Marat Safin vs Ivan Ljubicic — US Open Round of 64
US Open · ATP · Round of 64
3 — 1
Sets
Monday, 27 August 2001
hard
Safin M.7-6 6-7 7-6 7-6
Ljubicic I.
Safin M.
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Ljubicic I.
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Marat Safin defeated Ivan Ljubicic 7-6 6-7 7-6 7-6 in the US Open round of 64 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Ivan Ljubicic came in leading the head-to-head 2–1, defending last year's round of 128, but Marat Safin had been the form player, winning 3 of their last 6 on hard. Marat Safin narrowed the head-to-head to 2–2.
Key context
- Match story: Marat Safin edged Ivan Ljubicic in four tight sets (7–6 6–7 7–6 7–6).
Head to head
1–2| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004-11-01 | Paris Masters | R32 | hard | Marat Safin | 6-7(1) 6-3 7-5 |
| 2001-10-08 | Lyon | SF | clay | Ivan Ljubicic | 6-7(3) 7-6(4) 7-6(7) |
| 2000-01-10 | Sydney | R32 | hard | Ivan Ljubicic | 6-7(4) 6-3 6-3 |
Serve vs return
This seasonServe-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 season1st serve in·Even
58%
59%
1st serve points won·Even
74%
77%
2nd serve points won·Even
52%
51%
Service points won·Even
64%
67%
Return points won·Even
37%
35%
Break points saved·Even
64%
64%
Aces / match·Dominant
8.6
11.8
Double faults / match·Slight edge
2.6
1.9
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Clutch
Under pressureClutch Rating·Slight edge
53
64
Break points saved·Slight edge
83
91
Break points won·Clear edge
47
35
Deciding sets·Clear edge
61
79
Tiebreaks·Dominant
52
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
27°CMainly clear
Wind 13 km/hHumidity 66%
Draw
Quarter-finals
Sampras P.
Agassi A.
6-777-627-627-65
Kafelnikov Y.
Kuerten G.
6-46-06-3
Safin M.
Zabaleta M.
6-46-46-2
Hewitt L.
Roddick A.
6-756-36-43-66-4
R16
Kuerten G.
Costa A.
6-46-47-67
Agassi A.
Federer R.
6-16-26-4
Sampras P.
Rafter P.
6-36-26-756-4
Safin M.
Johansson T.
6-22-66-47-63
Zabaleta M.
Malisse X.
6-47-647-5
Roddick A.
Robredo T.
6-26-26-4
Hewitt L.
Haas T.
3-67-626-46-2
Kafelnikov Y.
Clement A.
6-36-46-3
R32
Agassi A.
Delgado R.
7-57-656-3
Federer R.
Schalken S.
6-47-57-63
Rafter P.
Lapentti N.
7-636-26-2
Sampras P.
Youzhny M.
6-36-26-2
Malisse X.
Henman T.
6-766-37-54-66-4
Kuerten G.
Mirnyi M.
6-755-77-647-636-2
Costa A.
Ivanisevic G.
6-47-647-62
Clement A.
Moya C.
6-736-46-46-0
Kafelnikov Y.
Nalbandian D.
3-66-46-26-2
Hewitt L.
Portas A.
6-16-36-4
Haas T.
Novak J.
6-36-46-2
Roddick A.
Corretja A.
6-46-26-2
Robredo T.
Ferrero J.
7-654-66-44-67-61
Zabaleta M.
Rusedski G.
6-756-47-57-62
Johansson T.
Rios M.
6-42-66-36-2
Safin M.
Arazi H.
7-56-47-65
R64
Safin M.
Ljubicic I.
7-656-727-657-65
Youzhny M.
Gambill J.
6-44-1
Novak J.
Phau B.
6-16-16-2
Malisse X.
Santoro F.
6-03-66-36-2
Rusedski G.
Bjorkman J.
7-57-56-787-66
Portas A.
Stoliarov A.
6-27-666-3
Zabaleta M.
Dent T.
6-36-36-4
Hewitt L.
Blake J.
6-43-62-66-36-0
Kafelnikov Y.
Bastl G.
2-65-76-16-46-3
Costa A.
Hrbaty D.
6-46-47-65
Ivanisevic G.
Gimelstob J.
6-36-36-3
Rios M.
Pavel A.
7-56-46-0
Johansson T.
Gaudenzi A.
4-66-26-36-3
Ferrero J.
Voltchkov V.
7-626-16-4
Nalbandian D.
Escude N.
4-66-34-66-37-5
Arazi H.
Woodruff C.
6-47-617-5
Roddick A.
Brasington J.
6-26-15-77-64
Clement A.
Siemerink J.
6-746-47-616-1
Corretja A.
Golmard J.
7-57-647-5
Moya C.
Vicente F.
3-67-56-16-3
Henman T.
Meligeni F.
6-36-43-66-4
Haas T.
Mantilla F.
6-16-06-756-3
Agassi A.
Massu N.
6-746-46-27-61
Delgado R.
Schuettler R.
6-46-757-672-66-2
Schalken S.
Ilie A.
6-23-66-36-0
Kuerten G.
Pless K.
6-36-46-4
Federer R.
Ginepri R.
6-27-56-1
Mirnyi M.
Canas G.
6-33-67-56-3
Sampras P.
Sa A.
7-646-46-3
Lapentti N.
Sanguinetti D.
6-47-56-3
Rafter P.
Rochus C.
7-56-26-1
Robredo T.
Martin T.
6-37-53-66-3
R128
Dent T.
Alami K.
6-36-46-4
Malisse X.
Carlsen K.
6-14-63-62-1
Schuettler R.
Kiefer N.
5-76-41-0
Sanguinetti D.
Srichaphan P.
6-46-46-1
Mirnyi M.
Gaudio G.
7-666-37-64
Canas G.
Arthurs W.
6-13-66-776-2
Hrbaty D.
Calatrava A.
6-22-66-26-3
Costa A.
Harper Griffith L.
6-36-36-3
Gimelstob J.
Tabara M.
6-43-64-66-46-2
Ivanisevic G.
Armando H.
6-46-46-3
Ljubicic I.
Damm Sr M.
7-676-36-4
Safin M.
De Chaunac S.
6-46-26-2
Rafter P.
Bryan B.
7-636-37-5
Rochus C.
Bruguera S.
3-66-46-36-4
Golmard J.
Saulnier C.
7-53-66-36-4
Roddick A.
Dosedel S.
6-46-16-2
Brasington J.
Pozzi G.
6-36-42-63-67-66
Corretja A.
Sluiter R.
7-646-746-46-2
Clement A.
Blanco G.
6-24-66-36-4
Siemerink J.
Vanek J.
7-654-66-06-4
Vicente F.
Vinciguerra A.
7-686-37-66
Moya C.
Fish M.
6-37-636-3
Escude N.
Lee H.
6-26-16-2
Nalbandian D.
Bogomolov Jr A.
6-13-66-46-4
Bastl G.
Prinosil D.
6-46-26-4
Kafelnikov Y.
Kratochvil M.
1-66-15-76-46-4
Hewitt L.
Gustafsson M.
6-36-27-5
Blake J.
Sanchez D.
6-36-46-2
Stoliarov A.
Rosset M.
6-27-657-5
Portas A.
Caratti C.
6-16-47-64
Phau B.
Enqvist T.
6-34-66-36-4
Haas T.
Van Lottum J.
6-26-27-65
Mantilla F.
Acasuso J.
6-36-36-4
Novak J.
Heuberger I.
6-26-36-4
Martin T.
Russell M.
6-46-47-5
Robredo T.
Rochus O.
7-646-27-68
Voltchkov V.
Ferreira W.
4-66-37-651-66-4
Ferrero J.
Di Pasquale A.
1-66-32-67-626-0
Zabaleta M.
Grosjean S.
6-46-36-4
Bjorkman J.
Balcells J.
7-636-26-2
Rusedski G.
El Aynaoui Y.
6-747-56-46-3
Santoro F.
Larsson M.
7-56-46-767-66
Meligeni F.
Davydenko N.
2-66-26-36-4
Henman T.
Vacek J.
6-36-26-753-66-3
Johansson T.
Puentes G.
6-16-26-2
Gaudenzi A.
Simoni A.
6-47-637-64
Rios M.
Hipfl M.
3-67-56-26-0
Pavel A.
Taino E.
6-45-76-26-2
Arazi H.
Calleri A.
6-36-34-65-76-3
Woodruff C.
Dupuis A.
6-16-33-66-1
Lapentti N.
Chang M.
6-26-46-4
Gambill J.
Pioline C.
6-26-26-4
Youzhny M.
Ulihrach B.
6-756-26-36-3
Sa A.
Kempes E.
6-24-66-27-5
Sampras P.
Boutter J.
6-47-647-66
Federer R.
Burgsmuller L.
6-46-46-4
Ginepri R.
Levy H.
6-37-56-4
Ilie A.
Koubek S.
2-66-31-66-36-3
Schalken S.
Lee M.
3-66-46-43-66-3
Delgado R.
Diaz J.
4-66-36-46-3
Massu N.
Clavet F.
7-6136-37-60
Agassi A.
Bryan M.
6-46-16-0
Kuerten G.
Vacek D.
6-46-43-67-5
Pless K.
Martin A.
3-66-36-27-5