Ivan Ljubicic vs Gaston Gaudio — Lyon Quarter-final

Lyon · ATP · Quarter-final
CRO
Ivan Ljubicic
47 yrs · 193 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 8 October 2001
clay
ARG
Gaston Gaudio
47 yrs · 175 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Ljubicic I.
6-3 6-7 6-1
Gaudio G.
Ljubicic I.
66562
Gaudio G.
37711

Ivan Ljubicic defeated Gaston Gaudio 6-3 6-7 6-1 in the Lyon quarter-final on clay. The upset overturned the form book — Gaston Gaudio came in leading the head-to-head 3–1, defending last year's round of 32. Ivan Ljubicic narrowed the head-to-head to 3–2.

Key context

  • Match story: Ivan Ljubicic came through a tight passage before pulling clear — 6–3 6–7 6–1.

Head to head

1–3
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2002-07-08GstaadSFclayGaston Gaudio4-6 6-4 7-6(2)
2002-04-05Davis Cup WG QF: ARG vs CRORRclayGaston Gaudio7-6(5) 6-2 6-3
2001-07-09GstaadR16clayIvan Ljubicic7-6(5) 6-7(2) 6-1
1999-07-19Stuttgart OutdoorR64clayGaston Gaudio7-6(5) 7-6(5)

Serve vs return

This season
Ljubicic I.serving76% hold

wins 61% of points on serve vs Gaudio G.

Gaudio G.serving78% hold

wins 62% of points on serve vs Ljubicic I.

Even serve battle

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.Gaudio G.
1st serve in·Even
59%
62%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
77%
67%
2nd serve points won·Even
51%
50%
Service points won·Slight edge
67%
60%
Return points won·Slight edge
34%
42%
Break points saved·Slight edge
64%
58%
Aces / match·Dominant
11.8
2.5
Double faults / match·Clear edge
1.9
3.3

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Ljubicic I.Gaudio G.
Clutch Rating·Clear edge
64
49
Break points saved·Clear edge
91
72
Break points won·Clear edge
35
51
Deciding sets·Clear edge
79
58
Tiebreaks·Dominant
80
54

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

Conditions

Court speed
Slowlow bounce, long rallies
SlowFast

Draw

Final
Ljubicic I.
El Aynaoui Y.
6-36-2
Semi-finals
Ljubicic I.
Safin M.
6-737-647-67
El Aynaoui Y.
Malisse X.
7-656-2
Quarter-finals
Malisse X.
Bjorkman J.
6-14-1
Ljubicic I.
Gaudio G.
6-36-756-1
El Aynaoui Y.
Ferrero J.
6-46-4
Safin M.
Mirnyi M.
2-66-46-4
R16
Safin M.
Okun N.
6-36-4
Gaudio G.
Tabara M.
3-67-56-3
Ljubicic I.
Benneteau J.
7-57-5
Ferrero J.
Kiefer N.
6-26-2
El Aynaoui Y.
Lapentti N.
6-27-65
Bjorkman J.
Grosjean S.
7-621-66-4
Malisse X.
Clement A.
7-53-67-66
Mirnyi M.
Arazi H.
7-646-2
R32
Ljubicic I.
Kuerten G.
7-616-2
Ferrero J.
Gaudenzi A.
6-16-3
Kiefer N.
Blanco G.
7-56-3
El Aynaoui Y.
Sanguinetti D.
6-36-2
Lapentti N.
Mathieu P.
6-26-2
Grosjean S.
Boutter J.
6-26-4
Bjorkman J.
Vinck C.
6-26-3
Malisse X.
Kucera K.
7-666-1
Clement A.
Llodra M.
4-66-36-1
Okun N.
Arthurs W.
3-67-57-68
Safin M.
Squillari F.
6-47-5
Tabara M.
Portas A.
4-66-26-2
Gaudio G.
Dupuis A.
6-47-64
Benneteau J.
Pozzi G.
6-36-3
Arazi H.
Schalken S.
2-67-56-3
Mirnyi M.
Schuettler R.
4-66-46-3