Watch: Ernests Gulbis plays the perfect game in Open de Nice final

Ernests Gulbis improved his career record in ATP finals to 6-0 over the weekend, beating Frederico Delbonis 6-1, 7-6 (5) to win his first clay-court title at

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Ernests Gulbis improved his career record in ATP finals to 6-0 over the weekend, beating Frederico Delbonis 6-1, 7-6 (5) to win his first clay-court title at the Open de Nice. The title was Gulbis' second of the season and continued his consistent run through the season. He returned to a career-high No. 17 as the French Open begins. Gulbis opens his Paris campaign against Lukas Kubot on Monday.

"My next goal is to be top 10, even top eight. I think if I play well in the Grand Slams, I have a good chance," Gulbis said. "It's tough to kick out somebody from the top as there's a lot of good players but I am working on it."

Now that the basic facts are out of the way, watch the Latvian perfectly execute four consecutive drop shot winners in one game en route to his title in Nice. Nice touch, Ernie.

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Published May 26, 2014 | Modified May 26, 2014

COURTNEY NGUYEN

Contributor, SI.com Nguyen is a freelance writer for SI.com, providing full coverage of professional tennis both on and off the court. Her content has become a must-read for fans and insiders to stay up-to-date with a sport that rarely rests. She has appeared on radio and TV talk shows all over the world and is one of the co-hosts of No Challenges Remaining, a weekly podcast available on iTunes. Nguyen graduated from the University of California, Irvine in 1999 and received a law degree from the University of California, Davis in 2002. She lives in the Bay Area.

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