Ivan Ljubicic vs Marat Safin — Lyon Semi-final

Lyon · ATP · Semi-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
RUS
Marat Safin
46 yrs · 193 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLWWWLWLW
Ljubicic I.
6-7 7-6 7-6
Safin M.
Ljubicic I.
6377792
Safin M.
7764671

Ivan Ljubicic defeated Marat Safin 6-7 7-6 7-6 in the Lyon semi-final on clay. The upset overturned the form book — Marat Safin came in leading the head-to-head 2–1. Ivan Ljubicic narrowed the head-to-head to 2–2.

Key context

Head to head

1–2
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2004-11-01Paris MastersR32hardMarat Safin6-7(1) 6-3 7-5
2001-08-27US OpenR64hardMarat Safin7-6(5) 6-7(2) 7-6(5) 7-6(5)
2000-01-10SydneyR32hardIvan Ljubicic6-7(4) 6-3 6-3

Serve vs return

This season
Ljubicic I.serving85% hold

wins 66% of points on serve vs Safin M.

Safin M.serving84% hold

wins 65% 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.Safin M.
1st serve in·Even
59%
58%
1st serve points won·Even
77%
74%
2nd serve points won·Even
51%
52%
Service points won·Even
67%
64%
Return points won·Even
35%
37%
Break points saved·Even
64%
64%
Aces / match·Dominant
11.8
8.6
Double faults / match·Slight edge
1.9
2.6

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Ljubicic I.Safin M.
Clutch Rating·Slight edge
64
53
Break points saved·Slight edge
91
83
Break points won·Clear edge
35
47
Deciding sets·Clear edge
79
61
Tiebreaks·Dominant
80
52

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