Karol Beck vs Ivan Ljubicic — Milan Round of 32

Milan · ATP · Round of 32
SVK
Karol Beck
44 yrs · 180 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 9 February 2004
carpet
CRO
Ivan Ljubicic
47 yrs · 193 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Beck K.
6-4 6-4
Ljubicic I.
Beck K.
662
Ljubicic I.
44–

Karol Beck defeated Ivan Ljubicic 6-4 6-4 in the Milan round of 32 on carpet. The upset overturned the form book — Ivan Ljubicic came in leading the head-to-head 4–0, defending last year's semi-final. Karol Beck claimed a first win over Ivan Ljubicic in five meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 4–1.

Key context

  • Match story: Karol Beck edged a tight contest from start to finish — 6–4 6–4.

Head to head

0–4
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2012-02-20MarseilleR16hardIvan Ljubicic6-4 7-6(1)
2012-01-30ZagrebR32hardIvan Ljubicic7-6(5) 3-6 6-3
2005-01-31MilanQFcarpetIvan Ljubicic6-7(4) 6-0 6-2
2004-07-26Canada MastersR64hardIvan Ljubicic6-2 5-7 6-3

Serve vs return

This season
Beck K.serving83% hold

wins 65% of points on serve vs Ljubicic I.

Ljubicic I.serving90% hold

wins 70% of points on serve vs Beck K.

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
Beck K.Ljubicic I.
1st serve in·Even
55%
59%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
72%
78%
2nd serve points won·Even
47%
51%
Service points won·Slight edge
60%
67%
Return points won·Even
36%
34%
Break points saved·Slight edge
56%
64%
Aces / match·Dominant
6.1
11.8
Double faults / match·Dominant
4.3
1.9

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (140 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Draw

Final
Dupuis A.
Ancic M.
6-46-7127-65
Semi-finals
Ancic M.
Johansson T.
6-36-4
Dupuis A.
Carraz G.
6-46-4
Quarter-finals
Ancic M.
Robredo T.
6-36-4
Dupuis A.
Youzhny M.
5-77-657-65
Carraz G.
Verkerk M.
6-37-63
Johansson T.
Kucera K.
7-627-62
R16
Verkerk M.
Escude N.
6-36-4
Youzhny M.
Hrbaty D.
6-46-3
Ancic M.
Nadal R.
7-56-2
Dupuis A.
Heuberger I.
7-646-3
Robredo T.
Ivanisevic G.
6-45-77-64
Kucera K.
Sargsian S.
6-26-1
Johansson T.
Sluiter R.
6-36-3
Carraz G.
Beck K.
6-46-7147-65
R32
Sargsian S.
Seppi A.
6-16-4
Hrbaty D.
Andreev I.
4-66-36-2
Nadal R.
Karlovic I.
7-56-756-1
Ancic M.
Santoro F.
6-26-3
Ivanisevic G.
Ulihrach B.
7-623-67-63
Sluiter R.
Bracciali D.
7-56-4
Johansson T.
Davydenko N.
6-36-4
Kucera K.
Stepanek R.
7-656-2
Robredo T.
Corretja A.
6-47-5
Verkerk M.
Sanguinetti D.
6-47-60
Escude N.
Bohli S.
6-36-4
Carraz G.
Santopadre V.
6-786-36-3
Beck K.
Ljubicic I.
6-46-4
Dupuis A.
Lopez F.
6-37-66
Heuberger I.
Martin A.
6-16-4
Youzhny M.
Galimberti G.
7-656-3