Ivan Ljubicic vs Mardy Fish — Davis Cup WG R1: CRO vs USA Round Robin

Davis Cup WG R1: CRO vs USA · ATP · Round Robin
CRO
Ivan Ljubicic
47 yrs · 193 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLWWLLWLL
0 — 0
Sets
Friday, 7 February 2003
carpet
USA
Mardy Fish
44 yrs · 188 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLWLLLWLL
Ljubicic I.
7-5 6-3 6-4
Fish M.
Ljubicic I.
7663
Fish M.
534–

Ivan Ljubicic defeated Mardy Fish 7-5 6-3 6-4 in the Davis Cup WG R1: CRO vs USA round robin on carpet. Ivan Ljubicic extended the head-to-head to 3–2.

Key context

  • Match story: Ivan Ljubicic closed it out in three sets, 7–5 6–3 6–4.

Head to head

2–2
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2011-05-08Rome MastersR32clayMardy Fish7-6(2) 5-7 6-2
2010-05-24Roland GarrosR64clayIvan Ljubicic6-2 6-7(8) 4-6 6-2 10-8
2007-10-07ViennaR16hardIvan Ljubicic6-7(4) 6-2 7-6(4)
2007-01-15Australian OpenR128hardMardy Fish4-6 7-6(2) 6-4 6-4

Serve vs return

This season
Ljubicic I.serving88% hold

wins 68% of points on serve vs Fish M.

Fish M.serving93% hold

wins 72% 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.Fish M.
1st serve in·Even
59%
56%
1st serve points won·Even
78%
77%
2nd serve points won·Even
51%
53%
Service points won·Even
67%
67%
Return points won·Even
34%
38%
Break points saved·Even
64%
62%
Aces / match·Clear edge
11.8
9.2
Double faults / match·Slight edge
1.9
2.2

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Ljubicic I.Fish M.
Clutch Rating·Even
64
65
Break points saved·Even
91
89
Break points won·Clear edge
35
56
Deciding sets·Slight edge
79
72
Tiebreaks·Clear edge
80
63

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