Ivan Ljubicic vs Rainer Schuettler — Dubai Quarter-final

Dubai · ATP · Quarter-final
CRO
Ivan Ljubicic
47 yrs · 193 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 24 February 2003
hard
GER
Rainer Schuettler
50 yrs · 180 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLWLWLLLL
Ljubicic I.
6-3 6-4
Schuettler R.
Ljubicic I.
662
Schuettler R.
34–

Ivan Ljubicic defeated Rainer Schuettler 6-3 6-4 in the Dubai quarter-final on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Rainer Schuettler came in leading the head-to-head 5–2, defending last year's quarter-final. Ivan Ljubicic narrowed the head-to-head to 5–3.

Key context

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

Head to head

2–5
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2004-10-18Madrid MastersR32clayIvan Ljubicic6-3 6-0
2003-10-06LyonR16clayRainer Schuettler4-6 7-6(2) 7-5
2003-01-06SydneyR32hardRainer Schuettler6-2 7-6(1)
2002-05-13Hamburg MastersR64clayRainer Schuettler3-6 7-5 6-4
2002-02-08Davis Cup WG R1: CRO vs GERRRcarpetRainer Schuettler5-7 7-6(3) 6-3 7-6(5)
2001-06-25WimbledonR128grassRainer Schuettler7-6(3) 7-6(4) 7-5
2000-07-24KitzbuhelR32clayIvan Ljubicic6-4 6-2

Serve vs return

This season
Ljubicic I.serving89% hold

wins 69% of points on serve vs Schuettler R.

Schuettler R.serving85% hold

wins 66% 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.Schuettler R.
1st serve in·Even
59%
60%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
78%
68%
2nd serve points won·Even
51%
50%
Service points won·Slight edge
67%
61%
Return points won·Even
34%
37%
Break points saved·Slight edge
64%
57%
Aces / match·Dominant
11.8
3.5
Double faults / match·Clear edge
1.9
2.8

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Ljubicic I.Schuettler R.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
64
38
Break points saved·Clear edge
91
77
Break points won·Clear edge
35
50
Deciding sets·Dominant
79
32
Tiebreaks·Dominant
80
36

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
27°CPartly cloudy
Wind 10 km/hHumidity 51%

Draw

Final
Federer R.
Novak J.
6-17-62
Semi-finals
Novak J.
Robredo T.
6-46-1
Federer R.
Ljubicic I.
6-36-2
Quarter-finals
Novak J.
Schalken S.
6-46-4
Robredo T.
Lopez F.
6-746-36-4
Ljubicic I.
Schuettler R.
6-36-4
Federer R.
Arazi H.
7-56-3
R16
Lopez F.
El Aynaoui Y.
7-627-65
Robredo T.
Safin M.
7-54-67-63
Schuettler R.
Mirnyi M.
7-664-67-68
Ljubicic I.
Savolt A.
6-46-4
Novak J.
Stoliarov A.
6-16-1
Arazi H.
Kafelnikov Y.
6-44-66-3
Schalken S.
Santoro F.
3-67-627-65
Federer R.
Abel M.
6-47-5
R32
Abel M.
Heuberger I.
0-1
Stoliarov A.
Ivanisevic G.
6-6
Mirnyi M.
Voinea A.
6-46-2
Robredo T.
Bjorkman J.
6-26-3
Lopez F.
Kutsenko V.
7-656-2
El Aynaoui Y.
Awadhy O.
6-06-3
Novak J.
Hrbaty D.
6-13-66-3
Santoro F.
Koubek S.
6-716-26-0
Schalken S.
Youzhny M.
7-56-0
Schuettler R.
Krajan Z.
6-42-66-3
Safin M.
Waske A.
6-46-2
Ljubicic I.
Black W.
7-56-3
Federer R.
Labadze I.
6-36-3
Arazi H.
Vacek J.
6-26-1
Kafelnikov Y.
Van Lottum J.
6-24-66-3
Savolt A.
Henman T.
5-77-636-4