Ivan Ljubicic vs Juan Carlos Ferrero — Rotterdam Round of 32

Rotterdam · ATP · Round of 32
CRO
Ivan Ljubicic
47 yrs · 193 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 19 February 2001
hard
ESP
Juan Carlos Ferrero
46 yrs · 183 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Ljubicic I.
7-6 6-4
Ferrero J.
Ljubicic I.
7762
Ferrero J.
624–

Ivan Ljubicic defeated Juan Carlos Ferrero 7-6 6-4 in the Rotterdam round of 32 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Juan Carlos Ferrero came in leading the head-to-head 3–2. Ivan Ljubicic narrowed the head-to-head to 3–3.

Key context

Head to head

2–3
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2011-07-25UmagR16clayJuan Carlos Ferrero1-6 6-3 6-4
2009-05-25Roland GarrosR128clayJuan Carlos Ferrero2-6 6-4 6-4 3-6 6-3
2005-10-10ViennaFhardIvan Ljubicic6-2 6-4 7-6(5)
2003-09-22BangkokSFhardJuan Carlos Ferrero6-3 6-3
2002-05-06Rome MastersR32clayIvan Ljubicic7-5 6-2

Serve vs return

This season
Ljubicic I.serving86% hold

wins 67% of points on serve vs Ferrero J.

Ferrero J.serving89% hold

wins 69% of points on serve vs Ljubicic I.

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
Ljubicic I.Ferrero J.
1st serve in·Slight edge
59%
67%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
77%
68%
2nd serve points won·Even
51%
55%
Service points won·Even
67%
64%
Return points won·Slight edge
34%
39%
Break points saved·Even
64%
62%
Aces / match·Dominant
11.8
3.5
Double faults / match·Slight edge
1.9
1.5

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Ljubicic I.Ferrero J.
Clutch Rating·Even
64
63
Break points saved·Even
91
87
Break points won·Clear edge
35
49
Deciding sets·Slight edge
79
72
Tiebreaks·Slight edge
80
74

Performance in the biggest moments — break points, deciding sets and tiebreaks (0–100, higher is better). About

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