Ivan Ljubicic vs James Blake — Roland Garros Round of 64

Roland Garros · ATP · Round of 64
CRO
Ivan Ljubicic
47 yrs · 193 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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3 — 1
Sets
Monday, 26 May 2003
clay
USA
James Blake
46 yrs · 185 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Ljubicic I.
6-3 4-6 7-6 6-4
Blake J.
Ljubicic I.
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Blake J.
366241

Ivan Ljubicic defeated James Blake 6-3 4-6 7-6 6-4 in the Roland Garros round of 64 on clay. The result followed the form book — Ivan Ljubicic came in leading the head-to-head 3–2, defending last year's round of 128. Ivan Ljubicic extended the head-to-head to 4–2.

Key context

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

Head to head

3–2
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2009-06-08Queen's ClubR32grassJames Blake6-2 7-6(4)
2006-09-25BangkokFhardJames Blake6-3 6-1
2006-05-22DusseldorfRRclayIvan Ljubicic5-7 6-3 7-6(4)
2005-10-31Paris MastersR32hardIvan Ljubicic6-3 6-4
2003-02-07Davis Cup WG R1: CRO vs USARRcarpetIvan Ljubicic6-3 6-7(5) 6-4 6-3

Serve vs return

This season
Ljubicic I.serving87% hold

wins 67% of points on serve vs Blake J.

Blake J.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.Blake J.
1st 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%
64%
Return points won·Even
34%
36%
Break points saved·Even
64%
61%
Aces / match·Dominant
11.8
6.0
Double faults / match·Clear edge
1.9
3.0

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Ljubicic I.Blake J.
Clutch Rating·Slight edge
64
54
Break points saved·Even
91
88
Break points won·Clear edge
35
51
Deciding sets·Dominant
79
54
Tiebreaks·Dominant
80
55

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

Conditions

Court speed
Slowlow bounce, long rallies
SlowFast
Weather
16°CPartly cloudy
Wind 7 km/hHumidity 59%

Draw

Final
Ferrero J.
Verkerk M.
6-16-36-2
Semi-finals
Verkerk M.
Coria G.
7-646-47-60
Ferrero J.
Costa A.
6-37-656-4
Quarter-finals
Coria G.
Agassi A.
4-66-36-26-4
Verkerk M.
Moya C.
6-36-45-74-68-6
Ferrero J.
Gonzalez F.
6-13-66-15-76-4
Costa A.
Robredo T.
2-63-66-47-56-2
R16
Ferrero J.
Mantilla F.
6-26-16-1
Costa A.
Clement A.
6-27-57-5
Robredo T.
Kuerten G.
6-41-67-626-4
Verkerk M.
Schuettler R.
6-36-37-5
Coria G.
Zabaleta M.
6-47-645-76-746-3
Gonzalez F.
Nieminen J.
6-36-36-2
Agassi A.
Saretta F.
6-26-17-5
Moya C.
Novak J.
7-56-36-2
R32
Verkerk M.
Spadea V.
5-76-46-27-5
Robredo T.
Hewitt L.
4-61-66-36-26-3
Ferrero J.
Henman T.
4-66-26-46-2
Moya C.
Chela J.
6-26-33-62-66-3
Novak J.
Ljubicic I.
6-47-53-66-2
Kuerten G.
Gaudio G.
7-617-55-76-3
Costa A.
Lapentti N.
4-64-66-36-46-4
Mantilla F.
Vicente F.
7-636-36-3
Coria G.
Savolt A.
6-46-16-1
Clement A.
Coutelot N.
6-46-36-2
Agassi A.
Malisse X.
6-47-57-5
Saretta F.
Blanco G.
7-636-22-2
Gonzalez F.
Schalken S.
7-646-33-1
Schuettler R.
Ferreira W.
6-31-67-632-3
Nieminen J.
Hanescu V.
6-716-46-23-66-3
Zabaleta M.
El Aynaoui Y.
6-26-43-67-62
R64
Robredo T.
Bjorkman J.
7-626-36-4
Agassi A.
Ancic M.
5-71-66-46-27-5
Savolt A.
Youzhny M.
3-66-45-76-26-4
Ferreira W.
Ferrer D.
4-66-46-16-3
Gaudio G.
Mutis O.
6-21-66-26-2
Hewitt L.
Davydenko N.
6-34-66-37-65
Henman T.
Martin T.
7-655-76-17-5
Vicente F.
Grosjean S.
7-636-36-3
Mantilla F.
Browne F.
6-34-66-36-1
Chela J.
Galimberti G.
6-25-76-26-1
Hanescu V.
Sargsian S.
6-37-53-66-2
Nieminen J.
Varlet J.
1-61-67-646-26-4
Spadea V.
Van Lottum J.
7-56-12-66-1
Kuerten G.
Arazi H.
6-16-06-1
Lapentti N.
Squillari F.
4-66-16-46-3
Costa A.
Stepanek R.
6-35-76-43-66-4
Gonzalez F.
Portas A.
6-34-66-46-2
Schuettler R.
Lisnard J.
4-66-26-46-0
Ljubicic I.
Blake J.
6-34-67-626-4
Clement A.
Burgsmuller L.
6-36-36-3
Blanco G.
Puerta M.
6-26-26-4
Saretta F.
Kafelnikov Y.
6-43-66-06-706-4
Malisse X.
Koubek S.
3-64-66-47-58-6
Coria G.
Kiefer N.
6-35-76-36-1
Zabaleta M.
Hrbaty D.
6-26-46-2
El Aynaoui Y.
Rochus C.
6-46-46-3
Verkerk M.
Horna L.
4-66-44-67-56-2
Schalken S.
Santoro F.
6-16-36-4
Coutelot N.
Nalbandian D.
6-36-34-62-66-1
Moya C.
Philippoussis M.
6-26-47-67
Ferrero J.
Massu N.
6-23-0
Novak J.
Lopez M.
6-43-60-66-16-3
R128
Bjorkman J.
Mirnyi M.
6-16-26-4
Gaudio G.
Mathieu P.
7-56-36-3
Puerta M.
Gimelstob J.
6-24-67-616-1
Mutis O.
Golmard J.
6-26-756-26-3
Arazi H.
Sluiter R.
6-27-632-66-0
Saretta F.
Martin A.
7-646-06-0
Stepanek R.
Arthurs W.
6-14-66-17-62
Squillari F.
Calleri A.
7-57-626-3
Clement A.
Enqvist T.
6-36-46-2
Burgsmuller L.
Fish M.
7-636-24-66-1
Malisse X.
Calatrava A.
7-56-46-2
Coutelot N.
Sanguinetti D.
6-36-36-4
Nalbandian D.
Montanes A.
6-46-33-67-5
Massu N.
Norman M.
6-46-16-3
Martin T.
Acasuso J.
4-66-36-46-2
Koubek S.
Popp A.
7-56-26-3
Henman T.
Voltchkov V.
6-26-36-1
Mantilla F.
Lee H.
7-636-47-64
Browne F.
Rochus O.
4-62-66-16-16-3
Vicente F.
Waske A.
3-66-27-51-66-3
Grosjean S.
Voinea A.
6-47-633-66-3
Schalken S.
Draper S.
6-26-43-66-4
Santoro F.
Chang M.
7-56-16-1
Portas A.
Ascione T.
3-66-26-46-4
Gonzalez F.
Gambill J.
6-06-26-3
Nieminen J.
Escude N.
7-636-746-36-1
Varlet J.
Carlsen K.
6-14-66-37-65
Hanescu V.
Llodra M.
6-46-36-2
Sargsian S.
Roddick A.
6-736-16-26-4
Horna L.
Federer R.
7-666-27-63
Verkerk M.
Krajan Z.
6-36-46-4
Van Lottum J.
Norman D.
6-33-62-66-36-4
Spadea V.
Labadze I.
6-13-65-76-46-1
Ferreira W.
Behrend T.
6-46-26-3
Ferrer D.
Melzer J.
6-26-27-62
Lisnard J.
Delfino M.
6-16-44-66-4
Lopez M.
Mahut N.
7-56-17-65
Ljubicic I.
Kucera K.
6-26-36-2
Blake J.
Dent T.
6-46-37-63
Chela J.
Saulnier C.
3-67-636-37-5
Galimberti G.
Heuberger I.
7-654-66-26-2
Philippoussis M.
Kim A.
2-66-717-56-26-2
Agassi A.
Beck K.
6-26-36-3
Moya C.
Volandri F.
7-674-66-26-3
Coria G.
Sa A.
6-36-16-1
Kiefer N.
Larkham T.
6-36-34-62-66-3
Kafelnikov Y.
Boutter J.
6-16-26-4
Zabaleta M.
Lopez F.
6-27-686-0
Hrbaty D.
Srichaphan P.
6-43-66-07-5
Rochus C.
Gamonal H.
7-56-36-3
El Aynaoui Y.
Dupuis A.
6-46-46-4
Youzhny M.
Sanchez D.
6-36-06-0
Savolt A.
Vinciguerra A.
7-57-644-66-0
Hewitt L.
Vahaly B.
6-46-16-766-3
Blanco G.
Corretja A.
5-76-36-07-5
Robredo T.
Lapentti G.
3-67-633-63-1
Lapentti N.
Gasquet R.
6-37-643-0
Costa A.
Roitman S.
6-732-67-56-26-2
Ancic M.
Rios M.
6-11-0
Ferrero J.
Kratochvil M.
7-57-56-4
Schuettler R.
Mamiit C.
6-12-66-46-2
Novak J.
Benneteau J.
6-26-36-2
Kuerten G.
Rosset M.
6-26-736-37-63
Davydenko N.
Rusedski G.
6-37-56-2