Ivan Ljubicic vs Marat Safin — Sydney Round of 32
Sydney · ATP · Round of 32
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 10 January 2000
hard
Ljubicic I.6-7 6-3 6-3
Safin M.
Ljubicic I.
64662
Safin M.
77331
Ivan Ljubicic defeated Marat Safin 6-7 6-3 6-3 in the Sydney round of 32 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Marat Safin came in leading the head-to-head 2–1. Ivan Ljubicic narrowed the head-to-head to 2–2.
Key context
- Match story: Ivan Ljubicic dropped the opening set before beating Marat Safin 6–7 6–3 6–3.
Head to head
1–2| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004-11-01 | Paris Masters | R32 | hard | Marat Safin | 6-7(1) 6-3 7-5 |
| 2001-10-08 | Lyon | SF | clay | Ivan Ljubicic | 6-7(3) 7-6(4) 7-6(7) |
| 2001-08-27 | US Open | R64 | hard | Marat Safin | 7-6(5) 6-7(2) 7-6(5) 7-6(5) |
Serve vs return
This seasonServe-dominated — both hold easily, expect tiebreaks
Each player's serve crossed against the other's return, converted to expected hold of serve. Recent completed matches, ATP, WTA & Challenger. About
Statistics
This season1st serve in·Even
59%
58%
1st serve points won·Even
77%
74%
2nd serve points won·Even
51%
52%
Service points won·Even
67%
64%
Return points won·Even
34%
37%
Break points saved·Even
64%
64%
Aces / match·Dominant
11.8
8.6
Double faults / match·Slight edge
1.9
2.6
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Clutch
Under pressureClutch Rating·Slight edge
64
53
Break points saved·Slight edge
91
83
Break points won·Clear edge
35
47
Deciding sets·Clear edge
79
61
Tiebreaks·Dominant
80
52
Performance in the biggest moments — break points, deciding sets and tiebreaks (0–100, higher is better). About
Conditions
Court speed
Fastbig serves, short points
SlowFast
Draw
Quarter-finals
Ljubicic I.
Kucera K.
6-33-67-5
Stoltenberg J.
Lapentti N.
4-67-56-1
Corretja A.
Dosedel S.
3-67-56-3
Hewitt L.
Voinea A.
6-36-4
R16
Hewitt L.
Clavet F.
6-36-2
Lapentti N.
Koubek S.
4-66-06-4
Stoltenberg J.
Hrbaty D.
6-42-66-4
Ljubicic I.
Martin T.
7-6116-4
Kucera K.
Clement A.
6-26-4
Dosedel S.
Ilie A.
6-37-5
Corretja A.
Arazi H.
3-66-37-64
Voinea A.
Vacek D.
7-56-2
R32
Corretja A.
Pioline C.
6-46-4
Arazi H.
Mantilla F.
6-36-4
Dosedel S.
Woodforde M.
6-36-3
Ilie A.
Costa A.
3-67-656-4
Kucera K.
Damm Sr M.
7-636-1
Clement A.
Zabaleta M.
4-66-36-4
Ljubicic I.
Safin M.
6-746-36-3
Martin T.
Medvedev A.
6-16-716-3
Hrbaty D.
Ullyett K.
6-17-5
Stoltenberg J.
Diaz J.
6-16-766-4
Koubek S.
Meligeni F.
7-646-1
Lapentti N.
El Aynaoui Y.
3-66-36-3
Clavet F.
Kuerten G.
6-43-66-4
Hewitt L.
Grosjean S.
6-46-4
Vacek D.
Lisnard J.
6-47-67
Voinea A.
Spadea V.
3-67-656-4