Igor Andreev vs Ivan Ljubicic — Moscow Round of 16

Moscow · ATP · Round of 16
RUS
Igor Andreev
43 yrs · 185 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLLLWLLLW
0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 29 September 2003
hard
CRO
Ivan Ljubicic
47 yrs · 193 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLWWLLWLL
Andreev I.
6-4 7-6
Ljubicic I.
Andreev I.
6792
Ljubicic I.
467–

Igor Andreev defeated Ivan Ljubicic 6-4 7-6 in the Moscow round of 16 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Ivan Ljubicic came in leading the head-to-head 4–0, defending last year's round of 16. Igor Andreev claimed a first win over Ivan Ljubicic in five meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 4–1.

Key context

Head to head

0–4
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2009-03-12Indian Wells MastersR16hardIvan Ljubicic4-6 7-6(5) 7-6(4)
2006-04-17Monte Carlo MastersR64clayIvan Ljubicic6-3 4-6 6-2
2006-02-13MarseilleR16hardIvan Ljubicic7-6(5) 6-4
2005-02-07MarseilleR16hardIvan Ljubicic6-3 6-4

Serve vs return

This season
Andreev I.serving89% hold

wins 69% of points on serve vs Ljubicic I.

Ljubicic I.serving90% hold

wins 70% of points on serve vs Andreev 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
Andreev I.Ljubicic I.
1st serve in·Even
60%
59%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
72%
78%
2nd serve points won·Even
52%
51%
Service points won·Even
64%
67%
Return points won·Even
36%
34%
Break points saved·Even
60%
64%
Aces / match·Dominant
5.5
11.8
Double faults / match·Clear edge
2.9
1.9

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Andreev I.Ljubicic I.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
38
64
Break points saved·Slight edge
83
91
Break points won·Even
34
35
Deciding sets·Dominant
41
79
Tiebreaks·Dominant
34
80

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

Conditions

Court speed
Fastbig serves, short points
SlowFast

Draw

Final
Dent T.
Sargsian S.
7-656-4
Semi-finals
Dent T.
Mathieu P.
6-32-67-61
Sargsian S.
Spadea V.
6-26-2
Quarter-finals
Spadea V.
Koubek S.
2-67-626-3
Mathieu P.
Andreev I.
2-66-37-5
Dent T.
Rosset M.
6-36-4
Sargsian S.
Calleri A.
6-36-4
R16
Mathieu P.
Ketola T.
6-26-4
Andreev I.
Ljubicic I.
6-47-67
Dent T.
Rochus O.
6-42-66-4
Rosset M.
Kucera K.
7-57-66
Koubek S.
Mirnyi M.
6-34-67-68
Spadea V.
Black W.
5-77-56-3
Sargsian S.
Kafelnikov Y.
6-42-66-4
Calleri A.
Labadze I.
6-43-66-1
R32
Mathieu P.
Lopez F.
6-16-4
Ljubicic I.
Zib T.
6-26-4
Andreev I.
Schalken S.
6-36-1
Kucera K.
Massu N.
6-746-26-2
Mirnyi M.
Davydenko N.
6-34-66-3
Koubek S.
Youzhny M.
7-646-0
Spadea V.
Stoliarov A.
1-66-46-4
Black W.
Safin M.
6-46-756-4
Kafelnikov Y.
Kunitsyn I.
6-07-611
Calleri A.
Golovanov D.
6-26-2
Rosset M.
Prinosil D.
6-16-1
Rochus O.
Bjorkman J.
6-46-4
Ketola T.
Chela J.
6-46-757-5
Dent T.
Mantilla F.
6-26-0
Sargsian S.
Volandri F.
6-16-2
Labadze I.
Nieminen J.
3-66-46-2