Lleyton Hewitt vs Ivan Ljubicic — Cincinnati Masters Quarter-final

Cincinnati Masters · ATP · Quarter-final
AUS
Lleyton Hewitt
45 yrs · 180 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 6 August 2001
hard
CRO
Ivan Ljubicic
47 yrs · 193 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Hewitt L.
7-6 6-7 6-4
Ljubicic I.
Hewitt L.
776362
Ljubicic I.
637741

Lleyton Hewitt defeated Ivan Ljubicic 7-6 6-7 6-4 in the Cincinnati Masters quarter-final on hard. The result followed the form book — Lleyton Hewitt came in defending last year's round of 64.

Key context

Head to head

No previous meetings on record.

Serve vs return

This season
Hewitt L.serving86% hold

wins 67% of points on serve vs Ljubicic I.

Ljubicic I.serving86% hold

wins 67% of points on serve vs Hewitt L.

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
Hewitt L.Ljubicic I.
1st serve in·Slight edge
54%
59%
1st serve points won·Even
73%
77%
2nd serve points won·Even
51%
51%
Service points won·Slight edge
62%
67%
Return points won·Slight edge
39%
34%
Break points saved·Even
60%
64%
Aces / match·Dominant
6.0
11.8
Double faults / match·Dominant
3.8
1.9

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Hewitt L.Ljubicic I.
Clutch Rating·Even
63
64
Break points saved·Even
88
91
Break points won·Clear edge
57
35
Deciding sets·Slight edge
71
79
Tiebreaks·Clear edge
58
80

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

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