Ivan Ljubicic vs Hicham Arazi — Cincinnati Masters Round of 16

Cincinnati Masters · ATP · Round of 16
CRO
Ivan Ljubicic
47 yrs · 193 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 6 August 2001
hard
MAR
Hicham Arazi
52 yrs · 175 cm · Left-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLLLWLWLL
Ljubicic I.
6-2 6-3
Arazi H.
Ljubicic I.
662
Arazi H.
23–

Ivan Ljubicic defeated Hicham Arazi 6-2 6-3 in the Cincinnati Masters round of 16 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Hicham Arazi came in defending last year's round of 32, but Ivan Ljubicic had been the form player, winning 2 of their last 6 on hard. Ivan Ljubicic extended the head-to-head to 2–1.

Key context

Head to head

1–1
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2004-05-24Roland GarrosR128clayIvan Ljubicic6-7(3) 6-4 6-7(2) 6-3 6-3
2001-12-31AdelaideQFhardHicham Arazi4-1 RET

Serve vs return

This season
Ljubicic I.serving88% hold

wins 68% of points on serve vs Arazi H.

Arazi H.serving86% hold

wins 67% 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.Arazi H.
1st serve in·Even
59%
60%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
77%
68%
2nd serve points won·Even
51%
52%
Service points won·Slight edge
67%
62%
Return points won·Even
34%
38%
Break points saved·Slight edge
64%
59%
Aces / match·Dominant
11.8
3.6
Double faults / match·Even
1.9
1.6

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 161). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-fastrewards aggression
SlowFast
Weather
29°CClear
Wind 2 km/hHumidity 60%

Draw

Final
Kuerten G.
Rafter P.
6-16-3
Semi-finals
Rafter P.
Hewitt L.
6-46-3
Kuerten G.
Henman T.
6-21-67-64
Quarter-finals
Hewitt L.
Ljubicic I.
7-636-736-4
Henman T.
Gambill J.
4-66-26-2
Kuerten G.
Kafelnikov Y.
6-43-66-4
Rafter P.
Rusedski G.
5-77-656-4
R16
Hewitt L.
Mirnyi M.
1-66-47-65
Rafter P.
Blake J.
7-676-2
Ljubicic I.
Arazi H.
6-26-3
Henman T.
Kiefer N.
7-56-3
Gambill J.
Canas G.
6-36-4
Kafelnikov Y.
Martin A.
6-22-66-4
Kuerten G.
Ivanisevic G.
6-26-1
Rusedski G.
Koubek S.
6-36-3
R32
Rusedski G.
Gaudio G.
7-627-61
Kuerten G.
Haas T.
7-647-68
Koubek S.
Schalken S.
6-17-65
Gambill J.
Novak J.
7-626-2
Hewitt L.
Ulihrach B.
6-25-76-2
Henman T.
Lee H.
6-36-3
Ivanisevic G.
Escude N.
6-36-4
Martin A.
Sampras P.
6-46-4
Mirnyi M.
Pavel A.
6-16-1
Kiefer N.
Martin T.
6-14-66-2
Blake J.
Clement A.
7-56-4
Ljubicic I.
Moya C.
7-657-5
Canas G.
Chang M.
5-77-56-2
Kafelnikov Y.
Santoro F.
6-16-4
Arazi H.
Ferrero J.
6-716-46-4
Rafter P.
Malisse X.
6-06-3
R64
Ferrero J.
Arthurs W.
6-46-4
Lee H.
Dent T.
6-46-4
Gaudio G.
Agassi A.
6-47-63
Rusedski G.
Prinosil D.
3-67-666-1
Kiefer N.
Enqvist T.
6-46-0
Arazi H.
Coria G.
7-56-2
Ljubicic I.
Squillari F.
6-26-0
Gambill J.
Hrbaty D.
6-36-1
Rafter P.
Portas A.
7-56-3
Malisse X.
Bjorkman J.
6-36-3
Blake J.
Boutter J.
7-656-0
Clement A.
Calatrava A.
4-66-47-64
Schalken S.
Ferreira W.
6-46-4
Koubek S.
Levy H.
6-46-1
Martin A.
Russell M.
4-66-36-2
Pavel A.
Johansson T.
6-36-2
Mirnyi M.
Costa A.
6-36-4
Ulihrach B.
Black W.
6-36-2
Hewitt L.
Norman M.
6-46-1
Henman T.
Tabara M.
6-46-2
Martin T.
Mamiit C.
2-66-36-3
Santoro F.
Golmard J.
6-37-65
Moya C.
Mantilla F.
6-36-3
Kuerten G.
Roddick A.
7-636-1
Novak J.
Morrison J.
6-43-66-2
Chang M.
Voltchkov V.
6-16-3
Canas G.
Safin M.
6-36-3
Haas T.
Woodruff C.
6-46-2
Kafelnikov Y.
Vinciguerra A.
7-646-1
Escude N.
Vicente F.
6-46-2
Ivanisevic G.
Clavet F.
6-33-67-65
Sampras P.
Lapentti N.
6-36-2