Ivan Ljubicic vs Nicolas Kiefer — Dubai Round of 16

Dubai · ATP · Round of 16
CRO
Ivan Ljubicic
47 yrs · 193 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 25 February 2002
hard
GER
Nicolas Kiefer
49 yrs · 183 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Ljubicic I.
6-4 6-2
Kiefer N.
Ljubicic I.
662
Kiefer N.
42–

Ivan Ljubicic defeated Nicolas Kiefer 6-4 6-2 in the Dubai round of 16 on hard. The result followed the form book — Ivan Ljubicic came in leading the head-to-head 3–0. Ivan Ljubicic extended the head-to-head to 4–0.

Key context

Head to head

3–0
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2009-10-26LyonR16clayIvan Ljubicic6-3 3-6 6-3
2006-05-22DusseldorfFclayIvan Ljubicic6-4 6-4
2002-02-08Davis Cup WG R1: CRO vs GERRRcarpetIvan Ljubicic7-6(1) 6-4

Serve vs return

This season
Ljubicic I.serving86% hold

wins 67% of points on serve vs Kiefer N.

Kiefer N.serving89% hold

wins 69% 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.Kiefer N.
1st serve in·Slight edge
59%
53%
1st serve points won·Even
78%
76%
2nd serve points won·Even
51%
50%
Service points won·Even
67%
64%
Return points won·Slight edge
34%
39%
Break points saved·Even
64%
60%
Aces / match·Dominant
11.8
7.5
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.Kiefer N.
Clutch Rating·Slight edge
64
59
Break points saved·Slight edge
91
81
Break points won·Clear edge
35
58
Deciding sets·Clear edge
79
61
Tiebreaks·Clear edge
80
68

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
32°CMainly clear
Wind 21 km/hHumidity 14%

Draw

Final
Santoro F.
El Aynaoui Y.
6-43-66-3
Semi-finals
Santoro F.
Novak J.
5-76-37-64
El Aynaoui Y.
Johansson T.
7-654-66-3
Quarter-finals
Novak J.
Kafelnikov Y.
6-16-1
Johansson T.
Henman T.
6-46-3
El Aynaoui Y.
Schuettler R.
6-736-46-3
Santoro F.
Ljubicic I.
6-47-65
R16
El Aynaoui Y.
Ferrero J.
7-54-62-1
Johansson T.
Calatrava A.
6-22-1
Novak J.
Pretzsch A.
7-56-0
Ljubicic I.
Kiefer N.
6-46-2
Henman T.
Mirnyi M.
6-46-4
Schuettler R.
Federer R.
6-36-1
Kafelnikov Y.
Schalken S.
6-17-65
Santoro F.
Grosjean S.
6-27-5
R32
Ferrero J.
Ulihrach B.
7-5
Kiefer N.
Ivanisevic G.
6-36-4
Federer R.
Voinea A.
6-36-4
Schuettler R.
Robredo T.
6-36-2
El Aynaoui Y.
Pavel A.
7-52-66-4
Ljubicic I.
Pioline C.
6-36-2
Johansson T.
Costa A.
6-36-0
Calatrava A.
Youzhny M.
6-36-4
Mirnyi M.
Furlan R.
7-656-3
Henman T.
Awadhy O.
6-16-0
Santoro F.
Kohlmann M.
7-603-66-4
Kafelnikov Y.
Mazarakis V.
6-47-5
Schalken S.
Clement A.
6-37-61
Pretzsch A.
Boutter J.
6-46-4
Grosjean S.
Koubek S.
6-26-2
Novak J.
Hrbaty D.
6-26-1