Ivan Ljubicic vs Nicolas Lapentti — Basel Quarter-final

Basel · ATP · Quarter-final
CRO
Ivan Ljubicic
47 yrs · 193 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 20 October 2003
hard
ECU
Nicolas Lapentti
49 yrs · 188 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Ljubicic I.
2-6 6-2 6-3
Lapentti N.
Ljubicic I.
2662
Lapentti N.
6231

Ivan Ljubicic defeated Nicolas Lapentti 2-6 6-2 6-3 in the Basel quarter-final on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Nicolas Lapentti came in defending last year's round of 16, but Ivan Ljubicic had been the form player, winning 2 of their last 5 on hard. Ivan Ljubicic extended the head-to-head to 3–2.

Key context

Head to head

2–2
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2003-10-06LyonR32clayIvan Ljubicic6-2 7-6(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.serving89% hold

wins 69% of points on serve vs Lapentti N.

Lapentti N.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.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
Fastbig serves, short points
SlowFast

Draw

Final
Coria G.
Nalbandian D.
W/O
Semi-finals
Coria G.
Ljubicic I.
6-46-4
Nalbandian D.
Roddick A.
7-57-5
Quarter-finals
Coria G.
Lopez F.
6-16-2
Nalbandian D.
Henman T.
6-26-4
Ljubicic I.
Lapentti N.
2-66-26-3
Roddick A.
Rochus O.
6-46-4
R16
Nalbandian D.
Clement A.
4-1
Rochus O.
Robredo T.
7-56-1
Ljubicic I.
Federer R.
7-656-756-4
Lapentti N.
Behrend T.
7-626-1
Coria G.
Llodra M.
6-26-757-64
Lopez F.
Novak J.
3-67-56-4
Henman T.
Zib T.
6-36-4
Roddick A.
Elseneer G.
6-37-65
R32
Zib T.
Wawrinka S.
7-607-65
Roddick A.
Scherrer J.
6-37-64
Elseneer G.
Lee H.
6-26-0
Rochus O.
Mantilla F.
6-746-27-610
Robredo T.
Kratochvil M.
6-46-4
Nalbandian D.
Ramirez Hidalgo R.
6-46-0
Clement A.
Mathieu P.
6-47-64
Henman T.
Verkerk M.
6-26-3
Novak J.
Parmar A.
3-66-36-0
Lopez F.
Nadal R.
3-66-37-64
Llodra M.
Ulihrach B.
6-36-4
Coria G.
Santoro F.
5-76-36-0
Lapentti N.
Heuberger I.
6-34-67-5
Behrend T.
Blake J.
1-66-36-4
Federer R.
Rosset M.
6-16-3
Ljubicic I.
Volandri F.
6-33-66-2