Ivan Ljubicic vs James Blake — CRO vs USA Round Robin
CRO vs USA · ATP · Round Robin
3 — 1
Sets
Friday, 7 February 2003 ·
carpet
Ljubicic I.6-3 6-7 6-4 6-3
Blake J.
Ljubicic I.
66663
Blake J.
37431
Ivan Ljubicic defeated James Blake 6-3 6-7 6-4 6-3 in the CRO vs USA round robin on carpet. The result followed the form book — Ivan Ljubicic came in leading the head-to-head 3–2. Ivan Ljubicic extended the head-to-head to 4–2.
Key context
- Match story: Ivan Ljubicic closed it out in four sets, 6–3 6–7 6–4 6–3.
Head to head
3–2| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009-06-08 | Queen's Club | R32 | grass | James Blake | 6-2 7-6 |
| 2006-09-25 | Bangkok | F | hard | James Blake | 6-3 6-1 |
| 2006-05-22 | Dusseldorf | RR | clay | Ivan Ljubicic | 5-7 6-3 7-6 |
| 2005-10-31 | Paris Masters | R32 | hard | Ivan Ljubicic | 6-3 6-4 |
| 2003-05-26 | Roland Garros | R64 | clay | Ivan Ljubicic | 6-3 4-6 7-6 6-4 |
Statistics
This season1st serve in·Even
59%
57%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
78%
73%
2nd serve points won·Even
51%
51%
Service points won·Even
67%
63%
Return points won·Even
34%
37%
Break points saved·Even
64%
61%
Aces / match·Dominant
11.8
5.9
Double faults / match·Clear edge
2.0
3.0
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Clutch
Under pressureClutch Rating·Clear edge
47
27
Break points saved·Clear edge
78
66
Break points won·Clear edge
14
28
Deciding sets·Dominant
82
54
Tiebreaks·Dominant
76
41
Performance in the biggest moments — break points, deciding sets and tiebreaks (0–100, higher is better). About