Nicolas Escude vs Ivan Ljubicic — Rotterdam Quarter-final

Rotterdam · ATP · Quarter-final
FRA
Nicolas Escude
50 yrs · 185 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWWWLWWLL
0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 19 February 2001
hard
CRO
Ivan Ljubicic
47 yrs · 193 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLWWLLWLL
Escude N.
6-3 6-1
Ljubicic I.
Escude N.
662
Ljubicic I.
31–

Nicolas Escude defeated Ivan Ljubicic 6-3 6-1 in the Rotterdam quarter-final on hard. The result followed the form book — Nicolas Escude came in leading the head-to-head 2–0, defending last year's round of 16. Nicolas Escude extended the head-to-head to 3–0.

Key context

Head to head

2–0
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2004-01-05DohaFhardNicolas Escude6-3 7-6(4)
2002-09-30MoscowR16hardNicolas Escude7-6(5) 6-4

Serve vs return

This season
Escude N.serving89% hold

wins 69% of points on serve vs Ljubicic I.

Ljubicic I.serving87% hold

wins 67% of points on serve vs Escude N.

Serve-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 season
Escude N.Ljubicic I.
1st serve in·Even
57%
59%
1st serve points won·Even
74%
77%
2nd serve points won·Even
51%
51%
Service points won·Even
64%
67%
Return points won·Slight edge
39%
34%
Break points saved·Even
61%
64%
Aces / match·Dominant
7.2
11.8
Double faults / match·Dominant
3.7
1.9

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (140 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Conditions

Court speed
Mediumbalanced pace
SlowFast
Weather
6°COvercast
Wind 23 km/hHumidity 77%

Draw

Final
Escude N.
Federer R.
7-53-67-65
Semi-finals
Escude N.
Voltchkov V.
6-46-1
Federer R.
Pavel A.
6-746-46-0
Quarter-finals
Federer R.
Corretja A.
6-46-2
Escude N.
Ljubicic I.
6-36-1
Pavel A.
Kiefer N.
6-46-4
Voltchkov V.
Vinciguerra A.
5-76-16-3
R16
Escude N.
Henman T.
6-37-5
Voltchkov V.
Hrbaty D.
6-21-67-62
Vinciguerra A.
Mirnyi M.
6-727-57-65
Kiefer N.
Kafelnikov Y.
6-46-2
Pavel A.
Clement A.
6-46-4
Corretja A.
Schalken S.
6-44-66-1
Federer R.
Grosjean S.
4-66-36-4
Ljubicic I.
Sluiter R.
7-684-66-4
R32
Grosjean S.
Pozzi G.
6-36-4
Mirnyi M.
Safin M.
6-776-46-3
Vinciguerra A.
Pioline C.
4-66-46-4
Voltchkov V.
Ulihrach B.
4-67-56-1
Hrbaty D.
Johansson T.
6-36-4
Henman T.
Knippschild J.
4-66-36-4
Escude N.
Bjorkman J.
6-06-4
Sluiter R.
Santoro F.
4-66-16-3
Ljubicic I.
Ferrero J.
7-626-4
Kafelnikov Y.
Dosedel S.
6-26-2
Kiefer N.
Novak J.
6-26-4
Pavel A.
Wessels P.
4-66-46-3
Clement A.
Rosset M.
6-33-66-3
Corretja A.
Siemerink J.
4-67-647-66
Schalken S.
Prinosil D.
4-67-57-62
Federer R.
Ilie A.
7-656-1