Gaston Gaudio vs Ivan Ljubicic — ARG vs CRO Round Robin
Gaston Gaudio defeated Ivan Ljubicic 7-6 6-2 6-3 in the ARG vs CRO round robin on clay. The upset overturned the form book — Ivan Ljubicic came in leading the head-to-head 2–1. That levelled the head-to-head at 2–2.
Key context
- Match story: Gaston Gaudio closed it out in three sets, 7–6 6–2 6–3.
How the match was decided
Auto-generatedGaudio G. took it in straight sets.
Common opponents
5 shared · last 12 monthsGaudio G. and Ljubicic I. faced 5 of the same opponents in the last 12 months. Gaudio G. went 3–2 (60%) against them, Ljubicic I. 2–4 (33%). Results against comparable opponents are close (2 : 1 better-results split).
3–260%Gaudio G. · better vs 2Record vs common opponents2–433%Ljubicic I. · better vs 1
Vs common opponents · derived from scorelines
6–4Sets7–11
50–46Games104–100
2–0Tiebreaks2–7
0–0Deciding sets0–1
vs Kuerten G.L1-6 4-6Canada Masters · hardL7-6 5-7 4-6Rome Masters · clay
vs Safin M.W6-0 7-6Hamburg Masters · clayL6-7 7-6 6-7 6-7US Open · hard
vs Schuettler R.W6-3 6-3Miami Masters · hardL7-5 6-7 3-6 6-7CRO vs GER · carpet
Head-to-head
4 meetings · level 2–222
- Gaudio G.April 2002ARG vs CROThis matchClay7-6 6-2 6-3
- Ljubicic I.October 2001LyonClay6-3 6-7 6-1
- Ljubicic I.July 2001GstaadClay7-6 6-7 6-1
- Gaudio G.July 1999Stuttgart OutdoorClay7-6 7-6
Draw
Closing odds
Player context
Before the matchGaudio G.Ljubicic I.1 655ELO1 8681 650Clay ELO1 7842–8Last 103–723Age23175 cmHeight193 cmRightPlaysRight
Cite this
Gaston Gaudio beat Ivan Ljubicic 7-6 6-2 6-3. Umpiry, "Gaston Gaudio vs Ivan Ljubicic — ARG vs CRO Round Robin", https://umpiry.com/match/2002-04-05/gaudio-vs-ljubicic-arg-vs-cro-rr?utm_source=cite (as of 5 April 2002).