Rainer Schuettler vs Ivan Ljubicic — Davis Cup WG R1: CRO vs GER Round Robin

Davis Cup WG R1: CRO vs GER · ATP · Round Robin
GER
Rainer Schuettler
50 yrs · 180 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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3 — 1
Sets
Friday, 8 February 2002
carpet
CRO
Ivan Ljubicic
47 yrs · 193 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLWWLLWLL
Schuettler R.
5-7 7-6 6-3 7-6
Ljubicic I.
Schuettler R.
5776773
Ljubicic I.
7633651

Rainer Schuettler defeated Ivan Ljubicic 5-7 7-6 6-3 7-6 in the Davis Cup WG R1: CRO vs GER round robin on carpet. The result followed the form book — Rainer Schuettler came in leading the head-to-head 4–3. Rainer Schuettler extended the head-to-head to 5–3.

Key context

Head to head

4–3
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2004-10-18Madrid MastersR32clayIvan Ljubicic6-3 6-0
2003-10-06LyonR16clayRainer Schuettler4-6 7-6(2) 7-5
2003-02-24DubaiQFhardIvan Ljubicic6-3 6-4
2003-01-06SydneyR32hardRainer Schuettler6-2 7-6(1)
2002-05-13Hamburg MastersR64clayRainer Schuettler3-6 7-5 6-4
2001-06-25WimbledonR128grassRainer Schuettler7-6(3) 7-6(4) 7-5
2000-07-24KitzbuhelR32clayIvan Ljubicic6-4 6-2

Serve vs return

This season
Schuettler R.serving85% hold

wins 66% of points on serve vs Ljubicic I.

Ljubicic I.serving89% hold

wins 69% of points on serve vs Schuettler R.

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
Schuettler R.Ljubicic I.
1st serve in·Even
60%
59%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
68%
78%
2nd serve points won·Even
50%
51%
Service points won·Slight edge
61%
67%
Return points won·Even
37%
34%
Break points saved·Slight edge
57%
64%
Aces / match·Dominant
3.5
11.8
Double faults / match·Clear edge
2.8
1.9

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Schuettler R.Ljubicic I.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
38
64
Break points saved·Clear edge
77
91
Break points won·Clear edge
50
35
Deciding sets·Dominant
32
79
Tiebreaks·Dominant
36
80

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