Ivan Ljubicic vs Gustavo Kuerten — Lyon Round of 32

Lyon · ATP · Round of 32
CRO
Ivan Ljubicic
47 yrs · 193 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 8 October 2001
clay
BRA
Gustavo Kuerten
49 yrs · 190 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Ljubicic I.
7-6 6-2
Kuerten G.
Ljubicic I.
7762
Kuerten G.
612–

Ivan Ljubicic defeated Gustavo Kuerten 7-6 6-2 in the Lyon round of 32 on clay. The upset overturned the form book — Gustavo Kuerten came in leading the head-to-head 4–1, defending last year's quarter-final. Ivan Ljubicic narrowed the head-to-head to 4–2.

Key context

  • Match story: Ivan Ljubicic closed it out in two sets, 7–6 6–2.

Head to head

1–4
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2008-04-20Monte Carlo MastersR64clayIvan Ljubicic6-1 6-2
2004-01-19Australian OpenR64hardGustavo Kuerten7-5 6-7(5) 6-4 6-3
2001-08-13IndianapolisR16hardGustavo Kuerten7-6(5) 7-5
2001-05-07Rome MastersR64clayGustavo Kuerten6-7(4) 7-5 6-4
2000-09-18Sydney OlympicsR16hardGustavo Kuerten7-6(2) 6-3

Serve vs return

This season
Ljubicic I.serving85% hold

wins 66% of points on serve vs Kuerten G.

Kuerten G.serving87% 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.Kuerten G.
1st serve in·Even
59%
56%
1st serve points won·Even
77%
75%
2nd serve points won·Even
51%
52%
Service points won·Even
67%
65%
Return points won·Even
34%
37%
Break points saved·Even
64%
62%
Aces / match·Dominant
11.8
8.7
Double faults / match·Slight edge
1.9
2.2

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

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