Ivan Ljubicic vs Olivier Rochus — Milan Round of 32

Milan · ATP · Round of 32
CRO
Ivan Ljubicic
47 yrs · 193 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 27 January 2003
carpet
BEL
Olivier Rochus
45 yrs · 168 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Ljubicic I.
7-5 6-3
Rochus O.
Ljubicic I.
762
Rochus O.
53–

Ivan Ljubicic defeated Olivier Rochus 7-5 6-3 in the Milan round of 32 on carpet. The result followed the form book — Ivan Ljubicic came in leading the head-to-head 3–1. Ivan Ljubicic extended the head-to-head to 4–1.

Key context

  • Match story: Ivan Ljubicic closed it out in two sets, 7–5 6–3.

Head to head

3–1
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2007-02-19RotterdamR16hardIvan Ljubicic6-3 7-6(4)
2005-10-17Madrid MastersR16clayIvan Ljubicic6-4 6-4
2005-05-02Rome MastersR64clayIvan Ljubicic6-3 6-3
2005-04-11Monte Carlo MastersR64clayOlivier Rochus6-2 6-2

Serve vs return

This season
Ljubicic I.serving90% hold

wins 70% of points on serve vs Rochus O.

Rochus O.serving83% hold

wins 65% 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.Rochus O.
1st serve in·Even
59%
62%
1st serve points won·Clear edge
78%
66%
2nd serve points won·Even
51%
51%
Service points won·Slight edge
67%
60%
Return points won·Even
34%
36%
Break points saved·Slight edge
64%
59%
Aces / match·Dominant
11.8
1.6
Double faults / match·Slight edge
1.9
2.4

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Ljubicic I.Rochus O.
Clutch Rating·Slight edge
64
54
Break points saved·Slight edge
91
85
Break points won·Clear edge
35
47
Deciding sets·Clear edge
79
63
Tiebreaks·Dominant
80
48

Performance in the biggest moments — break points, deciding sets and tiebreaks (0–100, higher is better). About

Draw

Final
Verkerk M.
Kafelnikov Y.
6-45-77-5
Semi-finals
Verkerk M.
Ljubicic I.
3-67-57-61
Kafelnikov Y.
Nieminen J.
7-686-3
Quarter-finals
Nieminen J.
Krajicek R.
7-677-5
Kafelnikov Y.
Bjorkman J.
6-36-4
Verkerk M.
Sanguinetti D.
7-56-3
Ljubicic I.
Varlet J.
6-46-1
R16
Bjorkman J.
Gaudenzi A.
6-26-1
Krajicek R.
Stepanek R.
3-66-37-613
Nieminen J.
Dupuis A.
7-642-66-4
Verkerk M.
Enqvist T.
6-36-4
Sanguinetti D.
Mirnyi M.
1-66-37-69
Varlet J.
Malisse X.
2-67-57-66
Ljubicic I.
Hrbaty D.
6-737-666-4
Kafelnikov Y.
Pless K.
6-46-3
R32
Mirnyi M.
Carlsen K.
7-52-64-0
Nieminen J.
Kratochvil M.
6-43-66-1
Dupuis A.
Voltchkov V.
4-66-36-4
Krajicek R.
Davydenko N.
7-56-2
Stepanek R.
Novak J.
6-46-3
Enqvist T.
Schalken S.
6-46-3
Verkerk M.
Voinea A.
6-36-736-4
Sanguinetti D.
Galimberti G.
6-26-4
Malisse X.
Sa A.
6-46-4
Varlet J.
Lopez F.
6-36-4
Ljubicic I.
Rochus O.
7-56-3
Hrbaty D.
Escude N.
6-41-66-3
Kafelnikov Y.
Charpentier M.
6-27-5
Pless K.
Arazi H.
6-31-66-3
Bjorkman J.
Zib T.
7-56-3
Gaudenzi A.
El Aynaoui Y.
7-56-3