Xavier Malisse vs Ivan Ljubicic — Cincinnati Masters Round of 32

Cincinnati Masters · ATP · Round of 32
BEL
Xavier Malisse
45 yrs · 185 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 5 August 2002
hard
CRO
Ivan Ljubicic
47 yrs · 193 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Malisse X.
4-6 7-6 7-6
Ljubicic I.
Malisse X.
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Ljubicic I.
667671

Xavier Malisse defeated Ivan Ljubicic 4-6 7-6 7-6 in the Cincinnati Masters round of 32 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Ivan Ljubicic came in leading the head-to-head 2–1, defending last year's quarter-final. Xavier Malisse narrowed the head-to-head to 2–2.

Key context

Head to head

1–2
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2010-09-20MetzR16hardXavier Malisse7-5 6-2
2004-08-02Cincinnati MastersR64hardIvan Ljubicic4-6 7-6(5) 7-6(5)
2003-05-05Rome MastersR64clayIvan Ljubicic6-2 6-4

Serve vs return

This season
Malisse X.serving89% hold

wins 69% of points on serve vs Ljubicic I.

Ljubicic I.serving89% hold

wins 69% of points on serve vs Malisse X.

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
Malisse X.Ljubicic I.
1st serve in·Even
58%
59%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
73%
78%
2nd serve points won·Even
51%
51%
Service points won·Even
64%
67%
Return points won·Even
37%
34%
Break points saved·Even
60%
64%
Aces / match·Dominant
6.9
11.8
Double faults / match·Even
2.0
1.9

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Malisse X.Ljubicic I.
Clutch Rating·Clear edge
52
64
Break points saved·Slight edge
85
91
Break points won·Clear edge
52
35
Deciding sets·Dominant
53
79
Tiebreaks·Clear edge
56
80

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

Final
Moya C.
Hewitt L.
7-57-65
Semi-finals
Moya C.
Ferrero J.
6-36-4
Hewitt L.
Gonzalez F.
6-737-56-2
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