Ivan Ljubicic vs Roger Federer — Cincinnati Masters Round of 64
Cincinnati Masters · ATP · Round of 64
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 5 August 2002
hard
Ljubicic I.2-6 6-4 6-3
Federer R.
Ljubicic I.
2662
Federer R.
6431
Ivan Ljubicic defeated Roger Federer 2-6 6-4 6-3 in the Cincinnati Masters round of 64 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Roger Federer came in leading the head-to-head 13–2. Ivan Ljubicic narrowed the head-to-head to 13–3.
Key context
- Match story: Ivan Ljubicic dropped the opening set before beating Roger Federer 2–6 6–4 6–3.
Head to head
2–13| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010-10-18 | Stockholm | SF | hard | Roger Federer | 7-6(5) 6-2 |
| 2008-03-13 | Indian Wells Masters | R16 | hard | Roger Federer | 6-3 6-4 |
| 2006-11-13 | Masters Cup | RR | hard | Roger Federer | 7-6(2) 6-4 |
| 2006-03-20 | Miami Masters | F | hard | Roger Federer | 7-6(5) 7-6(4) 7-6(6) |
| 2006-03-06 | Indian Wells Masters | QF | hard | Roger Federer | 6-2 6-3 |
| 2005-11-14 | Masters Cup | RR | hard | Roger Federer | 6-3 2-6 7-6(4) |
| 2005-03-07 | Indian Wells Masters | R16 | hard | Roger Federer | 7-6(3) 7-6(4) |
| 2005-02-21 | Dubai | F | hard | Roger Federer | 6-1 6-7(6) 6-3 |
| 2005-02-14 | Rotterdam | F | hard | Roger Federer | 5-7 7-5 7-6(5) |
| 2005-01-03 | Doha | F | hard | Roger Federer | 6-3 6-1 |
| 2003-10-20 | Basel | R16 | hard | Ivan Ljubicic | 7-6(5) 6-7(5) 6-4 |
| 2003-02-24 | Dubai | SF | hard | Roger Federer | 6-3 6-2 |
| 2003-02-10 | Marseille | R32 | hard | Roger Federer | 7-6(3) RET |
| 2001-07-09 | Gstaad | R32 | clay | Ivan Ljubicic | 6-2 6-1 |
| 2000-02-07 | Marseille | QF | hard | Roger Federer | 6-2 3-6 7-6(5) |
Serve vs return
This seasonServe-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 season1st serve in·Even
59%
63%
1st serve points won·Even
78%
79%
2nd serve points won·Slight edge
51%
59%
Service points won·Even
67%
71%
Return points won·Slight edge
34%
39%
Break points saved·Slight edge
64%
69%
Aces / match·Clear edge
11.8
9.0
Double faults / match·Even
1.9
1.7
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Clutch
Under pressureClutch Rating·Dominant
64
92
Break points saved·Slight edge
91
100
Break points won·Dominant
35
83
Deciding sets·Clear edge
79
99
Tiebreaks·Clear edge
80
100
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
33°COvercast
Wind 6 km/hHumidity 41%
Draw
Quarter-finals
Gonzalez F.
Roddick A.
7-647-66
Ferrero J.
Arthurs W.
6-47-62
Moya C.
Schuettler R.
7-636-1
Hewitt L.
Agassi A.
7-56-3
R16
Arthurs W.
Robredo T.
7-634-66-4
Moya C.
Chang M.
6-46-3
Ferrero J.
Dent T.
6-756-17-64
Hewitt L.
Nieminen J.
2-66-26-3
Gonzalez F.
Krajicek R.
6-23-66-3
Schuettler R.
Malisse X.
6-46-3
Roddick A.
Ferreira W.
6-36-2
Agassi A.
Enqvist T.
6-47-5
R32
Hewitt L.
Sanguinetti D.
5-0
Moya C.
Schalken S.
6-26-4
Robredo T.
Rusedski G.
6-23-66-3
Arthurs W.
Sampras P.
4-66-37-64
Dent T.
Rios M.
6-26-3
Ferrero J.
Blake J.
6-44-66-4
Chang M.
Vicente F.
5-77-646-0
Malisse X.
Ljubicic I.
4-67-677-67
Schuettler R.
Gambill J.
6-727-56-3
Ferreira W.
Costa A.
7-666-2
Roddick A.
Kiefer N.
6-46-3
Krajicek R.
Philippoussis M.
7-676-2
Gonzalez F.
Henman T.
7-636-2
Agassi A.
Coria G.
6-06-2
Nieminen J.
Lee H.
6-23-67-5
Enqvist T.
Hrbaty D.
6-36-2
R64
Ferreira W.
Zabaleta M.
7-637-63
Henman T.
Kuerten G.
6-36-4
Dent T.
Johansson T.
6-46-3
Rusedski G.
Safin M.
7-676-2
Robredo T.
Martin T.
4-66-47-61
Arthurs W.
Okun N.
6-37-63
Sampras P.
Canas G.
5-77-666-3
Agassi A.
El Aynaoui Y.
6-44-66-4
Rios M.
Gaudio G.
6-36-2
Sanguinetti D.
Bjorkman J.
3-66-16-2
Hewitt L.
Ginepri R.
6-06-0
Hrbaty D.
Grosjean S.
6-33-66-4
Nieminen J.
Nalbandian D.
3-66-36-4
Blake J.
Pavel A.
6-47-69
Gonzalez F.
Clement A.
6-46-2
Ferrero J.
Delgado R.
7-616-1
Philippoussis M.
Santoro F.
4-67-626-3
Chang M.
Haas T.
6-36-2
Vicente F.
Morrison J.
6-46-1
Schalken S.
Mantilla F.
7-634-66-3
Moya C.
Saulnier C.
6-36-3
Ljubicic I.
Federer R.
2-66-46-3
Malisse X.
Boutter J.
6-747-646-4
Gambill J.
Norman M.
6-46-2
Schuettler R.
Kafelnikov Y.
6-36-2
Krajicek R.
Novak J.
6-46-4
Costa A.
Lapentti N.
4-67-646-4
Roddick A.
Kratochvil M.
6-36-3
Kiefer N.
Mirnyi M.
6-37-66
Enqvist T.
Koubek S.
6-46-0
Lee H.
Ulihrach B.
6-37-5
Coria G.
Chela J.
6-36-4