Ivan Ljubicic vs Nicolas Lapentti — Lyon Round of 32

Lyon · ATP · Round of 32
CRO
Ivan Ljubicic
47 yrs · 193 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 6 October 2003
clay
ECU
Nicolas Lapentti
49 yrs · 188 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Ljubicic I.
6-2 7-6
Lapentti N.
Ljubicic I.
6772
Lapentti N.
263–

Ivan Ljubicic defeated Nicolas Lapentti 6-2 7-6 in the Lyon round of 32 on clay. The result followed the form book — Ivan Ljubicic came in defending last year's round of 16. Ivan Ljubicic extended the head-to-head to 3–2.

Key context

  • Match story: Ivan Ljubicic closed it out in two sets, 6–2 7–6.

Head to head

2–2
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2003-10-20BaselQFhardIvan Ljubicic2-6 6-2 6-3
2003-08-11Cincinnati MastersR64hardIvan Ljubicic3-6 7-5 6-3
2000-04-10EstorilR32clayNicolas Lapentti6-4 6-3
1999-07-05GstaadR16clayNicolas Lapentti6-4 2-6 6-3

Serve vs return

This season
Ljubicic I.serving85% hold

wins 66% of points on serve vs Lapentti N.

Lapentti N.serving80% hold

wins 63% of points on serve vs Ljubicic I.

Serve advantage — Ljubicic I.

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.Lapentti N.
1st serve in·Even
59%
62%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
78%
68%
2nd serve points won·Even
51%
49%
Service points won·Slight edge
67%
61%
Return points won·Even
34%
37%
Break points saved·Slight edge
64%
58%
Aces / match·Dominant
11.8
3.9
Double faults / match·Even
1.9
2.1

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 191). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Ljubicic I.Lapentti N.
Clutch Rating·Clear edge
64
45
Break points saved·Clear edge
91
70
Break points won·Slight edge
35
42
Deciding sets·Dominant
79
49
Tiebreaks·Slight edge
80
73

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

Draw

Final
Schuettler R.
Clement A.
7-56-3
Semi-finals
Schuettler R.
Youzhny M.
6-33-67-5
Clement A.
Srichaphan P.
6-26-3
Quarter-finals
Youzhny M.
Ginepri R.
7-636-2
Schuettler R.
Malisse X.
7-626-4
Srichaphan P.
Santoro F.
1-66-37-64
Clement A.
Arazi H.
6-36-4
R16
Schuettler R.
Ljubicic I.
4-67-627-5
Srichaphan P.
Rochus O.
6-36-2
Clement A.
Vicente F.
6-16-4
Arazi H.
Mahut N.
6-26-4
Malisse X.
Enqvist T.
6-36-4
Youzhny M.
Hrbaty D.
1-67-616-2
Ginepri R.
Saulnier C.
4-66-36-4
Santoro F.
Rosset M.
6-35-76-4
R32
Rochus O.
Ascione T.
3-67-646-3
Santoro F.
Safin M.
6-16-4
Rosset M.
Corretja A.
7-637-65
Mahut N.
Grosjean S.
4-66-3
Ljubicic I.
Lapentti N.
6-27-63
Schuettler R.
Mathieu P.
6-26-2
Arazi H.
Stepanek R.
6-777-57-65
Clement A.
Saretta F.
6-36-4
Saulnier C.
Fish M.
7-56-3
Ginepri R.
Sluiter R.
7-656-3
Hrbaty D.
Nadal R.
6-37-5
Youzhny M.
Mantilla F.
6-37-62
Malisse X.
Pavel A.
5-76-36-4
Enqvist T.
Ferreira W.
7-677-63
Vicente F.
Kafelnikov Y.
6-26-3
Srichaphan P.
Sanchez D.
6-16-1