Ivan Ljubicic vs Tim Henman — Doha Semi-final

Doha · ATP · Semi-final
CRO
Ivan Ljubicic
47 yrs · 193 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 5 January 2004
hard
GBR
Tim Henman
51 yrs · 185 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
WLWLLLWLWL
Ljubicic I.
7-6 3-6 7-6
Henman T.
Ljubicic I.
773772
Henman T.
626651

Ivan Ljubicic defeated Tim Henman 7-6 3-6 7-6 in the Doha semi-final on hard. The result followed the form book — Ivan Ljubicic came in leading the head-to-head 3–1. Ivan Ljubicic extended the head-to-head to 4–1.

Key context

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

Head to head

3–1
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2005-02-21DubaiQFhardIvan Ljubicic7-5 6-4
2004-10-18Madrid MastersR16clayIvan Ljubicic6-4 4-6 6-2
2003-02-17RotterdamR32hardIvan Ljubicic6-4 6-2
2002-02-18RotterdamSFhardTim Henman7-5 6-4

Serve vs return

This season
Ljubicic I.serving88% hold

wins 68% of points on serve vs Henman T.

Henman T.serving90% hold

wins 70% 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.Henman T.
1st serve in·Even
59%
61%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
78%
72%
2nd serve points won·Even
51%
52%
Service points won·Even
67%
65%
Return points won·Even
34%
38%
Break points saved·Even
64%
61%
Aces / match·Dominant
11.8
5.4
Double faults / match·Dominant
1.9
3.4

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 167). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Ljubicic I.Henman T.
Clutch Rating·Clear edge
64
46
Break points saved·Clear edge
91
76
Break points won·Clear edge
35
55
Deciding sets·Dominant
79
43
Tiebreaks·Dominant
80
54

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

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