Ernests Gulbis and Teimuraz Gabashvili will fight against each other in the semifinal of the Pau Challenger for the 2nd time of their career. They are scheduled to play on Saturday at 2:00 pm on CENTRAL. In this post, we analyze their head to head performance and the prediction.
Prediction, odds and live streaming
The pick for Tennis Tonic is Ernests Gulbis who should win in 3 sets.
As per the initial odds, Ernests Gulbis is the pick to win this match.
Ernests Gulbis -> 1.40
Teimuraz Gabashvili -> 2.75
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Prediction and head to head Ernests Gulbis vs. Teimuraz Gabashvili
This will be the 2nd time that Ernests Gulbis and Teimuraz Gabashvili clash against each other. The head to head is 1-0 for Gabashvili (see full H2H stats), but they have never competed against each other on indoor hard courts.
The last time that they squared off, Gulbis won 6-1 6-4 in the quarter in Barcelona back in 2014.
Ernests Gulbis
Ranked no. 220, the Latvian got to the quarter after defeating Leo Borg 6-2 6-3, Norbert Gombos 7-67 7-61, Alex Molcan 6-1 6-73 6-4 and Quentin Halys 6-72 6-4 6-2.
In the quarter against Halys, The Latvian recovered from a 1-set down deficit before winning (6-72 6-4 6-2). During the match Gulbis scored 109 points vs Halys’s 108. Gulbis was extremely aggressive to blast 48 winners.
Talking about serving, Gulbis blasted 11 aces and he committed only 9 double faults. Ernests Gulbis conceded no breaks for the entire match to save 6 break points. Furthermore, Gulbis put 61% of his first serves in, winning 77% (48/62) of the points behind his 1st serve and 49% (19/39) on the 2nd serve. Gulbis broke Halys 3 times after converting 23% of his break points (3/13).
Overall Performance in this tournament
Gulbis has conceded 2 set in this competition to win 53% of the points he played.
Gulbis has a positive record in the last 10 years having won 59% of his matches (329-230). 4-0 on indoor hard courts in 2020. In connection with his performance on the same surface of this event, Gulbis has a 219-197 record in the last 10 years on indoor hard courts.
Ernests has a 13-4 win-loss record in 2020, 4-0 on indoor hard courts (See FULL STATS).
Last year in the Pau Challenger
Ernests didn’t compete in the Pau Challenger in 2019.
Teimuraz Gabashvili
Ranked no. 277, Teimuraz got to the quarter after beating Lucas Miedler 6-4 7-63, Sergiy Stakhovsky 7-61 6-2, Illya Marchenko 6-4 5-7 7-5 and Benjamin Bonzi 6-4 2-6 7-64.
In the quarter, Teimuraz defeated Bonzi (6-4 2-6 7-64).-95) than Bonzi. In fact, the world no. 220 won 95 points vs Bonzi’s. That means that Gabashvili was more focused during the important points. Teimuraz was extremely aggressive to blast 46 winners.
Talking about serving, Gabashvili blasted 12 aces and he committed only 5 double faults. Overall, Teimuraz Gabashvili was extremely effective on serve to win 79% (46/58) of his 1st serve and 51% (20/39) on the second serve. However, this didn’t prevent his to concede the serve twice. Teimuraz broke Bonzi once after converting 20% of his break points (1/5).
Overall Performance in this tournament
The Russian has conceded 2 set in the tournament to win 53% of the points he played.
Gabashvili has a winning record in the last 10 years having won 54% of his matches (438-370). 10-4 on indoor hard courts in 2020. Talking about his performance on the same surface of this tournament, Gabashvili has a 334-282 record in the last 10 years on indoor hard courts.
Gabashvili has a 10-4 win-loss record in 2020, 10-4 on indoor hard courts (See FULL STATS).
Last year in the Pau Challenger
The Russian didn’t compete in the Pau Challenger in 2019.
Live score
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H2H Performance in the tournament
Matches, sets, games and points
| Points | Gulbis | Gabashvili |
|---|---|---|
| Match played | 4 | 4 |
| Tot Set | 10 | 10 |
| Tot Games | 104 | 109 |
| Pts | 346-307 | 347-310 |
| Total Points | 653 | 657 |
| Winners | 159 | 147 |
| %Winners | 46% | 42% |
Both Gulbis and Gabashvili played 4 matches. Both players lost a set in the event. Ernests Gulbis conceded 2 sets, while Teimuraz Gabashvili dropper 2 sets. Talking about their workload, Gulbis and Gabashvili have played the same amount of sets 10. However, Gulbis played 5 games less than Gabashvili. Gulbis scored 159 winners (46% on total points). On the other side, Gabashvili blasted 147 winners (42%).
Serve Performance
| Serve | Gulbis | Gabashvili |
|---|---|---|
| Aces | 46 | 37 |
| Avg per match | 11.5 | 9.3 |
| 1st in | 197/323 | 174/315 |
| %1st in | 61% | 55% |
| 1st pts | 159/197 | 147/174 |
| %1st pts | 81% | 84% |
| 2nd pts | 73/126 | 78/141 |
| %2nd pts | 58% | 55% |
Gulbis blasted 46 aces (11.5 per match). Gabashvili blasted 37 aces (9.3 per match). Gulbis won 81% points behind his first serve. He had a solid display on his second serve to win 58% of the points. On the other side, Gabashvili won 84% points on his first serve. He had a solid display on his second serve to win 55% of the points.
How they played the important points
| Breaks | Gulbis | Gabashvili |
|---|---|---|
| Won | 10 | 9 |
| Converted | 10/34 | 9/29 |
| % Converted | 29% | 31% |
| Conceded | 12 | 13 |
| Saved | 11 | 7 |
| % Saved | 92% | 54% |
| Times Broken | 1 | 6 |
Ernests broke his opponents 10 times with 29% conversion rate. Gulbis conceded his serve once and he saved 92% of the break points that he conceded. The Russian broke his opponents 9 times with 31% conversion rate. The Russian conceded his serve 6 times and he saved 54% of the break points that he conceded.
| Gulbis | ||||||
| R1 Borg |
R2 Gombos |
R3 Molcan |
1/4 Halys |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-2 6-3 | 7-67 7-61 | 6-1 6-73 6-4 | 6-72 6-4 6-2 | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 10 | |
| Tot Games | 17 | 26 | 30 | 31 | 104 | |
| pts | 62-37 | 72-72 | 103-90 | 109-108 | 346-307 | |
| Total points | 99 | 144 | 193 | 217 | 653 | |
| Winners | 26 | 40 | 45 | 48 | 159 | |
| %Winners | 42% | 56% | 44% | 44% | 46% | |
| SERVE | ||||||
| Aces | 9 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 46 | |
| Double Faults | 0 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 18 | |
| 1st in | 29/40 | 46/79 | 60/103 | 62/101 | 197/323 | |
| % 1st in | 73% | 58% | 58% | 61% | 61% | |
| 1st pts | 26/29 | 40/46 | 45/60 | 48/62 | 159/197 | |
| % 1st pts | 90% | 87% | 75% | 77% | 81% | |
| 2nd pts | 10/11 | 20/33 | 24/43 | 19/39 | 73/126 | |
| % 2nd pts | 91% | 61% | 56% | 49% | 58% | |
| Breaks | ||||||
| Won | 3 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 10 | |
| Converted | 3/8 | 0/0 | 4/13 | 3/13 | 10/34 | |
| Converted % | 38% | NAN% | 31% | 23% | 29% | |
| Conceded | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 12 | |
| Saved | 0/0 | 2/2 | 3/4 | 6/6 | 11 | |
| Saved % | – | 100% | 75% | 100% | 69% | |
| Times Broken | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -75 | |
| Gabashvili | ||||||
| R1 Miedler |
R2 Stakhovsky |
R3 Marchenko |
1/4 Bonzi |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-4 7-63 | 7-61 6-2 | 6-4 5-7 7-5 | 6-4 2-6 7-64 | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 10 | |
| Tot Games | 23 | 21 | 34 | 31 | 109 | |
| pts | 76-65 | 71-47 | 105-102 | 95-96 | 347-310 | |
| Total points | 141 | 118 | 207 | 191 | 657 | |
| Winners | 29 | 27 | 45 | 46 | 147 | |
| %Winners | 38% | 38% | 43% | 48% | 42% | |
| SERVE | ||||||
| Aces | 9 | 6 | 10 | 12 | 37 | |
| Double Faults | 5 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 18 | |
| 1st in | 33/65 | 31/52 | 52/101 | 58/97 | 174/315 | |
| % 1st in | 51% | 60% | 51% | 60% | 55% | |
| 1st pts | 29/33 | 27/31 | 45/52 | 46/58 | 147/174 | |
| % 1st pts | 88% | 87% | 87% | 79% | 84% | |
| 2nd pts | 21/32 | 17/21 | 20/49 | 20/39 | 78/141 | |
| % 2nd pts | 66% | 81% | 41% | 51% | 55% | |
| Breaks | ||||||
| Won | 1 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 9 | |
| Converted | 1/5 | 2/5 | 5/14 | 1/5 | 9/29 | |
| Converted % | 20% | 40% | 36% | 20% | 31% | |
| Conceded | 0 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 13 | |
| Saved | 0/0 | 0/0 | 4/8 | 3/5 | 7 | |
| Saved % | – | – | 50% | 60% | 28% | |
| Times Broken | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 50 | |
Head 2 Head
LWWWWWLWWW Tennis Scores in Pau Challenger
- Jiri VeselyVesely – Harold MayotMayot (7-63 7-65) – See score progression
- Teimuraz GabashviliGabashvili – Benjamin BonziBonzi (6-4 2-6 7-64) – See score progression
- Jerzy JanowiczJanowicz – Hugo GrenierGrenier (6-3 6-3) – See score progression
- Ernests GulbisGulbis – Quentin HalysHalys (6-72 6-4 6-2) – See score progression
Upcoming matches
- Jiri VeselyVesely – Jerzy JanowiczJanowicz (0-0) – See H2H details
- Teimuraz GabashviliGabashvili – Ernests GulbisGulbis (4-2) – See H2H details
