Michal Tabara vs Ivan Ljubicic — St. Poelten Quarter-final
St. Poelten · ATP · Quarter-final
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 21 May 2001
clay
Tabara M.6-4 5-7 6-4
Ljubicic I.
Tabara M.
6562
Ljubicic I.
4741
Michal Tabara defeated Ivan Ljubicic 6-4 5-7 6-4 in the St. Poelten quarter-final on clay. The upset overturned the form book — Ivan Ljubicic came in defending last year's round of 32.
Key context
- Match story: Michal Tabara edged a tight contest from start to finish — 6–4 5–7 6–4.
Head to head
No previous meetings on record.
Serve vs return
This seasonServe advantage — Ljubicic I.
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·Slight edge
50%
59%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
68%
77%
2nd serve points won·Even
48%
51%
Service points won·Slight edge
58%
67%
Return points won·Slight edge
39%
34%
Break points saved·Slight edge
55%
64%
Aces / match·Dominant
3.5
11.8
Double faults / match·Dominant
5.1
1.9
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (71 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Draw
Quarter-finals
Tabara M.
Ljubicic I.
6-45-76-4
Gustafsson M.
Pavel A.
7-676-3
Hipfl M.
Malisse X.
6-36-3
Gaudenzi A.
Siemerink J.
7-646-3
R16
Malisse X.
Alami K.
6-46-1
Gaudenzi A.
Massu N.
7-656-2
Ljubicic I.
Traykov I.
6-26-756-4
Tabara M.
Canas G.
6-46-4
Siemerink J.
Calatrava A.
7-53-66-2
Gustafsson M.
Kucera K.
7-57-63
Pavel A.
Rochus C.
6-16-1
Hipfl M.
Vanek J.
7-56-0
R32
Alami K.
Ilie A.
6-747-657-63
Ljubicic I.
Hrbaty D.
6-16-1
Tabara M.
Sanchez D.
6-26-3
Pavel A.
Koubek S.
6-36-3
Rochus C.
Sargsian S.
6-47-5
Kucera K.
Blanco G.
6-37-64
Gustafsson M.
Stoliarov A.
7-616-3
Gaudenzi A.
Rios M.
5-76-16-4
Massu N.
Rochus O.
0-66-46-4
Siemerink J.
Armando H.
7-636-3
Calatrava A.
Lee H.
6-36-4
Malisse X.
Eschauer W.
7-646-0
Hipfl M.
Elsner D.
6-36-4
Vanek J.
Portas A.
6-46-1
Canas G.
Bryan B.
6-36-2
Traykov I.
Kroslak J.
7-657-5