Ivo Karlovic vs Ernests Gulbis, Rome Masters 2016, Round of 64
Final score
Final
6-7(3) 6-2 6-3
Venue and conditions
Foro ItalicoRome, ITA
ClayCourt speed2.9 vs last year96.2Slow
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 57m23Aces10
4Double faults5
63Service points won61
15Service games played14
11Service games won14
14Return games played15
5/956%Break points saved100%3/3
0/30%Break points converted44%4/9
Head to head
1Karlovic
3Gulbis
4 meetingsClay 0–1Hard 1–2
- Rome MastersRound of 64 · 9 May 2016ClayThis matchErnests GulbisSets won: 2Set 1: 63Set 2: 6Set 3: 6Ivo KarlovicSets won: 1Set 1: 7Set 2: 2Set 3: 3
- PuneQuarterfinal · 3 Jan 2019HardIvo KarlovicSets won: 2Set 1: 7Set 2: 7Ernests GulbisSets won: 0Set 1: 65Set 2: 65
- ViennaQuarterfinal · 23 Oct 2015HardErnests GulbisSets won: 2Set 1: 7Set 2: 7Ivo KarlovicSets won: 0Set 1: 64Set 2: 65
- Delray BeachFinal · 1 Mar 2010HardErnests GulbisSets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 6Ivo KarlovicSets won: 0Set 1: 2Set 2: 3
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.