Marcelo Rios vs Ivan Ljubicic — Indian Wells Masters Round of 64
Indian Wells Masters · ATP · Round of 64
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 11 March 2002 ·
hard
Rios M.7-6 7-5
Ljubicic I.
Rios M.
772
Ljubicic I.
650
Marcelo Rios defeated Ivan Ljubicic 7-6 7-5 in the Indian Wells Masters round of 64 on hard. The result followed the form book — Marcelo Rios came in leading the head-to-head 2–0, defending last year's round of 64. Marcelo Rios extended the head-to-head to 3–0.
Key context
- Match story: Marcelo Rios edged Ivan Ljubicic in two tight sets (7–6 7–5).
Head to head
2–0| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002-01-07 | Sydney | R32 | hard | Marcelo Rios | 6-7 6-3 7-6 |
| 1999-10-04 | Shanghai | R16 | carpet | Marcelo Rios | 6-3 6-2 |
Statistics
This season1st serve in·Even
62%
59%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
70%
77%
2nd serve points won·Even
52%
51%
Service points won·Even
63%
67%
Return points won·Slight edge
39%
34%
Break points saved·Even
66%
64%
Aces / match·Dominant
4.9
11.8
Double faults / match·Slight edge
2.6
1.9
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (68 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Conditions
Court speed
Medium-slowfavours grinders
SlowFast