Nicolas Escude vs Ivan Ljubicic — Doha Final

Doha · ATP · Final
FRA
Nicolas Escude
50 yrs · 185 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWWWLWLWL
0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 5 January 2004
hard
CRO
Ivan Ljubicic
47 yrs · 193 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLWWLLWLL
Escude N.
6-3 7-6
Ljubicic I.
Escude N.
6772
Ljubicic I.
364–

Nicolas Escude defeated Ivan Ljubicic 6-3 7-6 in the Doha final on hard. The result followed the form book — Nicolas Escude came in leading the head-to-head 2–0. Nicolas Escude extended the head-to-head to 3–0.

Key context

Head to head

2–0
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2002-09-30MoscowR16hardNicolas Escude7-6(5) 6-4
2001-02-19RotterdamQFhardNicolas Escude6-3 6-1

Serve vs return

This season
Escude N.serving91% hold

wins 71% of points on serve vs Ljubicic I.

Ljubicic I.serving87% hold

wins 67% of points on serve vs Escude N.

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
Escude N.Ljubicic I.
1st serve in·Even
60%
59%
1st serve points won·Even
75%
78%
2nd serve points won·Even
53%
51%
Service points won·Even
66%
67%
Return points won·Slight edge
39%
34%
Break points saved·Even
63%
64%
Aces / match·Dominant
7.0
11.8
Double faults / match·Slight edge
2.4
1.9

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (23 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Conditions

Court speed
Mediumbalanced pace
SlowFast
Weather
24°COvercast
Wind 11 km/hHumidity 65%

Draw

Final
Escude N.
Ljubicic I.
6-37-64
Semi-finals
Ljubicic I.
Henman T.
7-623-67-65
Escude N.
Calleri A.
6-26-3
Quarter-finals
Henman T.
Sargsian S.
6-36-1
Ljubicic I.
Grosjean S.
6-35-76-4
Calleri A.
Bjorkman J.
6-46-4
Escude N.
Lee H.
6-46-2
R16
Sargsian S.
Youzhny M.
3-66-36-2
Henman T.
Chela J.
6-36-4
Grosjean S.
Ulihrach B.
6-16-4
Ljubicic I.
Soderling R.
6-26-4
Escude N.
Heuberger I.
6-36-2
Lee H.
Koubek S.
6-46-4
Calleri A.
Arazi H.
4-66-47-5
Bjorkman J.
Roddick A.
6-36-4
R32
Bjorkman J.
Stepanek R.
6-33-0
Lee H.
Voltchkov V.
1-2
Koubek S.
Philippoussis M.
3-66-16-4
Arazi H.
Enqvist T.
7-612-66-3
Ulihrach B.
Kiefer N.
6-26-1
Soderling R.
Gambill J.
6-776-36-3
Roddick A.
Davydenko N.
6-36-4
Escude N.
El Aynaoui Y.
6-36-0
Ljubicic I.
Massu N.
6-36-3
Youzhny M.
Schuettler R.
6-37-65
Sargsian S.
Carraz G.
3-66-06-3
Chela J.
Rochus O.
6-13-67-5
Henman T.
Sanchez D.
6-46-0
Grosjean S.
Hantschk M.
6-17-5
Heuberger I.
Khalfan S.
6-26-2
Calleri A.
Volandri F.
6-44-66-4