulbisSets won: 1Set 1: 3Set 2: 6Set 3: 5Set 4: 3
- OrleansRound of 32 · 26 Sept 2012HardErnests GulbisSets won: 2Set 1: 4Set 2: 6Set 3: 6Nicolas MahutSets won: 1Set 1: 6Set 2: 4Set 3: 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.