Bolt d. Gulbis

Bolt beat Gulbis 6-3, 5-7, 6-2 in the first round at the BNP Paribas Open - Indian Wells. Bolt won 96 of 172 points (56%). Bolt hit 4 aces to 9 and won 88% of points behind the first serve (35/40) against 70% for Gulbis. Bolt converted 3 of 6 break points and saved 2 of 3 faced; Gulbis converted 1 of 3. The match was played on hard in United States.